A paper recently published in the Journal of Zoology says that great white sharks hunt in a highly focused fashion, just like serial killers.
According to a report on ScienceDaily.com, the researchers used geographic profiling—a criminal investigation tool used to find serial killers based on the locations of their crimes—to examine how the hunting patters of great white sharks off the coast of South Africa.
Sharks establish well-defined hunting bases in strategic locations. The researchers noticed that smaller sharks searched further, and had less success, than larger sharks. They surmised that great white sharks refined their search patterns with experience, and concentrated their hunting in locations with the highest probability of success.
For more information on the study, read Geographic profiling works: Great white sharks’ hunting skills as refined as Jack the Ripper’s.
Escapee
Rosa
as a proviso – I mean ‘decent’ men – to have on my committee – there are still some around – would hate to insult anyone on this site!
Rosa
Escapee:
We have a saying where I live. It goes like this, “If you meet your man in a bar, that is where he will spend all of his time.”
It is true.
Escapee
Rosa
Once again! You are a funny funny woman. That one is definitely going on one of my ‘post it’ notes!
Night night Sassy lassy! (It’s late on UK time).
All love, Escapee
Hecates path
Ox drover,
ITA with Sabrina about your additional information and thoughts posted above… very interesting and thoughtprovoking. I find I feel that way about most of your posts… each day I log in I look forward to the commentary that you and so many others offer. Not only does it help me stay the course but it also makes me think in new and profound ways, so thank you to you and so many others. BTW, I prefer to think of you as a wise sage rather than an “old biddy”… and your “old biddy” comment made me chuckle cuz I had this vision a mother hen running around wielding (sp?) a skillet down on the farm!
The “requirement” that I post my story is self imposed, LOL, because I felt guilty posting here without first sharing my story since I find so much strength in the personal stories here which have served as an introduction to each of you. I felt a little hypocritical knowing so much about so many of you without sharing first. Thank you just the same though Oxy, for the reminder that it isn’t a requirement. I have started writing my story, but given my long winded, english teacher style, LOL I think I am going to save what I have written thus far, (might turn into a decent book someday, and I can thank the S/P in the dedication for giving me such fodder to write about LOL) and try to write a more condensed version to post. If I don’t, Donna might need to post ” my letter to love fraud” it in weekly installments… 🙂
Escapee
Hecates
Whenever and if ever you are ready buddy! I have found it very cleansing and the feedback from others here on LF has helped me get my life kick-started again. I know I can’t get back to the person I was 5 years ago (before the S) but at least I am emerging from the darkness of the wreck I was 12 months ago. It’s all very healing.
Things is, I came on this site not knowing what I wanted from it, didn’t even give it any thought – didn’t expect or want anything really – NOW I’m thinking and that’s all thanks to the generosity of others in opening their hearts and stories.
Hope you get what you need from LF – all good wishes.
Ox Drover
Dear Hecates,
IF you post, it is more for your benefit than for ours. My opinion on the posting is that when we post our story and others VALIDATE it emotionally, by a simple “I’m sorry you had to endure that” rather than a “Oh, get over it already, it’s been six months!” (I wonder how many of us have heard the last line? LOL)
If you are at a point that you don’t NEED that validation for YOURself, then “save it” for the book. Many of us, and I am one, came here had to post for the validation, to get our heads right that it was happening! did happen! etc.
Thank you for the kind comments, I think I am starting to get on my “high horse” some times with my opinons, like an “old biddy” I iam becoming more opinonated as I get older, and maybe that’s good, but sometimes maybe not. (((hugs))))
Escapee
Hey Oxy
Sounds like maybe you needed to be on that “high horse” – you can always sit a bit lower in the saddle if it starts to feel uncomfortable!
I think you have found the right mix of true empathy for others and ‘telling it like it is” when needs be.
I like your candour.
Ox Drover
Dear Escapee,
Thank you sweetie! I better get off the blog now and go out and take my goats to pasture this morning before it gets to 100 degrees with 99% humidity. Been to hot to ride the jack asses or the horse! I got a new horse day before yesterday, but I think I will stick with riding the mammoth asses as they are smoother and not quite as far to fall! That’s the problem with being on a “high horse” sometimes it is a looooong way down! LOL ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR FOOT (OR FEET) IN YOUR MOUTH! I’ve been THERE too! LOL (((hugs))))
Tilly
“It might also suggest that larger sharks competitively exclude smaller sharks from the prime hunting areas”. This is EXACTLY what the the criminal psychopath murderers do! And I watched a 37 year old prostitute yesterday bash up two new prostitutes who had no idea it was her territory. I stood and watched from my window. I know the 37 year old prostitute and I had no intention of stopping a shark from killing other potential sharks.
One day i will be able to afford to move.
DREAMER
To Katya – if you are finding lots of discrepancies and think you might want to contact authorities, DO IT. If there is any kind of possibility on your part, you need to cover your back with information into the police, etc. If you are talking now and they investigate later you are less likely to be considered one of the ‘bad guys’. I’m having to contact the FBI and all sorts of state agencies to tell them what I know about P’s fraud, even though I’m afraid I’ll get hurt for talking. I’m more afraid of being considered bad just by reason of association.