The biggest myth about sharks that will make you fear them less

That sharks represent a risk to swimmers and surfers isn't news to beachgoers. But these predators are not actually looking to feed on humans. To better understand why a tiny number of sharks do sometimes bite people, we interviewed George Burgess, director of the Florida Program for Shark Research and manager of the International Shark Attack File. Following is a transcript of the video. Of course the biggest myth of sharks is that they are all man-eaters. And probably 95% of all shark species ...