Sharks have patrolled the oceans for at least 400 million years and evolved into a huge range of remarkable species. There are deep sea lantern sharks that glow in the dark, wobbegong sharks that grow shaggy beards and majestic, plankton-sifting whale sharks – the biggest fish in the sea. Nevertheless, when many people think of these animals, one thing comes to mind: shark attacks. As a beachgoer, diver or surfer your chances of encountering a shark, let alone being killed by one, are in fact incredibly slim; lightning strikes, bee stings and car accidents are all pose far more of a threat than sharks. In reality, people kill millions more sharks than sharks kill people. A quarter of all…
