I recently watched a program on sharks that focused on their tendency to attack surfers and eat surfboards. Of course, it had not been the first time I saw this problem filmed in a wildlife documentary as these are aired quite frequently on numerous channels. On this occasion I remembered I had heard once that coconuts that hang stealthily under the palm tree canopies could be equally predatory. Don’t be fooled by their seeming harmlessness. Coconuts, just as ticks, wait for the passing people and when the time is right, plunge onto their ‘prey’ from the hideaway, which often leads to serious injuries…

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