Nina Droff, edited by Romain Rouillard 2:28 p.m., July 28, 2022

For 24 hours, the shark has been going around in circles near the Almanarre beach in Hyères in the Var.

Frightening at first glance, this presence does not represent any particular danger for swimmers.

It is even quite common to see this species venturing near the coast to feed.

Holidaymakers, who took advantage of the particularly mild temperatures of the Mediterranean in Hyères in the Var, certainly had the fear of their lives.

On Almanarre beach, all the bathers came running out of the water after seeing a blue shark almost two meters long. 

If this discovery is enough to make people shudder, there is, in reality, no fear to have.

This species is completely harmless to humans and even rather common, as explained by Nicolas Ziani of the Marseille shark study group.

"The blue shark is a species that is common in the Mediterranean. The adults live offshore and come to the coast to feed opportunistically. And in the summer season, the females come to give birth and there is no no risk of attack. The waters are safe, the blue shark eats anchovies. The species themselves are not aggressive but can defend themselves"

Strange behavior

Nevertheless, there is still something unusual with this female spotted on Wednesday in the Var.

Indeed, she has still not returned to sea after 24 hours spent near the coast.

A very strange behavior, according to specialists.

"The animal is not blocked. In fact, it acts freely but it is as if it were a shark in an aquarium doing tricks. It looks like it is almost remotely controlled. In fact, there is no There is no end to the behavior. It must perhaps happen internally, that is to say in the body of the animal at the cerebral or neurological level", develops Nicolas Ziani. 

>>

READ ALSO

- The orca who disappeared from the Seine arrives at the National Museum of Natural History

The animal remains for the time being under surveillance before a possible intervention.

Despite the rise in water temperatures in the Mediterranean, it is likely to see a horde of sharks landing near our coasts.

"We have a water temperature that may disrupt certain behaviors, by heat, by rising temperatures. But there will be no transformation of the ecosystem in terms of species", specifies the specialist.