What are the odds of a shark attack along the Texas coast?
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The odds of being attacked by a shark in Texas, or anywhere for that matter, are minuscule -- a one in 3.7 million chance, according to the University of Florida. So why do they strike such fear in beachgoers?
On the occasion of Shark Week, Texas Wants to Know set out to understand the predators, specifically the ones who live along the Texas coast. This week's guests are Jesse Gilbert, the president and CEO of the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Karen Rifenbury, the curator at Sea Life Aquarium in Grapevine, and a surfer named Jim, who suffered a shark bite on his foot in December.