The Talion law “tooth for a tooth”: self-defense as a motivation for shark bites on human aggressors

The concept of “self-defense,” based on aggression by one individual responding to an initial aggression by another, has been observed in several animal taxa such as birds and terrestrial mammals but never documented in detail in sharks. Based on a multi-decade study of the characteristics of shark...

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Published in:	Frontiers in conservation science Vol. 6
Main Authors:	Clua, Eric E. G., Vignaud, Thomas, Wirsing, Aaron J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A 25.04.2025
Subjects:	Ecology, environment human aggression human responsibility human–wildlife conflict Life Sciences marine predator behavior shark attack motivation shark conservation shark conservation shark attack motivation marine predator behavior human–wildlife conflict human aggression human responsibility
ISSN:	2673-611X, 2673-611X
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