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First, it is important to point out that, while a shark occasionally injures or kills a person, this is an extremely rare occurrence, especially considering the millions of people who wade or swim in the world's oceans each year. According to statistics collected by the International Shark Attack File, far fewer than 100 people worldwide are bitten by sharks each year, and only a handful of these attacks prove fatal.

Scientists also tell us that sharks rarely target people as prey and that when a shark does injure a human, it is often because it has mistaken that person for a seal, a sea lion or one of its usual prey animals. Almost all shark species in our oceans are dwindling, and they are more in need of protection from us than we are from them. That said, it is also true that some species of shark are more prone to attacking humans than others,and the most 10 dangerous sharks are:

1.great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

2.the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)

3.the bull shark (Carcharinus leucas).

4. The requiem shark (Carcharhinus spp.*)

5. The sand tiger shark (Carcharias tauruss)

6. The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus)

7. The narrowtooth shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus)

8. The hammerhead shark (Sphyma spp.*)

9. The spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna)

10. The blue shark (Carcharhinus glauca)

The largest shark is the Great White Shark.

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