Shark filmed circling surfers at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa | ABC Australia
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- A 14-year-old drone pilot says he feared for the worse as he filmed a "huge" white pointer swim underneath surfers in South Africa's Western Cape region. Zach Berman, an aspiring wildlife drone photographer, said he was monitoring shark activity with his father at Plettenberg Bay when the shark drifted into view. "At first, I was struggling to comprehend what I was seeing," he said. "It began to make its way towards the surfers and I feared for the worse; I really didn't know what was going to happen."
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Maybe lifeguards should be running a drone periodically to look for sharks all the time swimmers or surfers are out in the water.
They could observe better using a drone than using binoculars from a tower in the beach.
This is a brilliant idea. They might be calling people out of the water every 30 min though.
aussies already using them............YT has plenty of vision in use.....
I think there is kind of an overreaction to stuff like this. In the last 10 years there has been 10 attacks.
They do in Australia
yep no water glare
Tries to fly the drone even lower:
Drone; nah, I'm good up here
😂 😂
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LOL
"I'm sorry I severed your femoral artery I thought you were a seal".
Regretfully yours, Shark
😂🤣😂🤣
very original...I am applauding the screen, well done thats my chuckle for the day.
There was an incident in california where a surfer found his tigh in the jaws of an orca. He had paddled out there was not enough wind, and seals were in the area.
Orca was not fully grown and realized the mistake. And let go. Without major injuries even though the surfer needed stitches. Orcas are picky eaters and intelligent. Sharks on the other hand can have a "take a bite first, then decide if it is food" policy.
Muddy low waters are also dangerous because sharks have an incentive to bite no matter what - so the potential food will not be able to escape.
I think humans are not fat enough to be interesting prey either for sharks or for orcas.
But only orcas will quite reliably take the time to figure that out and leave the human alone after that.
There are not deadly attacks of orcas on humans (in the wild).
😂😂
@@xyzsame4081 This is not true. Biologists say this only to try to prevent the animal from being further hunted and demonized. A great white shark does not attack anything or anyone by mistake. It is an extremely evolved animal, full of sensors. It knows exactly what a seal is and what a human being is. They usually only take one bite, to avoid being hurt in any way. They bite, move away, and wait for their prey to bleed to death. Only then do they finish the job. Great white sharks are amazing animals. The sea is their home, we are the intruders. I regret every attack on human beings, but I understand that the animal is in its home, struggling daily to survive. When you live in this reality, any easy meal is welcome. And for our misfortune, in the water we are helpless, easy targets. These surfers were lucky, the shark was clearly on the lookout, positioning itself and examining the possibilities.
"Dont be alone" I'd be sitting in the local coffee shop and still be wondering if I'm far enough away😬
LMAO
Sitting in table next to you ordering a tuna latte.
Can't live life in fear.
Makes you wonder how many times in life we have near death experiences and never even realize it?
Amanda Dean exactly! I bet it’s more times than we can imagine!
@@calvinogrady266 Probably every time you surfed
Yup, really stupid ones sometimes... as example I tried to see if the drier power cable would fit the plug in my home without the cables being conected to anything lol when I plugged sparks everywhere. Thanks God I wasnt touching those cables lol
That "how many times", talking about sharks, means that those experiences are not even close to death. They are always there, in many beaches around the world, and is extremely rare to be attacked.
Every time you drive a car, to name the obvious.
Well done young man! The size difference between the surfers and the shark is mind boggling.
Shark seemed to be curious rather than aggressive.
curious sharks are the most dangerous ones, as curiosity often turns into "a little taste test"
Thank you! Absolutely. 👍
Curious as in what's for dinner! Thanks, but no thanks!
Yes, you can tell to by the way they swim. No aggressive movements. Sometimes though they can take a curious bite.
He just wanted to say hello...
Jesus Christ that shark looks gigantic from that angle.
Crazy isn't it. It's almost twice as long as their boards. Kind of hard to comprehend something bring that big
Almost 4 meters
Its not the angle!😂
Looks almost 4 meters. Very capable of killing one of them quickly
10' - 12' using the 6' boards as reference
That is a solid white... that thing is built like a tank
Just play some orca calls and that thing is gone and no sharks for weeks.
