Do you have a favorite shark?

[Anomalocaris]

It is true that shark attacks on humans are very rare. But they still happen, and most of the time it is because the shark confuses you for food. 

It still does not matter to me. Sharks big enough have very powerful jaws and regardless of mistaken identity or provocation, you don't want to get bitten by them.

The odds are not the issue. Sharks are still not something humans should fuck with.

The odds are exactly the issue. The idea that you should be even a little bit concerned about being bitten by a shark is ludicrous. You’ve got a better chance of being struck by lightning while on your way to claim your lottery winnings.

Boru

That is disingenuous to say the least. 

The odds of a primarily land dwelling primate ever being bitten by Shark is a little different from The odds of The said primate being bitten by a shark when the said primate has some reason to be fearful of being bitten by a shark, such as when it flatters itself into thinking it is doing what is euphemistically called swimming in water that are actually known to be frequented by man eating sharks.

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If pre-historic sharks count, then my favorite shark is the Helicoprion.


As a complete animal, it is relatively poorly known. What is know Indicate it was a very large shark, 30-40 feet long full grown, or twice the size of a great white and about the size of a whale shark, the largest fish and shark in the world today.  Evidence suggest its body was shaped like a tuna, with tuna like, rather than shark like tail, suggest it was a fast and efficient long distance swimmer.

But one part of it is well known, it’s its tooth whorl.   Unlike most sharks, whose teeth are arrange along periphery of their jaws and constructed in a manner similar to the human mouth, helicoprion’s teeth are mounted on a elongated and coil Like organ that resemble the shell of a nautilus. Teeth are arranged all along the outside of the coil, giving it the appearance of the circular saw blade when viewed from the side.  

 How that tooth whorl is attached to the mouth, and how they are used, is not clear because the skull is made of cartilage and no complete skull is known from fossil record.   The following is a conjectural drawing Of the Animal: