Recent research indicates a potential link between social media influencer behavior and the rise in shark attacks, particularly around French Polynesia. Of 74 recorded bites, 5% were categorized as self-defense. Professor Eric Clua emphasizes irresponsible influencer actions, like encouraging followers to interact closely with sharks, potentially provoking attacks. Although sharks can be perceived as harmless, they are still wild animals. A case of a tourist losing her hands to a shark highlights the dangers of treating these creatures as props for social media content.
I don't encourage, as many influencers do on social networks, [people] to cling to a shark's dorsal fin or stroke it, under the pretext of proving that they are harmless.
Don't get it twisted, the sharks don't give a f*** about me, which absolutely makes me a crazy shark lady.
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