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Shark Jesus!
I used to be well in to Sharks. I was mad about them. I used to know all the latin names for them and everything. I was a proper little shark geek. I applied to go on The Really Wild Show as a shark expert, but they turned me down. It upset me so much I threw all my books away and vowed to never let myself get let down like that again.
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Shark Jesus!
That's a really good question, SR.
For a long time it was carcharodon carcharias, but that was a knee-jerk reaction from the media exposure it receives. It was, after all, Jaws that first got me interested in sharks, and so it was natural to be attracted by that mixture of glamour and ferocity.
After a while I decided that I liked the tiger shark (galeocerdo cuvier). It's the second most dangerous shark to man, so still retains that 'nightmare of the deep' kind of appeal. But it's also known as the dustbin of the seas, they'll eat anything: suits of armour, reindeer, car license plates, all sorts.
But now? It's probably the Wobbegong. Why? Well, as Jane's Addiction sang, just because.
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