That’s easily over 4 metres long. What a beauty.
@@et5740 Really?
@@KM00TH-cam Yep - GWS are scared to death of Orca - they eat their livers
@@harryshann3649 Yes. I agree with you . I belong to a shark research site and I estimate this Great White to be a 16-18 Footer ! It's at least a 16 Footer !
Holy hell that is an enormous Great White. I’m glad everyone got in safely.
small actually , alittle bellow average still
@@Pinkielover whats its size?
No, that’s a big shark by GWs standard. That shark is probably damn near over 4m long. That surfboard for reference is 1.90 metres long (and that at the short end). Just look at width of that beast. It’s a giant.
@@Pinkielover You have no idea what you're talking about. That shark is at least 13 feet which is right about the average size of a full grown male. The girth on that thing is absurd. That shark could have taken any of those surfers in the blink on an eye.
Lol stop it that shark is massive
This is more intense than people think, this footage is incredible. That's a big shark to get that close. They had no clue the grim reaper was right next to them.
Almost makes you think we shouldn't be in the sea..
Ther not grim reapers actually god made them and this proves how they just don’t attack for no reason they can sense fear and that’s what makes them strike so news portrays this and it makes it worse because people start fearing sharks wich makes matters worse in water because man is the most strongest and all animals can sense it and back off but thers People who don’t think that is true and they live in fear they’re whole life wich attracts the real grim reaper
@@DrOdTtg - I know that, I am not saying they will attack but they could. This situation could have gone wrong fast if it thought they were seals.
Btw... love Great Whites.
@@DrOdTtg What is your grammar? A comma or full stop here and there wouldn't kill anyone...
@@VivalaryMan the ancestors of whales shouldnt have been in the sea to by that logic and there are people on islands basically living in the ocean
That paddle skier is a legend as he paddled towards it after he saw the shark turn towards the surfer who hadn’t seen it. Respect. 🤜🏼🤜🏼
very stupid move
Shark wasnt even interested. It was actually avoiding the surfer and getting out of surfers way
I started surfing 68 years ago and there is no wave worth losing your life over. I also hike, bicycle and enjoy outdoor photography. Drones can help keep surfing breaks safer. That's good.
BEAUTIFUL camera work and control. Perfectly captured the size of the animal in comparison to the surfers and kayak. Brilliant.
The real scary part is that the shark was just few feet away and no one noticed
Beautiful footage! If you guys want to see more, there's a guy who films a lot of sharks with his drone, and especially encounters with humans in California. He's doing a fantastic job educating people about shark behaviors. He's got beautiful footage too and his commentaries are amazing. His channel is TheMalibuArtist. From what I understand, the shark in this video seems relaxed and just investigating the surfers. He doesn't show any agressivity and decides to put some distance between himself and the humans after a short while. According to TheMalibuArtist, encounters like this one are much more common than we think, as most of the time people aren't aware that a shark is nearby.
Man, the perspective that the drone offers is amazing. Nice work.
"... it shows you the sharks are always there." It also shows you that they almost never attack. The shark was simply checking out a potential food source. When it realized the surfers weren't seals or another natural prey, it showed no sign of aggression. We need to stop demonizing these animals as mindless killers.
I totally agree!! have heard frm professionals say the same..
Absolutely, what Rob said. Every word! That's one relaxed, curious shark! 😁
Spot On! This exact same drone footage is captured DAILY here in Southern California by several drone operators including myself. Usually they are juvenile Great Whites from 8' to 12' feet. The younger sharks seem the most curious and will get close and follow surfers around. The larger, wiser sharks will often push the juveniles away from surfers and then observe them from a distance, relaxed with their pectoral fins out wide. An aggressive shark, or one about to feed send a clear signal by posturing and arching their back, drawing their pectoral fins downward, and swim in a more rigid erratic manner. The White in this video is a content, relaxed, curious shark, just cruising and being one with its environment. White sharks are generally not aggressive, and the few attacks on humans are usually mistaken identity when a human dresses up in a seal costume complete with flippers, and splashes around in murky water. A white will never come back for a second bite once it realizes you dont taste like a seal. A tiger shark on the other hand, is large and aggressive, will come back for more, and is responsible for far more attacks with a larger percentage of them being fatalities. Great Whites really get a bad rap from the movies. I remember back in the 70's here in California, after the release of JAWS, GWS were targeted heavily. Every day someone had one, sometimes several, hanging by the tail on a hoist at the local landing, taking "hero" pose photo ops. Even today as an avid fisherman, I cringe remembering this. No food or commercial value, no reason other than fear and novelty from the imagination of a movie maker telling us they are monsters. In that decade they were killed off to near depletion, the seal and sea lion populations skyrocketed to the point that fish populations were dropping. The whole food chain was altered. These are by FAR the most misunderstood animals on the planet.
