Unlike other animals, a shark only attacks from behind, says survival expert Les Stroud

Les Stroud is the host of Discovery Channel's show, The Survivorman. The Canadian travels through remote locales, where he tries to survive, finding food, water and a way back home. But unlike other such shows, he is alone and tapes his own travails. SMD spoke with the survival expert to know what one must do to survive in hostile situations.

Les Stroud poses with his kill in the shores of Baffin Island

How did you become the Survivorman?
I have always loved adventure and I would frequently trek and canoe. Being an entertainer, I thought why not put these things together -- which is how Survivorman was born in my head. I spoke with the channel heads and we all realised that what would make this show really interesting is to do it without a camera crew. So here, I would do all the filming myself.