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How many humans are attacked by sharks each year?

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About 50-75 shark attacks happen a year. Less than 20 die.

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How many people are attacked by sharks each year?

500-1000


How many men are attacked in a year?

There is no statistics on how many men are attacked in a year. It is known that approximately 50 men around the world are attacked by sharks each year.


How many sharks are dead from humans?

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Why are so many people attacked by sharks?

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Has a shark ever attacked a surfer?

Yes, many times. Sharks sometimes confuse the profile of a surfer floating on top of the water with that of a seal. Sharks do not target humans but seals are often a major part of that diet.


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Why do sharks eat humans instead of fish?

Actually many sharks don't eat humans, and those that do, eat fish as well.


How many people are attack by sharks a year?

Not very many people get killed each year but are sometimes left incredibly injured and it is not found that more than a thousand sharks kill humans each year!


Are there any harmless sharks?

To humans? Yes - many - very few species are known to have ever attacked a human and only a tiny number of species regularly do so. There are also many species that only eat things like molluscs and the whale and basking sharks eat plankton by filter-feeding.


Can humans eat sharks?

Yes humans can eat sharks, but it is starting to be prohibited in many places because many shark species are becoming endangered.


what 3 sharks kill humans?

Many sharks attack humans, but the big three are the bull shark, tiger shark, and great white shark.


Do tiger sharks kill?

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