Sunday, March 3, 2013

Journalism Article

                                                                                                                                           Marie Jane

                                          Fatal Shark Attack Kills New Zealand Man




Recently and unfortunately, in New Zealand, off the coast of Auckland at a popular surfing area, a man named Adam Strange in the water who was there with his friends was attacked by several great white pointer sharks. His friends reported seeing blood all over the water. The man was killed during the deadly incident, after police and a helicopter above opened fire on the dangerous predators, in order to save his life. Even though they attempted to help him, officials were unsure whether he died before or after the sharks swam away, but horrifyingly his life was taken by the beasts. It's known that sharks are uncommon in those certain surfing zones, but reports of shark attacks have been multiplying ever since 2001. Also the reported number of shark deaths has been rising.
FACTS:
Unknown by many, sharks tend to have less fatalities and often are scared rather than being fierce and aggressive, which is why some bite and swim away.
In most cases, people in panic during a shark encounter try to hit them in the eyes, but sharks actually have a better and more advanced sense of smell than their eyesight.
Although the rate of attacks is getting higher, you are one thousand times more likely to drown in the sea than get attacked  by a shark.
Still in the U.S., there's at least sixteen shark attacks every year, and probably less than one shark fatalities every two years. 
Most sharks as we know them today developed about 64 million years ago during the age of the dinosaurs.
 Sharks can smell one drop of blood in a million drops of water.
<http://www.livescience.com/27500-shark-attack-new-zealand.html>< http://sharkfacts.org/>

 <https://www.google.com/search?q=Adam+Strange+new+zealand+man&hl>Great White Shark looking out of the waterTiger SharkLemon Shark



 Huge Polar Bear Encounter Caught by Cameraman

A terrifying moment caught on camera, as a deadly thousand pound polar bear comes face-to-face with a photographer. The hungry eight foot beast made waves as the scared man captured the closest you can be to a living predator. Gordon Buchanan was protected in a safety box equivalent to a shark cage, as the wild animal persistently attacked the glass for around forty minutes.
 <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257088/Starving-polar-bear-attacks-BBC-cameraman-pod-Arctic-Norway.html>
 Terrifying: This is the moment that wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan came face to face with a hungry polar bear
 Heart-stopping moment: This shows the size of the adult polar bear compared to the cameraman
Starving: The female bear was determined to find food for herself and her two young cubs

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