Great White Shark Warns Irresponsible Scuba Diver
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- čas přidán 10. 08. 2016
- This footage was taken in August 2015 at Humpback Whale Carcass (See video here: • Humpback Whale Carcass... ) in Aliwal Shoal MPA. Last year we anchored a humpback carcass near the reef and, naturally, a number of predators came to feed, including a few great whites. It is quite rare for great whites to visit Aliwal Shoal so a few divers had the privilege of diving with these amazing predators. BUT one of the divers got too close to one of the great whites and tried to grab a hold of the large male's dorsal fin in a stupid attempted to ride the shark. The shark reacts by approaching the diver and letting him know that this is "his house".
Please also note the divers position in the water, first at approximatley 13m then all the way at the surface in less than a minute! The second thing you need to note is the exhalations and lack of inhalations, is the diver hyperventilating? In my opinion, this diver was not experienced enough to be diving with these animals. It was irresponsible of both himself and the charter that took him out.
Diving with a shark is a massive privilege, especially with a great white shark. This kind of diving should not be allowed. It is clear that it changed the shark's behaviour. No one would go and pull the whiskers of a lion - this is the exact same principle.The media loves to put the blame on the great whites but it seems the shark was more than generous with his approach to the diver.
Needless to say, the diver spent the rest of the dive on the boat... and probably had to clean out his wetsuit.
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"Was the sharks actions justified?"
Hes a 10 foot+ great white shark, he doesnt need to justify shit.
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@Hoosayne Um, you're really going to question a 10+ GREAT WHITE SHARK on its actions? I don't think so. That's a BAD way to get yourself killed.
The shark could hit em with the "this you" since it's on footage lol
@@monicadelreal8212 oh no, not only size ! the shark is near its meal, ....any predator near meal is dangerous ! ...bears, tigers...any
That Shark swims the Oceans with over 300 Rows of Teeth. The size of a Shot Glass each. You Honestly think that Shark cares about Justification? This is not Disney's Shark Boy Professor.
I bet the diver was in a code brown situation.
Robert Gash no doubt doo doo brown was right around the corner
😅😂lmao
He made a BIG DOOKIE! Didn't you see the water around his but get all brown when the shark touches him.
That's probably what made the shark change it's mind.
Exnomer, too funny.
Justified? That was downright merciful
Perfect example of just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
Justified? You in his house, dawg. He makes the rules.
@Rob Kman r u my brother,...:-)
Bob Bobson 100% right, you go into their home you respect them.
Yup. Simple as that.
YOU CAME TO THE WRONG HOUSE FOOL
tell that to the orca's and they say we own the sea.....just before they get killed by some japanese fishermen...after which same fishermen get killed in a storm....
You touched me. Now let me touch you.
Karen Piotte Lol
Epic, bro
Karen Piotte nice comment
Ok
Simon Cowell
haha😂👍
The moment that diver touched that shark, the fins went down and the back went up. That diver could have been bitten in half but instead, he got a warning. People amaze me sometimes. Just because you see someone who is brave enough to get into the water with these animals and do stunts with them does not give you permission to do the same thing.
Honestly anyone who does this is being an entitled fuck.
I'm wondering if most of the interactions we see with professionals swimming and redirecting sharks are with sharks whom they know and who are use to them....
@@motherofcats2712 could be. But then again even people who deal with wild animals on a daily basis get the bad end of things. Roy with his white tiger is a great example of that.
One man's bravery is just another man's stupity.
Yeah, anyone who does this is NOT helping sharks. Ocean Ramsey is a big one that people love, but she's actually breaking multiple conservation laws when she's touching great Whites. And by thinking she has some "special connection" with sharks, she is delusional. She has people hand feeding Tiger sharks around her so she can show what "best friends" they are, but really, she is just causing sharks to associate people with food.
The shark wasn't hunting with that bite. The movement of the white was like "I'm gonna bite this unknown thing carefully". The diver was lucky.
Was the shark justified? What are you going to do, sue the shark for mental anguish?
Lawyers are sharks though. They'd protect their own. :(
Donald Soles Not if they can get money out of it!
TigerMeadows Love this! North Shore Shark Adventures on the north shore of O'ahu was funded by lawyers and the lawyer jokes never stopped. I worked there for a couple years
its 2017. i wouldnt be surprised....
