Happy Birthday Jaws! You showed up in theaters 35 years ago today and have pwned beachgoers ever since.
Since the summer of 1975, you've made swimmers, divers, boaters and small-town police chiefs think twice about going in the ocean. You made my brother afraid to take baths. You (along with giant squids) made me afraid to swim in the deep end of inground swimming pools. No wonder beach town mayors hate you so much. But here's the thing ...
IT WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS. We didn't used to be afraid of you. At one point scientists even doubted whether a shark's bite could crack human bone. So how did you get so much power over us?
I found the answers in the video below...
Photo Credit: Division of Maine Fisheries. And by the way - that photo at the top isn't from the movie. It's from Maine. IT'S REAL.
Tags: Animals, Feedblog, Marine Life, Oceans, Wildlife Conservation,
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