Depicting great white sharks lunging out of the water to devour seals doesn't seem to argue against the species' reputation as one of the ocean's most bloodthirsty predators. But Smithsonian magazine does just that in a new story, using the sophisticated way in which great whites hunt to show how they ought to be known more for brains than jaws:
Despite this awesome display of predator power, [marine biologist Alison] Kock and other researchers claim that the shark has been defamed: Its reputation as a ruthless, mindless man-eater is undeserved. In the last decade, Kock and other shark experts have come to realize that sharks rarely hunt humans -- and that the beasts are sociable and curious. "Unlike most fish," Kock says, "white sharks are intelligent, highly inquisitive creatures."
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