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Shark Rampage 1916

Shark Rampage 1916


Learn about the true story behind the bloody shark attacks of 1916 that inspired the movie Jaws
Swimmers being attacked by a shark (DCL)
Learn about the true story behind the bloody shark attacks of 1916 that inspired the movie Jaws.

A 9-foot-long shark cruises just off the New Jersey beaches. For centuries its ancestors have done exactly the same.

But today there’s unusual company. Swimming in the sea has recently become popular amongst a species the shark has never encountered in his world before: human beings.

For the shark, it’s a novel feeding opportunity. For the humans, it’s the beginning of a new relationship between themselves and the ocean, terrifying and fascinating in equal measure.

It's the first multiple shark attack in American history, and the reason we fear sharks to this day.



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