Why Does "Bukangi" Keep Coming Back? Can't Leave or Won't Leave?

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It has been 35 days since a shark first appeared in the waterways of the Busan North Port Waterfront Park. Affectionately nicknamed "Bukangi," it has become a local attraction that has drawn 1.6 million visitors. However, concerns over its death are growing as wounds have been spotted across its body and no feeding activity has been observed. Despite attempts to return it to the sea, it repeatedly comes back, deepening worries. A wide range of opinions has emerged, from criticisms questioning whether artificial intervention is the right approach to suggestions that it should be captured and released far out to sea. Is Bukangi unable to return to the sea, or is it choosing not to?

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