Shark bites may be linked to large migration, expert says – Daytona Times

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Shark bites may be linked to large migration, expert says – Daytona Times

BY CHRIS PERKINS SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL/TNS Two out-of-town visitors to South Florida were bitten by sharks last week, and both wounds are suspected to have been inflicted by blacktip sharks, according to media reports. Blacktips don’t seek interaction with humans, according to Stephen Kajiura, a professor of biological sciences at Florida Atlantic University. But […]

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