> Hello,
>
> I have a science fair project that I am working on. I was hoping you
> could be of some help. My question is: are sharks or Killer whales a
> bigger threat to humans? I hope that you can help me! My e-mail is:
> sparks.family@juno.com!
>
> thanks!
> whale LOVER!
Actually neither one is a very dangerous threat to humans. There is no
account of an attack of a killer whale on humans. A trainer was killed
accidentally in an aquarium and someone tried to sneak into a tank with an
Orca but he died apparently from hypothermia. He didn't know the water
temperature that Ocra's prefer.
There are some shark attacks on humans so I would say that even though
shark attacks are very rare that they would have to be the ones more
dangerous to humans.
Mike Williamson
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