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When you compare the number of confirmed shark attacts, you find that Great Whites are not #1 when it comes to fatalities.
Great Whites have killed people, but as a result of blood loss. (Usually as they are being treated by emergency personnel)
The real killers are the tiger and bull sharks.
These are the ones that people always forget to watch out for.
Sure, GWs put on spectacular aerial displays when attacking seals, but they usually hit from below.
Tigers and Bulls will come from the side, and have no problem eating whatever they can put in their mouths.
GWs prefer seal and whale blubber, as it has a higher fat content and provides more energy for their metobolism. We just don't taste that good to them, which is why almost every GW attack was probably a "taste-test" bite. Once they realize we aren't seals, they let go.
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