I just laughed way too hard at this comment hahahahah
The sharks lawyer has given a statement that his client was acting in self defense.
his lawyer was harvey allibastor
You cant just blame a shark for doing it for the vine
your honor my client greatwhiteshark no38746 pleads he was dead ass...
Deez Nuts your comment is proof that you guys will take literally anything and turn it into American politics...
He’s already got his own PR team.
There's a reason these stunning creatures have survived over two hundred million years, and the shark looks at this diver as just a very minor annoyance.
If the shark was interested in eating those guys, it would of.
Yea because there under water
They've been around just about 450 million years, to be precise.
Sharks are older than dinosaurs, older than trees, and older than the rings of Saturn
Like a fly
It's really remarkable how well their coloration works as camouflage in the right conditions.
Shark: Dont touch me bro.
Diver: say it to my face
Shark: ok bro.
Gabriel Moreno 😂😂 you're funny
*Edit* I spelled funny wrong 😑
It's on now bro...that's sexual harrassment bro ..lol
Literally lmao at this
LMFAO
since these dudes were divers. the shark should address the diver as ''Brah''
If the shark wanted to harm the diver I'm sure it would have.
No shit.
Yeh, great whites seem to flit between curious and aggressive. Maybe they only become cranky when they haven't caught a seal for a while, so might attack a human then. But it seems that a fed great white is a happy great white, and will even let you take a ride on his dorsal fin.
I saw a dorsal ride I believe it was the giant female Great White named Deep Blue. He held on to her and she swam off about 100yds turned around and swam back to where she found him, just outside the cage. She never once made a move at him. I was shocked at how gentle she was and she was HUGE!!
Everett Cox I saw that as well it looked like she swallowed a cow and she was pregnant.
I can't remember the documentary but it was one where a guy routinely dived with sharks and he gave them distinct personalities. Some sharks he categorise one way or another. With some he even got out of the water.
I’ll never understand why anyone would ever turn their back on a shark
Low-IQ...😂
The tank would protect you from his bite maybe?
@@alexrogers9702no, the shark's jaws are much more powerful.
@@alexrogers9702 the shark bumped the diver with his chin, sharks are boneless and can bite and shake wherever they want, not like the diver is a small turtle that can evade by flipping over.
@@alexrogers9702that shark would make that tank into mincemeat
Obviously these animals are way more complex than we could ever understand fully, and I have no experience with these creatures but I do believe that when they are not in 'hunting mode' they seem to display behaviours that show them to be, curious, territorial, and very calculating, I couldn't analyse the divers or the sharks behaviour but kudos to anyone who enters the ocean with one of them 🦈
Diver: touches shark.
Shark: you're lucky I'm on probation.
Lmmfao
Best comment 😭
😂😂😂
Lmao.
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Number 1 rule when dealing with animals in the wild “don’t touch”
Any time the Army sends soldiers anywhere they get a safety briefing which always includes, "DON'T MESS WITH THE WILDLIFE!"
My one year old son had a book called Never Touch Wild Animals. Like it's just common knowledge I thought
I did pet a wild turtle ,
Bigger then that i pass.
Steve Irwin made a living out of being the wanker that couldn't stick to that. And he was a zookeeper, i.e. encaged and exploited animals for cash. Yet people loved him... He got his just desserts in the end ha ha.
Right, just watch. Even dogs can bit you very bad if they don’t know you.
That shark got close to whisper in his ear “if you touch me one more damn time, I’m taking that arm” lol
Well if I’m ever in the water with a great white I sure hope this guy is with me. It’ll give me ample time to get outta dodge while he’s busy annoying the shark. God bless him.
Diver: "Touch."
Shark: *"You wot mate?"*
"you wanna go bruv!? I'll fookin shank ya, swear on me nan!
@@Nantosuelta NOT THE NAN 😭😭
That’s an act of aggression.
@@Nantosuelta *shark you 😁
😂😂😂😂I’m imagining Brucey from finding nemo with this one !! 😂😂😂👍🏻
The shark clearly didn't appreciate being touched and considering the many ways that it could have shown its displeasure, the response was very restrained.
