Cabot (the Great White Shark)
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Lilith — 6 years ago(May 21, 2019 10:51 PM)
https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Cabot-the-great-white-shark-bids-farewell-to-13866448.php
I'm afraid people are going to view this fella as a real life Bruce, and hunt the guy down. They're tracking him down, north of New York….just in time for the holiday weekend.
Lots of White Sharks being reported all along the East Coast up to CT, MA and NH.
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Lilith — 6 years ago(May 22, 2019 01:35 AM)
I totally agree. Once we humans enter the oceans, we are in THEIR homes, THEIR territory, and not our own. We need to respect them and play by their rules. Humans can be totally stupid and cruel and they tag on human intention/feelings onto an animal that is simply doing what a shark does. WE are the intruders.
"Your emotional state is not my responsibility." – Warren Smith -
Alpha Raven Andromeda — 6 years ago(May 22, 2019 04:41 AM)
The earth is everyone's home. People have the right to swim at a beach without worrying about a hungry shark looking for a meal. That's why the sharks have tagging devices on them. It's so that authorities can keep track of their whereabouts to keep everyone safe. The article doesn't say anything about the shark being in danger.
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Hungry's Not Scary — 6 years ago(May 22, 2019 05:03 AM)
People could get a false sense of security by relying on that tracking… they could see that Cabot is out past Montauk, then think it's completely safe to go splashing around in L.I. Sound, only to be gobbled up by an even bigger shark.
Funny… hungry
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MovieManCin2 — 6 years ago(May 23, 2019 04:30 AM)
I won't go crying to anyone. If I get stung by a jelly fish, it's my fault. I take responsibility for my own actions.
But I've never been stung by one, cause I'm careful. On a trip to Florida my friend got stung twice, but I did not. I was just a bit more careful than she was. And after she got stung, I took point, and using a water toy, fended off the rest of them.
And BTW, saying we shouldn't venture into the ocean cause it's not our domain is like saying we shouldn't go into the forest, or a desert, or to Antarctica, or climb a mountain. None of those areas are truly our domain, and they're all dangerous. But we
go anyway because it's our nature, to explore and enjoy all areas of the earth. We go because they are there. It's in our DNA, and it's the same with the ocean.
We even sailed west on the Atlantic Ocean when some people thought we would fall off the edge of the Earth. We didn't. Instead, we discovered the new world.
MAGA! FAFO!
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. 
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Strega — 6 years ago(May 23, 2019 04:36 AM)
People are going to do what they want and we're all going to die. I'm kinda like my dad, I think. He was dying and refused to see a doctor.
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Lilith — 6 years ago(May 22, 2019 01:50 PM)
Exactly. It's just a matter of respect. Seems people feel entitled and superior thinking they have a "right" (which they also will back up even if it involves the eradication and hunting of a species living in that environment minding their own business) to go wherever they want.
While we're free to roam where we want, we must do so with respect to those that live where we're going. We wouldn't just feel entitled to go into a strangers home and start trashing the place, yet that's what we do when destroy the oceans or hunt whales or sharks who are just maintaining their own food chain.
It's just about respect. But that's in short supply.
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Alpha Raven Andromeda — 6 years ago(May 22, 2019 02:00 PM)
Bait and switch thread.
Nobody said anything about hunting down and killing sharks. The article talks about tagging the sharks to keep track of their whereabouts so when they are near humans at the beach, the lifeguards can alert swimmers.
The sharks aren't being abused.
You are really freaking nuts. Use a article about actual animal abuse to preach about.
Thank you.