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| "Well, I'm not letting this stop my twilight swims, near a sandbar, in the rain, after I cut my foot on a shell." CJS |
As a twenty-something-year-old, Christian thought it cool to take Florida Gulf swims at dusk, against my loud protests. So, why does his (today's) reference above still make me shudder? Well, an Arizona tourist captured a series of photos depicting the attack by a great white on a seal. This happened last Friday on the exact stretch of remote Cape Cod beach that we hang out on, between Head Of The Meadow and Race Point. The food chain. A given. Bound to happen. A common occurrence in nature. But... close enough to shore for the taking of some very graphic shots. This Mom simply has no sense of humor, when it comes to such a topic!
The story, as I see it, does not lie in the unfolding of what is natural, but rather in the fact that there was nary a seal to be seen close to Cape shorelines, as recently as fifteen years ago. Now the protected population has grown to the point of beaches being closed due to great white sightings.
Signs depicting "Don't Go Near The Seals" keep humans at a distance, when thousands of them rest during low tide. Newer signs warn tourists to "Swim With Caution". Recent signs close beaches, such as those in Chatham, where the growth of the seal population has been astounding.
JAWS Humor Ended. It was just a matter of time.
Here is the article, with photos.
(Blog title credit goes to Coz Nicole T.)
Here is the article, with photos.
(Blog title credit goes to Coz Nicole T.)
