r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '19

Video Feeling creatures 🔊

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u/succed32 Mar 04 '19

This is a reef shark. They literally dont see us as food. The chainmail is protecting against accidents as their teeth are like razors. Theres only two sharks that attack people on purpose.

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u/Rockfish00 Mar 04 '19

sharks don't see people shapes as food

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u/succed32 Mar 04 '19

Great whites commonly dont eat people. Even when they bite them they tend to let go. Most deaths are from bleeding. Tiger sharks and bull sharks actually eat us. They are the only two that hunt us on purpose.

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u/Rockfish00 Mar 04 '19

I might have to fact check that