It could have ended horribly and terrifying but, a shark whisper should be more than enough of a warning.
@@vicjr.1813 One can only hope that this diver is bright enough to realize that he got off lightly.
@@vicjr.1813 ikr seems like he litterally whispered "yo ol wanker wont dare to try that again eh?" in his ears
and that's why in every dive with sharks the rule is to never run after a shark but always let him come to you. It's up to him to decide to come close or not....
Sharks don’t have personality
“Was the shark warning justified?” 😂 it’s a great white, it does whatever the fuck it wants to. The diver is in his house not the other way around!
That wasn't a warning, it was a taste test.
the shark didn't even open his mouth, he actively chin bumped the man, which didn't even move nor change position. You just don't touch strangers.
If some stranger stroked me as I went by I would go back and warn him less nicely than the shark.
Don’t lie you wanna be stroked by another man. 😂
ARIS Is this self projection? 👀
You're a human.
Michael Mallory leave joe out of this. Don't politicize everything.
We get it.
You much prefer to BE the stranger.
Shark's probably thinking, "What happened to the good old days when they were terrified of us?"
It is all Cousteau`s fault.🏄♂️🚣♀️🥽
its because of irrational fear that most of them are endangered
Ocean Ramsey’s fault. If a sexy blonde can do it, anyone can do it.
In those "good old days" they hunted them down exterminating many species of Sharks, just because Spielberg's movie made people think that they were "evil and blood thirsty"
TikTok happened.
The shark was so incredibly gentle. The diver was very reckless and is lucky to be alive, let alone unharmed.
I’m still extremely amazed of how this man didn’t sink as soon as he hit the water!!!! Those HUGE brass balls must be heavy!
Really heavy the biggest balls aroung. Corchaka corechacacorychaca
…or float due to the positive buoyancy created by the void between his ears!
Balance by the buoyancy of no brains
Diver: "I touched a great white!"
Great White: "I touched back a hooman!"
No
Just no
Yes, just yes!
🤣😭😂
Cringe.
Hilarious 🤣😂
The diver was dam lucky. First, there was a dead whale in the water. Second, he probably spooked the hell out of that shark by touching it. The man better get a lottery ticket.
to think that 99% of the creatures on the ocean touch it, it may have been devirginized
Well even if it isn’t trying to hurt him, that’s how sharks test things. Like we do with are hands, sharks does with there mouth. 1 of the reasons why you don’t fuck with them.
Literally in the sharks feeding area 😐🤭
yup hard to tell if the warning was for disrespecting the safe distance or the whale, the shark acting territorialy to keep those strangers away from its food... maybe both. I don't know if sharks are able to know that the diver will not steal him food I bet he perfectly knows that, and therefore the warning was due to distance, but who knows...
The diver actually looked pretty calm. I would’ve past out from adrenaline overload
i would enhance skunk tactic and shit myself hoping he dont like it xDDDDD
xD
Calm like a zombie…or dinner in waiting…
I assume he doesn't have enough spare braincells to process complex emotions
Being in the water near a food source like that is just ridiculous. "Did the man on top of the building holding a golf club in the air during the storm provoke the lightning?"
Diver: Aww I wanna pet you
Shark: OK but then I get to pet you...
The only reason that sharks bother to eat us is because we're slow and stupid .
Lol
@@derekkelly4816 lol
"Also, when I say 'pet', because I do not have any hands, I will pet you with my many rows of serrated teeth" ;)
@derekkelly4816 practically all documented shark attacks were investigative bites, where the shark took a single bite, released it wasn't a seal, then left. When a shark actually consumes a human, they are most often legitimately starving.
Diver: *pets shark"
Shark: "OK but don't do that again."
Diver: *pets shark*
Shark: LISTEN HERE YOU LITTLE SHIT THAT'S TWO STRIKES
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Diver pets shark again:
Shark: Ok, that’s it, you’re LUNCH!”
he thought the diver wanted a hug, so he went back to give him one
The luckiest man on earth, the diver who loves that shark, the diver who has a shark for a friend and that shark absolutely loves him.
The shark literally was like "Hey man, I don't want to attack you, but if you don't stop touching me I'll be forced to."
The shark was right to warn him. The driver was a fool, a lucky fool.
Literally. That's exactly what he/she said.
