The Jaws of Death : Sharks As Predator, Man As Prey Book

	Preface	9
	Acknowledgements	11
	Introduction	13
1.	Statistics Versus Myths
	Total numbers	15
	Preconceived ideas	17
2.	An Historical Account
	Devil sharks and god sharks	23
	From myth to symbol	28
	The reasons for fascination	30
	Sharks and the media	32
	A chapter of history	35
3.	An Extraordinary Machine
	Devilish jaws	45
	A flawless set of teeth	45
	Sequences of a bite	48
	Feeding, appetite and digestion	49
	Exceptional sensory organs	55
	Hearing	56
	Smell	57
	The lateral line	60
	The pit organs: "taste buds" on the back	62
	An extraordinary eyesight	64
	The visual system of the Great White Shark	69
	The ampullae of Lorenzini: a unique organ	70
	Hydrodynamics and performance	74
	An organism for hydrodynamism	75
	A predator with two gears	81
	Variations and adaptations	81
	Respiration	83
4.	Peculiarities and Curiosities
	The "Great White Death"	87
	Innocent giants	89
	The Tiger Shark: the "hyena of the seas"	91
	Display swimming of the Grey Reef Shark	92
	Motivation for an attack	98
	The markings of the Oceanic White-tip: lure or identity badge?	101
	Attacking nuclear submarines	102
	The shark's companions	103
5.	Attacks: Instructive Dramas
	Accursed places	107
	Shipwrecks: sites of unsuspected carnage	115
	Boats are not always safe from attack	131
	Determined attacks	137
	Remarkable attacks	144
	Courageous victims	146
	Heroic rescuers	148
	A painless torture	153
	Post-mortem of an attack	155
	Some impossible statistics	159
	Preventive measures against sharks	163
	Prevention through education	164
	Prevention through facilities	171
	Passive on-the-spot protection	178
	Aggressive on-the-spot protection	183
	Conclusion	186
6.	Fact and Speculation
	Captivity and adaptability	189
	The shark's brain	191
	Reproduction and maturation	192
	Reproduction	192
	Maturation	196
	Social behaviour and ecology of sharks	196
	Theories of evolution and the shark	198
7.	1001 Uses of a Shark
	The shark as police-informer	201
	The shark as alibi	206
	Ecology and the fishing industry	209
	The shark as a game fish	214
	Shark cuisine	220
	The shark memento	221
	Sharkskin	222
	The shark in pharmacy and in surgery	223
	The shark and the cinema	223
	The shark virility test	224
8.	The Other Jaws of Death
	Piranhas: myth or reality?	227
	The Killer Whale	229
	Crocodiles: fearsome predators	230
	Elementary precautions	235
	Barracudas: innocent animals unjustly accused	236
9.	Directory	239
	Glossary	315
	Bibliography	317