ABW June 2018
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Snorkeling<br />
with dolphin<br />
Most shark bites are<br />
cases of mistaken<br />
identity and once they<br />
have a bite of human<br />
flesh they grimace at the<br />
foul taste and spit it out.<br />
human flesh they grimace at the foul taste and spit<br />
it out. Even if you go swimming in the ocean every<br />
day, you are still more likely to be struck by lightning<br />
or bitten by a domestic dog than<br />
be bitten by a shark so, why this<br />
abnormal fear of sharks?<br />
We marvel at the power and<br />
beauty of thoroughbred horses,<br />
we do not have an overwhelming<br />
fear of them and yet there is<br />
an average of 20 deaths a year<br />
in Australia alone in equine<br />
accidents against 2 deaths from<br />
shark encounters in the most shark infested waters<br />
in the world.<br />
Beach sign<br />
warning<br />
against falling<br />
coconuts<br />
38<br />
The Philippine islands are right up there in world<br />
statistics with the number of sharks trolling their<br />
waters. The population of the Philippines is in excess<br />
of 100 mil souls and there are no real statistics on
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