Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

1958 Off Cape of Pi-tou, Taipei Hsien, TAIWAN

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1958

⏰ 17h00

📍 Location

Off Cape of Pi-tou, Taipei Hsien, TAIWAN

🌍 TAIWAN

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right cheek bitten

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Mako Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.