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While getting a birdie or an eagle are very common on the golf course, it is incredibly rare to get a shark. That's exactly what happened, however, when a live leopard shark was found flopping around on the 12th tee of the San Juan Hills Golf Club in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. A course marshal made the discovery and immediately picked up the shark, put it in the back of his cart, and drove it over to the course clubhouse. He placed it in a bucket filled with water and a bit of salt until he could drive over to the beach to release it into the ocean. The shark ended up being alright. "It was just wriggling around," Director of Club Operations Melissa McCormack said. "Honestly, this is the ...
Sharks. Is there any animal on Earth more threatening? They’ve evolved to be the ocean’s apex predator, existing for one purpose only: to eat. And they’re not picky. Every once in a while, a shark will get a thirst for some sweet human blood, and most of the time our soft pink bodies just aren’t up to the challenge. In this article, we’ll introduce you to 10 people who managed to get out of shark attacks alive. Rodney Fox When you’re spearfishing, you tend to feel pretty badass. How is some dumb fish going to get the better of you with your sharp stick? But in 1963, when Rodney Fox ...
Photo courtesy of Snopes.com This photo of two sharks swimming at the bottom of two escalators has been circulating around the Web again. The photo is often accompanied by the explanation that a shark tank in the Kuwait Scientific Center collapsed, leaving these two man eaters swimming around in the lobby. But according to our good friends at Snopes.com, this photo is a fake. The first hint that it isn't real is the fact that the Kuwait Scientific Center doesn't have a shark tank. (That's a pretty good hint.) And secondly, the original photo was "snapped at Toronto's Union Station, which was shut down for several hours on June 1, 2012 after it was flooded with rainwater and sewage." You ...
