10—The Great White Endangered Species
Due to misleading hype, the white shark has an undeserved reputation as a man-eater, and is now on the list of endangered species. In fact, white sharks are discriminating eaters and humans are NOT on the preferred menu. It appears that most often when shark attacks do occur, it is a case of mistaken identity, the shark has mistaken human for sea lion or seal, and when it realizes its mistake, it leaves the human, and does not, as the media might have you believe, finish off the meal.

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