Its basically the same as a dog warning you not to fuck around with its tail. The Shark clearly didn't like being touched and its body behavior after clearly indicated it wasn't happy. However what it did wasn't a attack. It was more of a dude how would you like it if I did that to you, but didn't really attempt anything other than to intimidate the diver. It clearly had no intention of attacking him really physically. Also the Diver is fairly close to the size of that white. White Sharks like most predators don't normally attack prey items or creatures near there size. The potential for harm is very great. So no it was just intimidating the diver for yanking its fin. That's alot of restraint for a animal.
Didnt realise this was a dash cam clip.
Most 'adrenaline junkies' are just that, lucky fools. I enjoy extreme sports myself (snowboarding, rock climbing, skydiving) but theres some people (like the diver in this video) that become pariah in the community. They dont only get themselves in shit, which is fine, most of us do at some point, they also get the people around them into danger, which is not fine.
It wasn't literal.
Respect is EVERYTHING!...This shark felt that THIS diver wasn't allowed to touch...It made that loud and clear...Imagine the alternative!
I believe the shark was being VERY NICE...
Agree usually they would have ate you already
@Toxicyz I sense your vast repertoire of knowledge is primarily from movies... I never said sharks like the taste of human flesh. I know that Hollywood has "endowed" sharks with a "roar" and whether or not sharks detest showing their fin on the surface is academic.
My comment was made as a tolerance level that this shark showed toward the humans in its home. As whether or not sharks "hate" human flesh was severely tested when the U.S.S. Indianapolis was torpedoed in the Pacific during World War II. 1100 men were on board. From best estimates by the Navy, approximately 150 to 450 men were killed and consumed by sharks.
150 were verified, the balance were "perhaps" devoured after they had died from the ships damage.
This was the ship that delivered the Atomic bomb to Tinian Island, where it was a short time later dropped on Japan. I know their skin is like sandpaper....its skin is made up from bony cartilage material.
My knowledge of sharks is much greater than you have assumed.
In order to avoid showing your contempt and being rebuked further, I suggest you avoid your impetuous behavior...
@Toxicyz ik that I've pet a nurse sharks too but they do stick their fin up for a warning well sometimes I've had a family member get attacked by a shark she didn't pay attention to the fin then it went down then she got attacked luckily she lived that damn shark got her good let's just say that I'm not scared of them but I will never go to a I ocean and let's just say sharks get attracted v by blood splashing which lures them to you and they have territory which means they might just be protecting it i know alot about sharks I study them alot and when I say alot I mean alot and you do too so I guess we are even
@@tristabernard5992 Perhaps you could come see the Great Whites in their natural state from one of my families boats, at the Island of Guadalupe, Mexico.
A little dive by an "expert" such as
yourself could teach the rest of us all your vast repertoire of knowledge.
@snake79545 If you would like, I could have you dive off one of my families boats, off the island of Guadalupe, Mexico. There are dozens of Great Whites there.No cage, no security. Perhaps then you could see my point.
I was always told when diving "NEVER TOUCH A SHARK". Because if you do, they will always come back to investigate you and not in a good way. Guy is lucky that the Great White was small and didn't chomp on his leg or arm, or grab him just to take him down.
Its like "Don't make bombs jokes around the president" lol. I know someone who saw a guy be an idiot and they hauled his ass out of there, and he was tied to a thing like a pig about to be roasted. He learned his lesson.
The shark was showing dominance and did not like being touched on its back like that. It felt challenged and responded in kind-“I’m the biggest animal here not you.”
The shark respected the divers distance.. And the diver broke the respect by touching the shark. So he doubles back and Touched him lol.
That shark was a boss
Exactly.
Lol, in that situation he was THE boss...✌
that's exactly what happened
Well the diver was being an idiot trying to stroke a sodding Great White Shark next to a whale carcass. (This is literally the plot of the movie the shallows) and the Shark showing great restraint by not simply ripping their head off.
AlphaOmega804 My guess is the shark also had probably eaten off the carcass and was digesting its meal, which only takes nearly 15 minutes to do.
Still as risky as a diver could get.
There was no warning, only friendship, only love
All I can say is kudos to the diver for keeping calm and pushing himself below the jaws of that shark!, And thankfully he wasn't alone
The shark legit swam up to him and said "you having a giggle mate? Don't touch me."
