Great White Shark Attack - It happened in Sunshine Coast, Queensland in Australia. A fisherman approached a great shark instead of it being the other way around.
A great white shark attack is quite often. Sharks tend to approach human beings very rapidly and their jaws approach even faster. That's why they are considered the kings of the sea in many ways.
What does not happen so often is that a human being voluntarily approaches a shark and scares it. That's why what happened in Queensland is nothing short from remarkable.
A man who was fishing in Sunshine Coast was at the sea with a spear, when all of a sudden he looks down and there is a great white shark some meters away from him.
It looks like the shark doesn't notice the man at first and is simply distracted. Now, the odds are several. Maybe the shark would have seen the man and tried to attack or maybe it wouldn't have.
Not to risk his chances, the man goes forward and jabs the great white shark with his spear. The great white shark, instead of lunging at the man fast, goes away without looking back.
As it has been noted by the Daily Mail, this is a technique that most spear fishermen use when crossing paths with a shark. Apparently, the shark might confuse the jabbing with a predator.
The shark believes that what has touched it wasn't a spear but another animal that could attack soon. So before that happens, the shark leaves without hesitation.
"Great white sharks are the largest predatory fish on Earth. They grow to an average of 15 feet (4.6 meters) in length, though specimens exceeding 20 feet (6 meters) and weighing up to 5,000 pounds (2,268 kilograms) have been recorded," National Geographic noted.
They also punctuate the fact that while there are constant attacks by the Great White Shark, they tend to take a "sample bite," meaning they don't attack completely.
