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INTRODUCING TIGER SHARKS It’s a part of human nature to be scared of animals that can harm us. From spiders to snakes to sharks, it’s normal to experience a fast heartbeat and rapid breathing at the mere sight of these creatures! Over hundreds of thousands of years, our natural warning systems have adapted to alert us to nature’s many dangers, and this instinct to stay away from animals that can harm us may feel scary, but it’s actually important for keeping us safe. The more we learn about sharks, the less scary they become. Shark attacks are not as frequent as the news and movies make them out to be, and sharks (especially tiger sharks) are actually important to ocean ecosystems.

Tiger sharks are scary, but they’re essential to our oceans’ ecosystems.

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