Cristina Zenato Instagram – Cohesixtence: the predator and the prey and what we can learn from the shark’s world.
Sharks have been on this planet for over 450 million years, survived five mass extinctions, and are today keystone species of each of the ecosystems they inhabit.
There are two very different depictions of sharks in the media: the image of predators always with their mouths open in search of food, which alters the actual reality and perceptions people have of sharks, and the other.
The images the divers, free-divers, and people who spend time in the water bring back are often contested by those who have only experienced the media side of sharks and not the direct exposure.
These images show us sharks swimming peacefully among schools of fish, possibly their prey, show them with their mouths relaxed and their pace tranquil, and tell us of a predator who knows when and where to go for prey, what to select, and how to leave the rest be, because preys need time to reproduce, grow so that the predator can have a future supply of food.
That concept is something that our modern times have eradicated by our habits.
When they find it, many take all they can from the sea, leaving nothing for a future possibility.
Many take it for the simple concept of personal pleasure and relaxation, which isn’t for the animal involved.
Many take and then throw it away because it is not what they want, creating an incredible waste for everyone involved, both the people dependent on the sea and the animals living in it.
It is one of the numerous lessons we can learn by observing sharks and learning how to relate to our environment and ecosystems, which will hopefully guarantee us a successful 450 million years or more on this planet.
Image by @kewinlorenzen during our recent trip to Archipielago Revillagigedo, Roca Partida of a Silver Tip shark swimming among a school of jacks.
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