Jacknife17shadows yes 😂✊🏻
"Was the shark's warning justified?"--having just completed an ethics course, the shark argued he had every right to act as he did
HR counters that "offence is perceived by the victims and you can't argue feelings"
Shark is given a 3 day suspension
Union grieves
@@notlikely4468 However, Twitter instantly finds the shark guilty of rape and sentence him to be cancelled from ever eating whale carcasses again and must remain outside of 500 yards from dive zones
According to shark ocean law,
the diver was facing the death penalty.
The guy rang the dinner bell, the shark politely declined
“Was the sharks warning justified”?! The shark does not need to justify its actions!!!
True. His kingdom, his rules
@@loserpunk87 not about rules. Its a shark.
To create discourse, resulting in more comments.
@Gary Leonard Thank you. 😂🤦♂️
Instinct... Probably had his meal Just before...
The shark acted in a more communicative and deep way than the diver. By touching the shark, the diver was saying, "I dominate." The shark turned around and said in a most gentle, almost parental manner, "No. No you don't. And don't ever do that again."
I wouldn't call it parental; it would compare more to a T.Rex growling at a beaver that's pissing it off.
He would have tried a test bite if the diver hadn't evaded and probably others helped him. Don't think thats parental behaviour, he was angry with fins down and that could have become a horrible shark accident..
@@tinobemellow😅😅 that does sound more appropriate
Nice fanfic
I didn't see its eye membrane go up so it was going for a bite it was literally saying "HERE YOU WANNA TOUCH ME..HOWS THIS..IS CLOSE ENOUGH FOR YOU"!?.. LOL..That what I got out of it anyways!
Diver: [le touch]
Shark: You're lucky I had that penguin for breakfast the other day, or else I would eat manburgers now.
Diver: Tag your it!
Shark: Lemmy show ya my version of this game.
Sharks Version: Tag, you're dead bitch
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The Sentinel
😂😂😂😂😂😂😃 Best comment ever!
Seth Rogan 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@overcaffeinatedman9502 underrated comment 😂😂😂
Shark: "Do that again and I'm gonna use your bones as a tooth pick"
That diver activated the White Shark mating ritual. Love bites shall commence.
Did they really ask if ‘the sharks warning was justified’??? My god, mankinds intelligence just sunk to a new low
"Was the shark's warning justified?"?
Was a more ridiculous question ever asked?
Well... the shark might be facing a lawsuit for that violent action. So I would say its a fair question.
The shark will appeal the courts decision if convicted. But I doubt it will go that far. Typically the courts always take it easy on them for some reason.
No. A more ridiculous question has not been asked. I thought them same thing. Like wtf kind of question is that?
Explain yourself, Shark, or I’ll put you in a timeout!
really -I think they were in his domain
weren’t they
shark: "knock it off"
diver: "ok"
BEAST WOLF what was the diver doing?
Jessica Barnard kept on touching the shark
Well. I loled
Lmao truth!
BEAST WOLF I was wondering wha tha warning was
The shark finds the diver Pleasant and came in to say hello, the diver said hello with a loving pat on the side of this beautiful, wonderful creature, as she passed by.
The shark should be given a chance to defend itself before we all pour in with our judgements. Let’s interview it to discuss it’s side of things
One of the more stupid things I've seen people do near sharks. In Australia if a whale carcass floats near a beach it will be closed for a full week even after the authories tow it out to sea.
And then they will kill all sharks in the area. Australia is not the best model for shark conservation.
drk321
No. it's illegal to kill sharks in Australia. Plus why would they kill the sharks? That's their home. If a person wants to go in the ocean, he/she should take that risk. Don't blame the shark for being a shark.
Solo Rider
You obviously did not comprehend my comment. I stated that the Australian government will kill sharks because of attacks (which I am vehemently opposed to).
www.cnn.com/2014/05/08/world/asia/australia-shark-cull/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australian_shark_cull
worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/27/14125550-kill-sharks-before-they-attack-humans-australian-state-will-do-just-that?lite
news.vice.com/article/australia-wants-to-selectively-slaughter-sharks-for-three-more-years
www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-29/barnett-rejects-killing-machine-shark-nets/7888956
drk321
I've seen a documentary bout great whites in Australia, and they said the reason why more and more attacks are happening in Australia cause they passed a law that sharks can not be killed cause the number is reducing.
