Has to be bullshit right? I feel like people over hype chimps as these man killing monsters that'll rip you limb from limb just for existing, whereas people downplay sharks as these innocent creatures that ONLY attack people because they mistook them for seals, and that sharks would never attack a person if they knew they weren't a seal. Are sharks seriously that chill? No way in hell I'm trusting a great white shark with my life lmao. A chimp might disfigure me at worse, but it's better than being eaten alive while simultaneously drowning tbh.
Is this actually the case? Personally I'd feel much safer in the wild with a chimp than with a great white shark. Atleast one you can hear from a distance and visibly see and run away from if necessary. If you're in the ocean with a shark you're just helplessly floating on the surface. You can barely see the shark because the waves keep splashing you on the face and it's obscured beneath the water. Somewhere beneath the surface it's surely circling you, whereas with a chimp you'll be able to spot movement in the trees or brush from much further away than you could a shark.
Are chimps genuinely that much more dangerous and prone to attack than sharks? People have had pet chimps (and been attacked by them, I know, I'm well aware, but those were old women and they didn't die) but I've never heard of anyone having a pet shark and swimming with it for fun. There's shark cages for a reason, but when you see primate researchers, they're just out there with them, no cage no nothing. Are chimps as bloodthirsty as they say, and are sharks seriously they innocent and peaceful? There's no way a one ton apex predator is just gonna leave me alone while I helplessly float around above it right? Also just to clarify, I still mean great white sharks, not nurse sharks or lemon sharks.