The tally suggests that the animals are ‘making a mistake’ when they bite humans venturing into their waters] The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File database – the world’s only scientifically documented and comprehensive database of all known shark attacks – keeps track of the incidents.
While initial reports of the Padre Island bites had speculated that a single shark may have been responsible, Naylor explained that more people should take climatic conditions into account.
“We can’t preclude that it was the same animal, but what’s often overlooked is that the same climatic conditions that bring people into the water are the same conditions that bring sharks closer to shore,” Naylor explained in a Tuesday statement.
Bull sharks and tiger sharks are common along the state’s northern coast, but environmental conditions may have allowed their prey to swim closer to shore.
The number of shark bites recorded around the world last year is markedly down from 2023.
