Features and motivation of a fatal attack by a juvenile white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, on a young male surfer in New Caledonia (South Pacific)

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• 作者：Eric Clua ; Dennis Reid
• 关键词：Non provoked ; Multiple strikes ; Inter-dental distance ; Juvenile predator
• 刊名：Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：July, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：20
• 期：5
• 页码：551-554
• 全文大小：809 K

文摘

We present the case of a non provoked fatal shark attack on a 19-year old male surfer in New Caledonia. Several severe bites removed the right arm and all flesh from the right thigh, provoking a quick hypovolemic shock that was fatal. The information provided by a witness and the analysis of a partial bite on the right calf allowed us to identify a 2.7?m TL (est. length) white shark as responsible for this attack. The features of the attack are consistent with a young predator motivated by hunger and the development of its predatory skills.