Some may point out the footage seen regularly on TV of Great Whites aggressively attacking shark cages, seemingly trying to attack the diver inside. It has been proven that its the cage itself that triggers aggression, not the diver. Shark cages are constructed from mostly aluminum with steel fasteners and brackets. By submerging the cage in saltwater (an electrolyte), the combination of dissimilar metals becomes a battery that emits a low voltage electric current into the water. All sharks are sensitive to electrical current, and use it to home in on prey. They have hundreds of small current sensing organs in their snout, easily seen on a GWS, looking like freckles. Fish and sea mammals emit a weak current into the surrounding water when using their muscles, even their heartbeat emits a pulse. This is a beacon to a shark, indicating food. To a GWS, a cage emitting a current either indicates food, or if the current is higher than a biologically emitted current, it may just be irritating it, causing it to be aggressive toward it. Ive seen several tests using clear acrylic cages perforated all over with holes, that virtually disappear under water. When a metal cage is used at the same time as the acrylic cage, the sharks posture aggressively, and chew on the cage. The acrylic cage with a diver inside, the shark swims around it, pectoral fins out wide, relaxed, and not aggressive at all, just like the shark in this video.
Sharks are very unintelligent, so they’re definitely borderline mindless. People need to stop fetishizing them as some kindve lovable creature is what people need to stop doing. They’re exceedingly dangerous just as a lion in the wild is exceedingly dangerous as majestic as they may be in their natural habitat.
First thing to do near a shark: Don't splash!
When that surfer started panic paddling is when the situation became dangerous.
That's what I thought too. The shark was swimming lazily but seemed to become FAR more aware when all the commotion started.
the situation became dangerous as soon as they put one little toe in the water.
First thing: Don't make eye contact!
It actually became dangersous at 1:26 when the shark turned around ane behind the surfer--the paddler may have spooked the shark and saved an attack because the shark peeled off...
One day these drones are going to catch a gruesome attack
truth
I hope it never happens/can't wait to see the footage.
That's exactly why they go out almost every day and hover above surfers and swimmers! They say they're there to warn them, but deep down they're hoping to get that footage one day. It's inevitable. The more drones there'll be operating out there, the higher the chance they'll capture an actual shark attack on a human. These are the times we live in. Your privacy doesn't exist anymore, not even when you're out and about in the ocean! Can't wait to see it, though! 😂
Bruce “surfers are friends not food”
Zach good job.warning the surfers.p s.do S A.surfers carry knifes?🏄
I dig your comment dude 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bruce: (Sniffs) "OooooO! That's GOoooOD!... I'M HAVING LEGS TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Im having humans tonight!
Just a bite!
Michael Baker@
Anchor: Except sticking dolphin.
Chum: Yeah, they think they're so cute! 'Oh look at, I'm a flippy little dolphin, let me flip for you!
Shark: *sees surfers*
Also shark: right what's all this then
Brilliant!😆😆😆
Great White "oh look , colorful fishing lures" "which one do I want to try?"
From one of the guys in the water ". He cruised on past me, very relaxed. This isn’t abnormal here. Plett is a great white hotspot. Most surfs you have here in winter (sharky season) they will be around. It becomes the norm to see them at some point on pretty much every surf in this time, some very close, some not. We are aware of who we share the ocean with- and mostly all encounters are of the same nature as the drone footage. However, the media depictions of this interaction paint a different picture.
Very respectful and thought provoking aspect from you. Well done. You guys obviously “get it” that you’re in their backyard.
