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‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists

  • Written by Gavin Naylor, Director of Florida Program for Shark Research, University of Florida
‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientistsA paleontologist wears a T-shirt showing _Strophodus rebecae_, a shark species with flat teeth that lived millions of years ago.Juan Pablo Pino/AFP via Getty Images

Human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient world contain references to sharks preying on sailors as early as the eighth century B.C.E.

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