When Competition Breaks the Rules: Feeding Frenzy as a Trigger for Unexpected Fatal Shark Predation Bites on a Human Sea‐User by Non Traumatogenic Carcharinids in the Oriental Mediterranean

ABSTRACT The fatal shark attack on a male tourist in Hadera (Oriental Mediterranean coast) in 2025 involved several Dusky sharks (Carcharhinus obscurus), a species not considered to be traumatogenic to humans. Artificial provisioning in the area has resulted in habituation with behaviors including b...

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Published in:	Ethology Vol. 131; no. 11; pp. 260 - 264
Main Authors:	Clua, Eric E. G., Parton, Kristian. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hamburg Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2025 Wiley
Subjects:	Animal bites begging behaviour dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus Ecology, environment Habituation Habituation (learning) Islands Life Sciences Olfactory stimuli Predation Provisioning reflex/clumsiness bite risk management shark attack Sharks Wounding risk management reflex/clumsiness bite shark attack dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus begging behaviour
ISSN:	0179-1613, 1439-0310
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