July 2009
16 posts
Shark Rides Train, Stops Traffic In Miami →
Miami Police were called to a truly bizarre scene at Northwest Fifth Street and Fourth avenue Tuesday night: a 6-foot nurse shark in the middle of the road.
Told you so. It’s just a matter of time before they’re walking upright and biting people in half in the street.
EDIT: Apparently this shark knew how to use public transportation.
Shark-attack victims lobby to protect predators →
Nearly a dozen shark-attack victims — many of them badly scarred or missing limbs — pressed Congress on Wednesday to protect the predator. The group wants to strengthen laws protecting sharks from “finning,” in which fins are sliced from sharks for their meat, leaving them for dead. “We bring pretty instant credibility,” said Chuck Anderson, who lost most...
