A shocking shark attack near Israel's Red Sea coast severed a woman's arm, prompting beach closures.
The sharks caused damage to the ship's hull, leaving the three men in a dangerous situation.
Learn how to avoid and respond to shark encounters to ensure your safety while your time at the beach.
78% of shark and ray species in the Red Sea are classified as threatened, including around 40 species on Israel's coast.
The placoid scales are not seen on speedier shark species, as those species have scales with spaced ridges.
BioDB CEO says shark and ray species are threatened in Israel’s Mediterranean Sea.
A team from the ministry and other authorities was able to capture the shark, adding that local authorities had issued a ban on several beaches near the attack site.
The new shark species was named Apristurus ovicorrugatus, in reference to the strange-looking egg cases that led to the species' discovery.
The attack follows the death in February of a girl mauled by a shark in a river in Perth, the capital of Western Australia.
Shark gills can act as natural radiators, cooling down the blood, muscles and organs of a shark.
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