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    2 thoughts, First this guy, has guts. I have not seen a great white in the open ocean.

    Second, if he was biten it is a shame the shark will be blamed. Animals are called wild for a reason. This diver must have spent a lot of time around Gw's and more power to him for it, he probly has a greater understanding of them, then the rest of the world.

    But once on film every "jerk" diver will think he can do the same and the sharks will be at fault if someone gets killed. Are you thinking of Jack A** the Movie?

    You only have to look at what was reported after Steve Erwin was killed by a stingray. Apparently the stingrays were caught and thier spikes were cut off. (of course I read this on the internet and realy haven't verified it)

    On the other hand it is good to see positive footage of GW's in the open ocean.

    As always this is just my rambilings....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daddy-h2O View Post
    You only have to look at what was reported after Steve Erwin was killed by a stingray. Apparently the stingrays were caught and thier spikes were cut off. (of course I read this on the internet and realy haven't verified it)
    Thats been going on for years but only got big publicity after his death. Anyone that got stung by a ray was in the paper for a while afterwards too.
    As to the humans = food it runs true with a lot of animals. With captive snakes it is highly reccommended that if you intend to handle them never hand feed them and never feed them through the same door as you pick them up. They become aware that a hand coming through the door means dinner time and are known to strike. On the other hand when they are fed with tongs from a different door they tend not to strike at a hand unless startled or feel threatened. Animals are intelligent creatures and can be very cunning. They dont get to the top of the food chain by making mistakes.

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    Thanks Matt,
    now if you can make cricket sound as simple....

    I believe it is just hype to sell newspapers anyway. I am cynical like that...
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    OK now for the cricket. Stay home the Aussies will/have win/won.
    Simple enough?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zero View Post
    OK now for the cricket. Stay home the Aussies will/have win/won.
    Simple enough?

    Matt
    What about the "Ashes"?
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    Didnt we win them? One dayers i think were a different story. Im not a real fan of it.

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