Solo Rider
You make no sense. First you say: "Don't blame the shark for being a shark." then you say: "they said the reason why more and more attacks are happening in Australia cause they passed a law that sharks can not be killed cause the number is reducing."
I will try to help you out here. It is wrong to kill sharks. Full stop. It is wrong to kill sharks.
Diver: Tag! You're it.
Shark: Touch me again and you'll be lunch.
The diver, knowing this wonderful Beast, greeted him as friend and enjoyed his touch, not only touches her side as she passes, he gently, briefly swims with this Majestic angel so he could run his gentle hand down the tip of her back.
I have read that sharks have sensory nerves along their sides. I have also read that sharks swim along side divers so that their sides touch the diver allowing them to “taste”. When the shark tastes the wet suit, they realize it’s rubber and not a tasty seal or some other meal and leaves the diver alone.
Absolutely justified, you're in his domain and you invade his personal space and touch him. Don't be upset if he returns the gesture.
humans are the apex predator of the planet. thus, we are justified in killing any animal we wish - especially if they dare to attack us.
I'm surprised the shark only gave him a warning!
Meh, we're only apex if we give ourselves a handicap. If somehow the rest of the animal kingdom were given the same brain as us then we'd go way down the pecking order. Also William, you should go search for Jesus.
The diver is lucky to have been warned. Yes, the shark was right!
Looks like a male tho
Shark,you can look but don't fukn touch
@Anna Mozatee if i remebmer clearly -the comment i was reffering mentioned female before it got edited. i was just making sure i spot male in the vid.
@@luciato8972 I noticed the penis quite clearly. Also, downward facing front fins on a shark means "Leave me alone!" I've heard in wildlife documentaries.
@@luciato8972 ho
SHARK: I'm an apex predator
DIVER: must... pet... fishy
What makes you so sure it wasn't the shark being the irresponsible one?! Clearly by wearing what it was wearing and behaving the way it was behaving the shark brought this all upon it's self! The shark clearly put it's self in this position!
He pet the shark. The shark just did the same thing back. Only problem. Sharks don't have hands.
Exactly [to a point]. See my other comment on this page.
LKNANML: NOW THAT'S A GOOD ANSWER!!! If the shark could he'd give him a high fin!
LKNANML that was funny!
Lmao your right the thing is he was being nice he could have turned around and ate him and his friend
I actually thought the same! 🤣 There was no aggression, it just seemed like...’oh...one that isn’t scared of me and wants to touch, I’m going to do the same!’ 🤣
Diver: I'm not afraid of you.
Great White: Bruh, keep grabbing my fin and next time I won't be so nice.
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There was no warning, there was no irresponsible, just don't be jealous, of the luckiest man on planet Earth
The shark was warning the diver that the first stage of his regulator was not tightened correctly. No one likes a busybody white shark but I think that the shark was well within its rights to correct the diver on this matter.
Sharks like You got a problem, bitch. Touch me again, I dare you.
"We can do this shit right here I'm not a pussy !"
More like shark was like "Now you fucked up!"
Quadruple dare?
"DO I LOOK LIKE A BITCH, THEN WHY YOU TRY TO FUCK ME LIKE A BITCH"
I personaly would respect the personal space of a 1-2ton living torpedo with teeth!
1000% Justified. Very respectful shark!
Shark was coming back for another scratch to that impossible spot to reach.
Shark: in case you haven't seen Jaws , here's a taste.
Trailer
Lol
Lol
That is probably what the person who allowed him in the water said, "Did you not see the movie, Jaws you idiot?. Hopefully he is never allowed back.
First thing anybody who's qualified to interact with Great Whites will tell you is that every shark is different and has their own personality and boundaries. Some sharks are "playful" and some mean business. Being in close proximity to a food source, then swimming toward the animal would almost certainly be interpreted by the shark as competition for the food source. This guy almost won a Darwin Award.
Qualified? 🤣😄😄
@@LivingWithTeddyB. Marine biologists, wildlife cameraman, shark researchers... more qualified than you or me.
