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Article: How to avoid being shark bait in Curacao.(Going Places)(The Intrepid Traveler)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- April 30, 2006
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Byline: Reid Bramblett
The main thing to remember when feeding a shark is to keep your fingers tucked in. "If you hold it in a fist, the shark sees the fish," explained Aline van Kampen, shoving a sardine between her thumb and forefinger knuckle. "If you hold it like this," she splayed out all her fingers, "the shark sees five fishes."
Great. A dive master with a sense of humor.
Still, Aline clearly knew her stuff - even if, when talking about the eating style shared by nurse sharks and stingrays, she repeated the phrase "They are sucking your fish" so often I could barely keep a straight face.
So, safety and feeding lecture over, I ...