Shark Bites Are Up, but Attack Risk Is Down?
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How Shark Attacks Work
If you're in a shark attack, would holding onto its tail prevent it from biting you? - Quora
Shark bites tied for 10-year low in 2022 but
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Hawaii diver shows how to avoid shark attacks in viral TikTok videos
A 10-year-old boy was bitten by a shark in the Bahamas. Are such attacks on the rise? An expert explains.
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How to Prevent a Shark Attack and What to Do If Bitten? An Expert Weighs In
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3 Ways to Survive a Shark Attack - wikiHow
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Shark attacks: the East Coast isn't ready for what's coming.
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Shark attacks: States with most bites and everything else to know - CBS News
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Shark attacks in Australia: how common are they really?, Sharks
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Chart: Most Shark Attacks Happen to Surfers
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Researchers show the risk of shark attacks is way down
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Chances Of Being Attacked, Let Alone Killed, By A Shark Are Almost Nil
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How to survive a shark attack – or better yet, avoid one entirely
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How to survive a shark attack – or better yet, avoid one entirely