Every human is different too. Touch the right person and you may have a friend/lover. Touch the wrong one and you may end up being hurt/sued.
Perhaps experienced rather than qualified? But I get your point. Love your reference to the Darwin Award. 😂
@@adambaxter2107 Like Steve Irwin... right?
In such a feeding event, sharks will establish hierarchy. Being in the water, especially approaching and touching the shark, invited a response.
Looks like it knocked the wind out of that diver in a gentle way of reminding him there are boundaries to behavior when you are a guest in the home of the great white.
Shark was just letting him know that this is the wild, it ain't no petty zoo.
Well to be fair, there are lots of other shark species that are fine with it(assuming you know what you're doing of course), so the diver could've reasonably thought this great white would've been cool, though of course it's kind of stupid to surprise a shark like that, especially one that's more in the middle of the aggression scale. At least he didn't do it to a really aggressive species
Unfortunately for us, sharks often investigate things with their teeth. Guy was lucky and balanced precariously on that thin line between bravery and stupidity.
In this case the shark likely was warning the diver about not to be stupid to earn a darwin award.
@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent no hands, so not sure how else they would investigate. In a sharks world, food or not food is the only real question that matters.
Really? Tell us more.
How else would they investigate you, how many sharks with hands have you seen so far?
@@animationlivegerman5989 Are you asking me a question?
My client, the Carcharodon carcharias, was well within his rights to defend himself.
Shark saw all the air bubbles, knew it was a stupid mammal, was trying to teach him how to surface for air.
That was a test bump by the shark. Call it. 'friendly' warning if you like. The warning is that it's a feeding behavior and it's curious about whether or not you are food. That diver was a fraction of a second away from the next step: the bite test.
didnt he bite the oxygen tank ? You can see the skin on his throat wobble from the impact...
Slartybarfast B how do u know?
Whites are also highly social. Diver didnt understand the gaped jaw and head shake warning so the shark made sure the diver understood the next warning.
Agreed. That diver is stupid and very lucky. Sharks aren't cute and cuddly creatures, they will straight up kill you just like a lion or a tiger or a bear will. Nature's not nice, nature will kill you if you don't respect it or are just freaking stupid.
That shark knew they wasnt food. But of course he could have bitten if they continued to annoy him
I am a shark researcher with over 5,000 hours experience working with them in their natural habitat. Tigers, Galapagos, sandbar, hammerhead and whale sharks in Hawai'i and great whites of Isla Guadalupe. I am unsure of what you are questioning. If you were Diving on a whale carcass then the likelihood of sharks showing aggression towards anything, even other sharks, is extremely rare if it exists at all. I have been around several dead whale carcasses in Hawaiian waters and have friends and colleagues with much more experience than myself in this matter. A carcass would be a large food source which allows for "enough for everyone" mentality. Whereas, when there is very little food available like there is on shark tours, the sharks become more aggressive roughly proportional to the number of sharks present along with water conditions. Rougher water where white caps are present will oxygenate the water and cause faster and more erratic movement of the animals.
Calm water and an abundant food source "usually" make for calmer sharks but never a guarantee of that type of behavior. Sharks, like people, are very curious. The video seems to be unclear on the actions of both the diver and shark but it looks as if the diver tried to touch the shark. Then the shark approaches a diver at the surface. If that is the same diver then it is (should be) a minimum of 3 minutes difference in time due to ascension of the dive including a safety stop. That would make for quite a delayed reaction and absolutely like no other attack that I have witnessed.
If the touch at depth did aggravate the shark he would have immediately turned and done something about it. Sharks have no bones in their bodies and can easily touch their snout to their tail. Sharks "skeleton" is completely cartilage and they have even been able to fit between the bars of the cages and enter the cage. That is why the bars on the bottom are spaced further apart than the bars on the sides of the cage. If a shark needs to escape a situation they swim straight down.
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bet the 84 people who like this read the part where it says ur a shark expert, pressed read more, saw an essay, and said good for you then liked it
Brandon Garewal What was the coolest diving experience for you? That is so amazing that you get to do that!
Brandon Garewal ok
Diver touches shark
Shark: And I took that personally
The Shark: Go back to your boat human! This is no place for you!
