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Bad Reputation Of Australian Animals Essay

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The animals of Australia have a bad reputation for being very threatening, but in reality they are not as dangerous as people make them out to be. There are many factors and facts that people do not know or do not take into consideration about these animals, and that can have a big effect on Australia's environmental reputation. Some of those factors and facts include not listening to warning signs, not realizing how little animals attack compared to everyday activities, and also not taking into consideration that most animals only attack when threatened, so do not do anything to threaten them. All of that can cause people to think poorly about Australia which is not good. There are many aquatic animals that people are deathly afraid of but …show more content…

Two of those people were grown men, but one of the victims was a young girl. The girl was 13 years of age and she was attacked by a great white shark. All she had to do was kick and since sharks hate it when they are being fought against, it started to back away giving the girl enough time to kick it in the nose and then swim away. The girl came out with a only a minor leg injury, which is great considering she was so young and went up against one of the deadliest sharks. The girl was swimming in an area where there were signs that told her not to go past, but she did anyways. The girl did not listen to the signs, and that is how she had gotten hurt. If she had listened to the signs, there would not have been an attack (Malkin). Also, “According to Australian Geographic, 877 shark attacks have occurred since 1791 but only 216 have been fatal…. That's about 1 fatality a year.” (Schoenman) Normally, people would read that there have been 877 shark attacks in Australia and they would be freaked out because of it, but if you look at the statistic it is not that bad. There has only been about 1 fatality a year due to sharks in Australia compared to the

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