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posted by martyb on Wednesday February 06 2019, @11:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the Danger-is-relative-dept dept.

Australia is on fire. Literally, in some places. Australia is underwater. Literally, in some places. Meanwhile, in the NT, another example of how dangerous the average day can be in Australia was seen once again when a shark and a crocodile fought over a chicken for lunch. This, of course, is not new, has been seen before and general it is agreed that the shark will lose, unless there is a human in the water in which case lunch will just 'taste like chicken'.

Poisonous spiders? Check. Poisonous snakes? Check. Dropbears? Check. Sharks AND crocs in the river. Right. I'm out.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by rob_on_earth on Wednesday February 06 2019, @11:56AM (1 child)

    by rob_on_earth (5485) on Wednesday February 06 2019, @11:56AM (#797131) Homepage

    Great news headline, but it looks to me like a Shark was startled by the crocs sudden lunge-for-food movement and happens to jump out of the water.

    It seems odd that a shark would be able to see through the muddy water and identify the prey hanging off the guide's lines.

    Happy to be proved wrong.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday February 06 2019, @03:37PM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Wednesday February 06 2019, @03:37PM (#797185) Homepage Journal

    They don't always need to see. They can sense magnetic fields and disruptions in them. At least that's the only decent explanation we have so far for why magnetic shark repellent works.

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    My rights don't end where your fear begins.