Your honor, my client Mr. Shark acted completely in self defense, and the footage will show that. I rest my case.
I don’t think it was a warning, I think he was just letting the diver experience the same invasive action he gave the shark.
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that's basically a warning
Sharks are very sneaky animals. They know how to sneak up behind swimmers and divers freakishly well.
The shark wanted to pet the diver, like the diver wanted to pet the shark.
"Was the shark's warning justified by the diver's actions?" It doesn't have to "justify" it's actions. You're in it's environment, it didn't show up in your living room. Anything that happens to you once you entered that water is on you, no justification needed.
thats why i don't get why people blame sharks for being attacked like you're in there home imagine how you would feel if some random person just walked in
Amen right On
Until they learn how to social justice police apex sea predators.
@@aceknight6622 Right, as Bill Burr observed about Shark Week information: "90% of shark attacks happen near the shore." "Yeah...that's where all the people are."
I just watched this shark basically say homie...STOP sticking ya hands infront of my mouth and touching me like were friends. Diver forgot his place n the great white put him in it. We act horrified when we loose a limb to a shark forgetting what wed do if someone came in our house. Look at this video...the shark could've had that guy if it truly desire to eat him. Despite their size...they are VERY fast and agile swimmers. They can leap out the water like a dolphin. That diver literally just got natures version of a gun to the head don't keep fuckijg around. Amazing.
SoulJAH JustICE our place is on top of the foodchain
:) Tell that to ones with the power to eat us...
I cant take anyone seriously or think of them as intelligent when he/she spells lose "loose". My god people, this isn't some complex word we rarely use, please stop thinking because you can read a Taco bell hot sauce you've learned all you need to survive, read a GD book.
That was why I included the "a little" in there before saying intelligent, lmao. It's a good concept with poor execution.
NLPatatGames as Dikembe once said, "not in mah house" we may be top predator on land, but without a weapon and bleeding in open ocean your dead meat
the diver's biggest mistake was shouting 'tag, you're it!'
Looks more like curiosity than a warning. Sharks don't warn. They investigate what a creature is before tasting unless blood is in the water and they think that blood is acociated with that creature.
Seeing a great white swimming straight up at you has got to be 10times more terrifying than just being in the water with one period
The great white you see, is not the shark to be afraid of
After watcher “shark happens “ channel I have to disagree .
@@Dodgers-sw2uk I love that channel, and I also agree
@@catpers , That's a great channel 👍
@@hunterdanz5887 one bite ⚰️⚰️
Don't forget that these animals have highly sophisticated senses to analyse their prey, What the shark probably did was like sniffing or exploring before attacking. Unless they are highly starved and desperate for food they are cautious of what they eat. Multiple sharks could have triggered a "first come first served" race among them so, these divers were lucky. Sharks also develop personalities and one is more gentle and calm where others more nervous and aggressive. Sharks are also like other predators, they are sensitive to bluff. If it doesn't run, it could be as dangerous as itself. Thinking this shark was warning them is a bit too simple, it was probably provoking a reaction to check the danger level and/or analyzing how good a bite it could be...
I see them like oceankittens. Curious, playful and smart. They just have big oversized claws. They may not want to harm people. But it's not their fault we are so 'squishy' and weak. What might bruise another shark or seal might be fatal to a human being. They can play gentle. But when they play rough, they play rough :P (^^^)
Sharks sniff by scenting, lateral line and ampulae... My answer is not retarded. Yours is.
The natural prey white sharks hunt are way stronger built than we are.
Seals are built way stronger than humans.
Sharks sniff by biting.... hahah...
Sharks use their teeth as fingers to touch.
Scenting and tasting has been done way before the teeth touch the skin XD
They sniff the same as you do actually. But they don't have hands so they can't poke things the way we do.
WeArrLegion your comment shows tour ignorance. It is better to let everyone think that you are an idiot than opening your mouth to prove them correct.
+Alexander Jansseune I learned something about great whites the other week, if you watch you can see the shark turn it's fins outward and opened it's jaws a little as it approaches the offending diver. that pose is used to tell other sharks "you're in my space and need to back off _now_!"
Just wait until the me2 movement get ahold of this tape in 10-20 years.
The shark is just saying..."you have to pay, if you want to play."