Respects from Canada and stay safe
Hug a shark today. Nope. They are in our backyard. If a shark wants to live, swim away from surfers. I value people more than fish.
Fair play to you, quite refreshing to hear❤️
Test the water for sharks. Take a water sample and taste it. If it tastes salty, there are sharks there.
Yeah go on..the jolly old saying that Sharks are not dangerous just misunderstood eh!!!!! I don't mind really as long as you surfers know what you signed up for
We all know Sharks usually don't attack people, but again ... They are predators and curious creatures and react by instinct so the possibility of a shark attacking a "meal" is always there..
first, they do attack people all the time, many deaths happens in the ocean, numbers we dont know
I think that theory is bullshit they're completely unpredictable I get that they sometimes don't bother people like in this instance but if this was really true then shark cages for GWs wouldn't exist
@Raidri Conchobair In the right conditions. One main factor being clear water. I'm all for protecting and preserving them, but some ppl take it too far the other direction and try to make them seem harmless. That's a dangerous lack of respect for such powerful apex predators imo.
@@georgelima6376 not as many as you think. More people are killed by cows than sharks.
Sharks do attack, and it is really not possible to know when they are going to decide to lunge and take that exploratory bite...luckily for the surfers, first the drone alerted them, secondly the shark was not displaying aggressive behaviour--yet--even when some of them started swimming and paddling away in quite a panicky fashion. Obviously he was at the "just checking them out" stage at that point. Or maybe he was not in the mood to hunt anything at that particular moment and just got curious. Pretty scary for the surfers though, I don't think I would enjoy the idea of "being checked out" by a shark either...
I spent about 15 holidays in a row at Plett. It's always been sharky. Since about 2019 when the ocras (Port and Starboard) arrived around Cape Town, most of our whites headed to Plett. They are beautiful, curious creatures. I think the video shows how careful they are. Not these mindless creatures. Trevor from Submerged Psychos would agree. Great capture and glad everyone was safe that day. It's their ocean. We roll the dice.
When your in the ocean...your on a dinner plate.
yooooouuuuuuuuuuurrr
*you're
Kayaker saved that surfer in the blue's life. Shark was honed in on that guy. The shark changed direction when the kayak came in probably sensing it may be another shark or predator. That is the guy who is very very lucky to be alive.
sharks can be safe and don't need to be killed by "Protecting" nets. Drones surveillance can help humans and sharks to live together safely. Awesome.
Zachary's Dad's friend did a brave and honourable thing, paddling straight out there to help ... risked his own life. He wasn't to know what mood the shark was in our how things were going to pan out.
Great footage showing how close a shark can be, with surfers close by unaware.
Not really if it was gonna do something it would've
@@robinnool9983 Yup they should've wait for it to happen.
I think the scariest thing is that if they don't want to be seen, they won't be.
It seems to me that they often have a look from the same depth before sneaking off and coming up from under, a typical surface seal predation goes something like that.
This probably means there are more sharks by surfers than we thought.
I just bought my mother in law a surfboard.
Hahaha! This made me laugh. I should buy my ex mother-in-law a surfboard too!
I’ll buy my ex wife one.... Christ.... we should negotiate a bulk buy bargain discount! 😀
If a shark that big with that many "options" right next to it was actually "going after the surfers" we would be watching a bloodbath....
No. Because they bite to find out what that is. Once they realize it’s a human, they leave. I think sharks are getting used to humans in the water. That’s why they don’t even care.
@@ofacilitadordoingles Why would they have cared in the first place? We aren't nearly big enough to present a real threat to them. As far as predating on humans goes, there are cases where sharks have attacked people in clear water and eaten them. It's exceedingly rare, but it does happen.
I would have nightmares for the rest of my life if I was one of those surfers and saw this footage later. That shark was massive!
Shark had it's lunch before hanging out with surfers:)
Or, humans are not lunch.
Sharks tend to hunt animals on the surface by diving down and then swimming up very fast to strike at the animal, that's not the behaviour of this shark at all.
