But if the shark takes a big enough bite, the person may die anyway.

Or perhaps you have the idea that this shark must take exceptional care of its young.

The lemon shark, for example, may take 15 years before it can reproduce.

And unlike other fish species, sharks take a long time to repopulate the oceans.

At ten-thirty, a small blue shark took the port line.

"It looks like a little shark had taken a bite," she said.

It was all over a few seconds after that; the shark came up biting and must have taken her by one or both legs.

She leapt into the water, and the sharks took her.

He was swimming towards the tower, but the sharks took no notice of him.

The sharks would have taken care of the rest.