Things I love Thursday: Sharks

I'm stealing a page from Gala Darling and adding a "Things I love Thursday" posting. This will help keep me on the two postings a week track. I'll try very hard to stick with my own work, if I have a representation of the thing I love. Otherwise I'll be sure to cite the source.

This week, I love Sharks.

It always makes me sad, that they're in the process of being exterminated globally. While, the irony of slow mercury poisoning for those who consume shark parts is a lovely form of poetic justice, it's a bit slow. I try to sign petitions and increase awareness about the shark-finning industry and the impact of shark removal on ecosystems.

It's a shame really, you're more likely to die any number of ways than in a shark attack and yet people still vilify these animals. Honestly, you're probably more likely to get into a horrifying car accident with Bambi or a majestic moose than get killed by a shark.

To be honest I prefer them to North American fauna: bears and moose and the like.

I think it’s probably because I’ve been in the water with sharks a bunch of times and nothing has happened. I don’t really need to take any 'precautions', just don’t be stupid and give them space.

Not so with mammals. If you run into a moose with your car, you’re probably going to die. It wouldn’t even really be your fault, the moose would just run out. If you run into a deer your car just gets totaled. When I go camping, we need to hang our food up and carry bear spray and wear an idiotic bear bell.

In conclusion, bears frighten me more than sharks.