The release of the motion picture "Jaws," in 1975 instilled an irrational, almost manic fear of sharks in the general public. Sharks and their behavior were still very much a mystery, and they were considered mindless killing machines. Thanks mainly to intrepid adventurers and shark biologists, the layers of mystery are being peeled back, and sharks are revealing fascinating behavior around humans. They are not mindless killing machines but rather top-level predators who are actually far more complex than we imagined.

The release of the motion picture "Jaws," in 1975 instilled an irrational, almost manic fear of sharks in the general public. Sharks and their behavior were still very much a mystery, and they were considered mindless killing machines. Thanks mainly to intrepid adventurers and shark biologists, the layers of mystery are being peeled back, and sharks are revealing fascinating behavior around humans. They are not mindless killing machines but rather top-level predators who are actually far more complex than we imagined.