A new study finds that about 5% of shark bites in French Polynesia occurred after humans provoked the animals, typically by ...

Social media posts encouraging tourists to stroke the creatures have led them to be poked and prodded by ignorant travelers ...

New research suggests social media stunts like touching sharks are leading to more defensive bites—and hurting conservation ...

Social media influencers encouraging travellers to “stroke” sharks are behind a rise in shark attacks, according to a new ...

Many shark bites are acts of self-defense triggered by human actions like spearfishing or handling. Respecting sharks' space ...

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of the 74 recorded bites in the seas around French Polynesia, 5% were assessed as acts of self-defense. Professor Eric Clua of PSL University in France, who led the research, holds social media ...

In French Polynesia, scientists observed a previously undocumented, rapidly delivered but usually non-lethal type of shark ...

Consulting research studies, documented observations, and news articles, Stacker compiled 12 instances of animals in the wild adopting other animals of different species. The list includes the ...

Why scientists are blaming influencers for rise in shark attacks - A new study claims social media is responsible for ...