The Shark Is Not as Scary as It Is Painted… An Interview with Justyna Szumacher – A Polish Traveler and Shark Diving Enthusiast Cover Image

Nie taki rekin straszny, jak go malują… Wywiad z Justyną Szumacher – polską podróżniczką i miłośniczką nurkowania z rekinami
The Shark Is Not as Scary as It Is Painted… An Interview with Justyna Szumacher – A Polish Traveler and Shark Diving Enthusiast

Author(s): Justyna Szumacher, Justyna Tymieniecka-Suchanek
Subject(s): Psychology, Sociology, Cognitive Psychology, Behaviorism, Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Scientific Life
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Justyna Szumacher; sharks; myths; stereotypes; diving

Summary/Abstract: An interview with Justyna Szumacher – a traveler who dives (not in a protective cage!) with sharks in various places around the world – aims to show that these fish do not pose such a threat to humans as is commonly believed. Szumacher is considered an expert in diving with sharks in Poland, with extensive theoretical and practical knowledge about the behavior of these fascinating fish in their natural environment. It carries out activities aimed at raising awareness of the necessary protection of this apex predator, which is in danger of extinction, and shaping the appropriate perception of these animals by refuting the ethologically false image of a man-eating shark established in popular consciousness by the movie Jaws.

  • Issue Year: 2/2024
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 1-14
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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