Russians who believe in the Scottish Nessy andother similar wonders, there was an opportunity to get unique shots, but not in far-off Scotland, but in our native land, because now there is a mysterious monster in our country. True, he is far from harmless - maims people, eats them to the last bone. But do sensation hunters stop such trifles? We are talking about sharks in the Caspian Sea, where according to all the laws of nature they should not be. Nevertheless, in the press regularly flashes information proving the opposite. There are even witnesses who have observed either the sharks themselves, devouring their victims, or the mutilated corpses. Historical documents dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries also contain eyewitness accounts of huge (“a hundred steps”) eerie, shark-like fishes in the Caspian Sea. So maybe there really are sharks in the Caspian Sea? If so, why have reports about them appeared only recently? If not, then for what reason do people die in the Caspian Sea? Let's try to figure it out.
Mysterious death of a scuba diver
Information that in the Caspian SeaSomething terrible is happening, it appeared and sold online by the journalist Dmitry Khafizov. He told a story he heard from one doctor and indirectly confirms that there are sharks in the Caspian Sea. The doctor, whose name was not disclosed, said that once he had to see the body of a scuba diver, who literally had no face, and at the same time the back of the head. In addition, the unfortunate body had numerous incised and torn wounds, and the wrist of one hand was wrapped in fishing line, deeply cut into the flesh. It seemed that the scuba diver tagged some very strong creature that dragged him deeply, broke the line, and then dealt with the offender, and so quickly that he did not even have time to use the knife he had.
Kara heaven for poacher
Another equally terrible incident occurred withtwo fishermen who went on illegal fishing of sturgeon. Poachers have never wondered whether there are sharks in the Caspian Sea, therefore, having arrived on the scene, they boldly set about their occupation. Responsibilities they decided to share. One fisherman stayed in the boat, the second dived harpoon fish. In less than a few minutes, the first poacher saw the huge body of a shark leaping out of the water, holding his friend with his teeth by the legs. The fisherman, frightened to death, barely managed to pull an accomplice out of his powerful jaws and take him to the hospital, where the poor thing had its leg amputated. According to another version, he died.
There are other reports of shark attacks. People go to the sea and disappear. They do not even find their dead bodies, only the boats torn by the monster.
Shark Information
Do sharks live in the Caspian Sea, it’s easier to understandknowing what these predators are. Sharks appeared on earth about 450 million years ago. That is, when the Caspian Sea was formed, they prospered. These fishes can live in fresh and saline waters, in warm climates and in cool ones. They feed mainly on animal food. Their diet includes fish, small marine mammals, mollusks - everything that moves. They see sharks 10 times better than us, even infrasound can hear, and their sense of smell is so developed that they can smell a few drops of blood in a medium-sized pool. Nature gave sharks a body that helps them be perfect killers. Their maw is equipped with powerful jaws with sharp teeth, which are replaced with new ones for whole shark life. These animals grow in length up to 20 meters. At the same time, they swim at a speed of up to 8 km / h, and during an attack they are able to increase it to 19 km / h, although some particularly frisky species can rush in the water column and at a speed of 50 km / h. Sharks live for about 30 years, breed quite actively. Some species are able to produce up to 100 descendants at a time, and their children are born very hardy. Therefore, Darwinian natural selection concerns them a little. If it were not for a man who thoughtlessly destroys sharks, perhaps they would now dominate the oceans.
Caspian Information
To accurately answer whether there are sharks in the Caspianthe sea, it is useful to have at least minimal information about it. The Caspian Sea 13 million years ago was part of the world ocean. As a result of repeated land movements, it separated from the main body of water and became completely isolated by the sea. For this reason, many people call it a lake.
Where in the Caspian came the sharks
Given the lifestyle of these predators and naturalthe conditions of the Caspian Sea, we can say that for them the conditions here are more than suitable - the climate is wonderful, there are plenty of places, plenty of food, plus not a single natural enemy. That is, sharks in the Caspian Sea can live and thrive. But this statement begins to raise doubts, as soon as the question arises, where did they come from in this isolated reservoir. If sharks have survived in the Caspian since its separation from the ocean, how could they have existed there for so long and not been noticed by anyone, because there were already a great many to breed. Another unanswered question - how have they not been interrupted there yet? The version that sharks entered the sea-lake along the rivers that flow into it seems even less prosperous, because the sharks have no chance . There is a third version, according to which someone simply brought sharks into the Caspian and released them into the water. How plausible this version is, decide for yourself.
Attacks on people
Рассказы о нападениях на людей свидетельствуют, that sharks in the Caspian Sea are, and they are incredibly cruel. I do not want to upset the fans Spielberg "Jaws", but the sharks are not as bloodthirsty as this and other horror films show us. According to world statistics, the risk of shark attacks on people is 1:11 500,000, and the risk of dying is even smaller and amounts to 1: 264,100,000. Based on these data, it seems strange that sharks attack people consistently in the Caspian. We add that almost all of the registered attacks were caused by the fact that the person himself provoked a predator or was mistaken for a large fish.
Arguments for"
So are there sharks in the Caspian Sea?It is possible, because the conditions for their life there are heavenly. Why no one saw them and did not show evidence more significant than the stories of an unknown doctor and poacher? This can be explained as follows: because in the Caspian Sea sharks live exclusively in the water column, and rise to the surface only at night or not at all. Such are they special there. Why do they prefer to eat unhealthy and low-calorie people with an abundance of tasty and nutritious food? But who will understand them! As we see, there are few arguments in favor of the existence of sharks in the Caspian.
Arguments against"
Самым слабым местом оппонентов, твердящих о The existence of monsters in the sea-lake is the irrefutable fact that so far there is not a single photo of a shark in the Caspian Sea. Even made from afar. Even poor quality. Scientists proving that there are no sharks in the sea-lake and cannot be, put forward the arguments that given the climatic conditions existing for him in the Caspian Sea, he had to repeatedly increase his population and adversely affect the ecosystem of a closed reservoir (in other words, exterminate the whole livestock). But this is not observed in the Caspian. On the contrary, fish are abundant there. If we analyze the reports of shark attacks, a number of doubts also arise. Thus, the scuba diver’s wounds are more reminiscent of injuries sustained when a moving motor vessel is hit by a screw. Sharks almost never attack suddenly, on the contrary, more often they first circle around their prey, as if trying on it. Therefore, a scuba diver could have time to snatch a weapon from its sheath. Yes, and grab a shark man's teeth for the head, she would simply bite her. In the case of poachers, too, not everything is clear. Some say that he survived, others that he died.
Based on all the above facts,A clear answer about the presence of sharks in the Caspian Sea can not be given. Reason says that they cannot be there, but it is human nature to leave a small chance for a miracle, in which he always wants to believe.
