Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says that they don’t attack at random, but stalk specific victims, lurking out of sight. The sharks hang back and observe from a not-too-close, not-too-far-base, hunt strategically, and learns from previous attempts, according to a new study. Study author Neil hammerschlag, a shark researcher who observed 340 great white shark attacks on seals off an island in South Africa, found the sharks had a distinct modus operandi. They attacked when the lights were low. They liked their victims young and alone. And they attacked from below, unseen.
