But apart from the evidence from eye-witnesses and victims,
irrefutable evidence at the guilt of the shark is often provided. The
discovery of a shark's teeth in the wounds, or finding missing
portions of victims in a shark's stomach, at times makes it possible to
determine the actual species of shark responsible. In an attack off
Rey Island in the Gulf of Panama in 1944 parts of two teeth found in
the wound of a sailor buy the surgeon who operated on him proved
conclusively that a shark-the great white shark- was responsible
for his injuries.

Other evidence for the responsibility of the shark for the majority
of these attacks is overwhelming. In Australia and many other parts of
the world, the menace is taken so seriously that practically all ocean
beaches where numbers of people bathe are equipped with look-out
towers to spot sharks and warn bathers of their presence. Often,
during summer months, the shark warning bell clangs and it is
remarkable how quickly a large section of surf can be emptied
of bathers.

Naturally the shark is not the only terror that cruises the seas and
inhabits the estuaries. There are sea snakes, octopuses, jellyfish, squids
and congers. But the only creature likely to inflict injuries which could
be mistaken for those caused by sharks, crocodiles, sawfishes
and barracudas.

By TheSharkDoctor

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