You know what happened to Steve Irwin, well read this...

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yeah i read that...they are on the offensive lol
 

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looks like the one who killed Steve took a working vacation.
 

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Coulda been the same bugger, not? Or his or her brother or sister or mum or dad, maybe with a little different genetical temper... just imagining.

Whatever, this is still only two out of maybe a thousand or more "possible" attacks that *could* happen every year.
 

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You know I've been pondering a bit about this... Scientists keep saying that this behaviour is extremely rare and that this shouldn't have happened but maybe we need to rethink and question what we really know about stingrays. I'm pretty sure they must have a solid base of proof, analysis, and what nots to support the odds of these attacking but maybe these conclusions and theories are so old and innacurate that there might be a new breed of stingrays far more agressive that we need to investigate in order to get some answers as to why is this happening. We need to question what we know. Just my two cents...:rolleyes:
 

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They're coming to get us.

First biomarinal attack wave-muscle. Second one will be brains. Octopuses, presumably. Then, there will be peace.
 

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I'm sure it's always happened now and again, they just get more publicity after Irwin got killed, so it only *seems* like it's happening more often.

That or the rays are being messed with *because* of Steve Irwin, which could lead to a lot of stupidity and death. Doesn't sound like it in this case, though, maybe the boat disturbed it or something in the water did.
 

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I think what the public needs is a good video of what can happen when you swim on top of a stingray. This should help prevent future encounters. Now where can we find a video like that?
 

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I think what the public needs is a good video of what can happen when you swim on top of a stingray. This should help prevent future encounters. Now where can we find a video like that?
I certainly hope you're not implying that the tape that showed how Steve died should be made public. :embarrassed: Terri (Steve's widow) has made it abundantly clear that the tape will never be shown, and that it's private, tragic, and horrific - NOT for the general public to gawk over.

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I'm sure it's always happened now and again, they just get more publicity after Irwin got killed, so it only *seems* like it's happening more often.
That's undoubtedly the case. Stingrays have been stinging people as long as the two species have been bumping into each other. I got my first cobra (a beautiful banded phase Egyptian) when its former owner got stung by a stingray - almost 40 years ago. The guy survived, as most victims do, but he said it was so painful that he would never ever keep a venomous animal in his house again.
 

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I certainly hope you're not implying that the tape that showed how Steve died should be made public. :embarrassed: Terri (Steve's widow) has made it abundantly clear that the tape will never be shown, and that it's private, tragic, and horrific - NOT for the general public to gawk over.
While I obviously respect her wishes, I believe Steve himself was on record as saying that if he died on camera, he *wanted* it recorded and released.
 

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I agree that this has probably always happened, and most likely only seems to be happening more often because of Irwin's death. Not to disrespect the man, but it always bothered me how much he, well, bothered animals. I always figured it was only a matter of time before he got too comfortable.

As far as his videotaped death, regardless of whether or not he would have wanted it publicized, I think it would be highly disrespectful, and not to mention gruesome to show an actual video of someone dying. If I was in his wife's place, I know I wouldn't even want to watch it myself.

Furthermore, the amount of time and energy mankind spends trying to control other animals disturbs me. We go and virtually wipe out a species and then we try to artificially regenerate the creatures and we're actually surprised when something goes wrong. I believe in the "survival of the fittest" concept, and I also believe that the only advantage humans have over other animals is our IQ. At any other test of survival, we would lose.
 

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I believe in the "survival of the fittest" concept, and I also believe that the only advantage humans have over other animals is our IQ. At any other test of survival, we would lose.
That's a fairly large advantage and really, the only one that matters, sir.
 

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" Jumps out of water and on to boat and stung a man " LOL!

He was mostly fishing and accindently caught it and when he got it up on to the boat he tried to pick it up or sumthing to release it and it got him. Lol there saying like it actually intentionally jumped on the boat and stung him . lol{D
 

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Why a lethal area?

My question is: How did both men got stung in the heart? I can understand Steve's injury, but how about the man that was trying to get the stingray off his boat. Why not a leg or a hand? Was this a coincidence?
Fred
 

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Was this a coincidence?
It's probably instinct for them to strike at the center/main body of whatever is percieved as a threat, so that the barb will actually do some damage instead of just pissing off a predator.
 

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My question is: How did both men got stung in the heart? I can understand Steve's injury, but how about the man that was trying to get the stingray off his boat. Why not a leg or a hand? Was this a coincidence?
Fred
I think it's fairly obvious it was a copy-cat killing:eek: .
 

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That's a fairly large advantage and really, the only one that matters, sir.
It's "ma'am," and, not necessarily. Put a leopard and a man in a room together and tell me who will walk out alive. Man would only be at the advantage if he had a weapon.
 
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