"Shark Alley" between Dyer Island and the cost of South Africa is supposed to have the greatest concentration of great white sharks in the world. Does anybody have an estimate of what the probability is that you would get bitten by a shark while swimming across this body of water?
2007-06-05 16:36:00 · 3 answers · asked by rbailer 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
if you hang a chicken around your neck and splash i'd say 90%
2007-06-05 16:38:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Chances of a shark attack in any water is slim to none. For example last year out of the entire world there were less than a 100 attacks and only 4 people were killed.
Location however is not the only thing to factor in when you are in shark water. You also have to factor in time of day and year, exact location, what you are doing in the water, male, female.... the list goes on and on.
Nonetheless there really is not an answer to your question, I am sorry.
The ISAF has some wonderful data you might want to check out.
2007-06-05 16:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by The Cheshire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
barely if you don't swim at all!!!!
idk, about a few people if you desturb the shraks, they only attack if you offend them.
they also attck if they smell blood, so i wouldn't swim if i had cuts
2007-06-05 16:40:27 · answer #3 · answered by Flametrooper 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