sharks

After reports of twin shark attacks off the shore of North Carolina, some are asking the Jaws-esque question, "Is it safe to go into the water?" Christopher Ingraham of the Washington Post crunched the numbers and says...yes, it is, at least compared to other potentially deadly animals: If we want to properly contextualize shark attacks, we need to compare sharks to their peers -- bears

For some people, getting into a shark cage in a sea full of great white sharks is bucket list material. It has to be, because I've watched "Shark Week," and I've seen dozens of clips of giddy people excitedly facing one of the ocean's greatest predators, all while safely behind the bars of a dangling metal cage...

This has been quite the animal-centric week. First, we're treated to a flurry of black bear sightings in and around the Rockford area, then we get the story about something so big it ate a 9-foot shark, then Scot wrote about the world's oldest cat losing the title (in the usual way)...

This is like a beer commercial come to life. From the Sydney Morning Herald comes the tale of New Zealand spearfisherman James Grant (who really ought to change his name to Captain Awesome, Commodore Manly, or something with the appropriate level of testosterone)...

Not really the sort of story they tell you about during "Shark Week," but according to CBC.ca a couple of guys in Newfoundland are being credited with saving the life of a Greenland shark. The men were driving by a harbor when they saw what they thought was a beached whale...