Are sharks trying to tell us something? In 2015 I attended a shark seminar with Juan and Ocean The vast majority of people who are bitten or bumped by a shark survive that encounter, but considering the exceptional advantages a shark has over us, if the goal of the shark was to eat us, why isn't it finishing the job? Is it possible that the interaction had nothing to do with food? On land we have learned about warning signs animals use letting us know that they are scared, threatened, territorial, or generally just don't like us there - simple examples are the snarling of a wolf or the rattling of a rattle snake. On land, if you don't react properly to those warnings there's a good chance there will be consequences. So why would it be different in the ocean? We didn't leave the planet or travel to a new dimension with different rules of life; we simply went under the surface where communication takes place differently. In retrospect this seems very obvious, but I must admit it didn't really sink in until I saw a presentation on the matter by Ocean Ramsey in 2015. Sure, I'd heard about fin dropping, gaping, arched backs, etc., but what I hadn't considered is that 90% of the time humans go in the ocean our heads are above the surface, therefore we are missing any communication any animal in the water might be trying to give us. Most of the time the other animal is the one that leaves, but sometimes, such as in the case of a shark bump, the animal has decided to take its warning to the next level. Yes, it's possible that the shark was investigating whether you were a food source, but what about all the other possibilities? Is it so hard to believe that perhaps the shark saw you as a threat? Or that you were in its territory? Or maybe it was simply curious. Anyway, just something to consider. What do you think? Does this theory seem possible to you, or is the only explanation for an encounter with a shark that it wanted to kill us? Music by Johny Poole and Tyler Newman Shark footage and seminar footage by Skyler Thomas. Written and edited by Skyler Thomas Photo of Ocean Ramsey by Juan Oliphant #shark #bodylanguage #sharkcommunication #oceanramsey #juansha