Saturday, April 6, 2013

Diver attacked by a man-eating shark

From Animals in Action (1901).


With great agility the imperilled toiler avoids the rush of the beast, and at the opportune moment plunges his knife from underneath deep into the belly of the shark. A mighty stream of blood stains the water ; the powerful creature lashes the sea with his great fins, and, struggling in the throes of death, seeks safety in flight. But sometimes, as is shown in our picture, a second shark appears at this juncture, and the diver must battle for his life once more. Sometimes he is fortunate enough to come out a victor from the second conflict, but often enough he is terribly mangled by the hungry hunter of the sea.

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