IUCN Red List<\/a>, despite their critical role in ocean ecosystems. Steve Backshall shares his fascination with these misunderstood creatures \u2013 and how social media could be their unlikely saviour.<\/p>\nWhat do you find so fascinating about sharks?<\/h2>\n
We have an inherent fascination for apex predators \u2013 for the top-of-the-line predator that is at the evolutionary high-water mark, and sharks appear to be that.<\/p>\n
They have super senses and can detect the movement of fish \u2013 that may already be long gone \u2013 from the wake they leave behind. They have the ability to sense the weak electrical fields given off by the moving muscles of their prey. They have an extraordinary olfactory sense \u2013 the ability to perceive minute amounts of a substance many, many times diluted in water. They are incredibly beautiful, very sleek and streamlined, but also incredibly complex.<\/p>\n