Sharks nine times more often kill men than women, scientists found out

Scientists from the University of Australian Bond in Queensland estimated that sharks are nine times more likely to kill men than women. Men accounts for 84% of all unproved Akula attacks and 89% of deaths as a result of an attack, writes The Telegraph .

The research data, which covers the statistics of observations around the world, should be published in the journal Coastal Management this week. On the eve of the publication, Professor Daryl McFi admitted that the results of the analysis were so unexpected that he was forced to double -check them.

“Men spend more time in water and are more at risk,” he admitted.

The discovery was made during a comprehensive study of the attacks of sharks and the deaths of people, which also showed a three -time growth of "no -provoked sharks bites."

Most of the victims fall on Australia, here in three decades 171 sharks attack were recorded, 32 of which ended with fatal outcome. In South Africa there were 132 bite and 28 deaths. And in the USA 769 bites and only 25 dead.

"The United States today has the largest number of registered bites, but also the lowest percentage of deaths, only 3.6%," says Professor McFa, believing that this phenomenon may be associated with the predominance of small sharks in American waters.

And a large number of dead Australians, in his opinion, may be due to the fact that the inhabitants of this continent have "obvious love and proximity to water." In addition, the type and size of sharks found in Australian waters play a role. Tiger and white sharks are common there. By the way, it is the white sharks that are responsible for most attacks around the world. Another factor affecting the level of aggression is, apparently, the number of hunchbacked whales and cats.

To the question of journalists about how relevant the division of sharks attacks into motivated and unprovided, Makfi assured that this is absolutely justified. “People pat the sharks on the head, putting them in a rage, put their hand in their mouths, trying to get fishing hooks. They jump on sharks and try to ride them. This is what the provocative attacks of sharks, worthy of Darwin’s prizes,” says the professor.

The scientist emphasizes that our fear of sharks is not justified, and negatively refers to expensive programs for regulating the number of predators. "Governments should focus on financing non -lethal alternatives, primarily on the enlightenment of the population," Daryl McFy is convinced.

Recall that the Russians also suffer from sharks. So, last week in Primorye, two four -meter sharks were seen in the Trinity Bay. One of them had a grid on the face, clarifies PrimaMedia . Fortunately, there were no vacationers on the coast and the tragedy was avoided. In the Far Eastern waters, you can find different types of sharks, including white, herring and maco.