Read more about the article Drunken Man Killed By Shark After Going Into The Water To Urinate With A Pal
Marcelo Rocha Santos died after having his arm and leg devoured by a shark in July in Pernambuco in Brazil. (Newsflash)
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Drunken Man Killed By Shark After Going Into The Water To Urinate With A Pal

A drunk man died after going into the sea to wee at a Brazilian beach and being attacked by a shark. https://twitter.com/i/status/1415757588554203146 A bystander filmed the body of 51-year-old Marcelo Rocha Santos as he lay motionless on the sand with his gruesome injuries that included a missing hand and a…

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July 13, 2021
Read more about the article Shark Bites Off Part Of Mans Foot While Paragliding In Red Sea
Jordanian man who was attacked by a shark in the city of Aqaba, Jordan while parachuting. (Newsflash)
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Shark Bites Off Part Of Mans Foot While Paragliding In Red Sea

https://youtu.be/dVhIm34m0jg This is the shocking moment a surfer is attacked by a shark that leaps out of the water and bites of part of his foot while he parasails in the Red Sea. The footage shows the tandem paraglider, who is a 37-year-old Jordanian man, hovering above the water when…

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June 30, 2021
Read more about the article Palaeontologists Discover 93-Million-Year-Old Winged Shark
Reconstruction of the newly discovered fossil shark Aquilolamna milarcae found in the municipality of Vallecillo in Mexico with its noticeably enlarged pectoral fins. (Oscar Sanisidro/Newsflash)
Animals

Palaeontologists Discover 93-Million-Year-Old Winged Shark

A prehistoric shark with wing-like fins for whizzing through the oceans has been discovered by a team of European and Mexican palaeontologists. The 93-million-year-old eagle shark from the Cretaceous period was found in northeast Mexico and is believed to have feasted on plankton. According to Roman Vullo, a palaeontologist at…

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March 31, 2021
Read more about the article Autopsy Confirms Dead French Tourist On Caribbean Island Was Killed In Shark Attack
Saint-Martin Island in the Caribbean Sea. (Newsflash)
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Autopsy Confirms Dead French Tourist On Caribbean Island Was Killed In Shark Attack

An autopsy on the dead body of a French woman on holiday in the Caribbean island of St Martin has confirmed that she died of a shark attack. The 38-year-old tourist suffered multiple shark bites as well as losing a leg after swimming 500 metres (492 feet) from the shore…

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January 21, 2021
Read more about the article Abu Dhabi Halts Marine Traffic To Protect Whale Sharks
One of the whale sharks that appeared in Abu Dhabi. (Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi/Newsflash)
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Abu Dhabi Halts Marine Traffic To Protect Whale Sharks

Marine traffic has been temporarily halted in select areas of Abu Dhabi after two whale sharks were spotted in the waters in recent weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=038QIqokgAc&feature=youtu.be Video Credit: Clipzilla Abu Dhabi Maritime has banned the use of boats, jet skis, kayaks, paddleboards, and fishing activities near the Aldar headquarters, Al Raha…

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November 19, 2020