It was just curious, like any animal might be. It's only when the paddler started splashing that the shark started moving towards them with any speed because splashing can indicate that an animal is injured or dying, and therefore potentially prey. Keep safe, try not to splash too much if you see a shark and don't move away too fast as you may trigger the chase reflex (just like dogs)
All of 12 to 14 ft there. Thick bastard too. Made that surfer sitting on his board look small. great footage.
14-footer
@@ericmailander3361 Twenty-five. Three tons of him. 😁
Not even close. That's a 10'-12' shark using the 6' boards as reference markers genius.
I wonder How they did not see the shark? I mean, the water was so clear, at some point you must see a great white swimming right at the bottom...
filmed by a drone high in the sky, at water level completely different view + not looking for sharks but the waves.......
The water was murky. Still they could see at least the underwater shadow of the shark... Creepy...
You can see one of the guys looking up at the drone when the shark was almost underneath him. Little did he know ...
It's hard to see something below the surface when you are basically at the surface. The high vantage point of the drone is deceiving.
This shark is very brave being so close to these dangerous creatures ❤
Shark : "Him ? Nah, too small. What about him ? Pfffff..."
Hehehehe 😂🤣
More like "They smell bad, ill go look for a fat seal"
"That's a 20 footer. 25... 3 tons of him"
I bet 12-14 foot. Kayak is 8 foot no way it is x2+ of the Kayak.
Now that is an overstatement... Lol
we're gonna need a bigger boat...
@@SunSailandSand it's a jaws reference
@@cidmarocci8242 it's a jaws reference
It is beautiful to view a shark in its natural habitat from this angle
The shark's like "where are you going? I was going to make espresso".
That thing is HUGE!! And those first 2 surfers 🏄♀️ freaking booked it like cannons!
It looked to me like the shark might well have taken a testing bite at some point. It was only that the surfers eventually moved quickly that avoided this.
It's true that sharks explore unknown things with their mouths, since they don't have hands.
However, the surfers moving quickly, splashing, was more likely to provoke a predatory instinct than just sitting there would provoke a test bite.
A shark's prey is going to splash and increase their electro magnetic field strength as it tries to move away in a panic. Acting like prey is bad.
I'm not saying hand out and offer the shark a 4x, but calmly moving away is a better choice than splashing.
@@Texas240 - if you notice that wave came at just the right time to move them away from the shark. That was perfect timing.
@@Texas240 Are there any actual studies on this. Sure it makes sense that splashing is more likely to get you noticed in the first place. But once you have been noticed, it is more common with big predators that the noisy high maintenence prey may be a hassle and not worth the risk.
@@Texas240 that hand nonsense is bullshit. Sharks have other senses to make up for feeling
I've been watching a lot of these shark drone videos, and that one....is HUGE!!
He was just curious wondering who's in his backyard
Last time I checked it's the sharks territory. Just another day where a beautiful shark was enjoying his backyard.
Was just curious about what the surfers were. Not hunting them. If it was, it would have definately gotten someone. What a gorgeous animal it is. Glad all were ok.
Man.....that boy saved lives that day.....someone give him and his drone a Mercedes or a vault of gold....he deserves it....great spotting
Wow man that's great footage, you can tell that he was very curious and possibly had the thought a few times to take a taste test.
What do poeple expect? Its the ocean obviously theres gonna be a shark curious about the poeple swimming in his enviroment.
Perfect description
Beto Fernández not really
Well the ocean is massive. I surf and I would still get shocked if I saw a shark near me.
Same if I car comes close to hit you on the road
Alright Yoda. Nobody is blaming the shark or acting in a frustrated way. It is just surprising that it git so close without the surfers being aware. Go virtue signal somewhere else.
No one is saying this is unexpected, simply enjoying the spectacle. You are refuting an argument no one has proposed and arguing with yourself
Amazing footage. Well done
that shark was nothing but curious
I grew up in South Africa and we often swam quite far out off shore in KZN. There were shark nets but that doesn't stop sharks getting close to shore. Anyway, I went to visit a friend in Aus and we swam off the Sawtell coast NSW, going out over a hundred metres at times to body surfer some nice big breakers. I shudder to think what might have been in the water with us....
That thing is huge. Guy in kayak must have had a heart attack!
Shark thinks to himself, "I hate dim sum for lunch, I can never make up my mind."
that shark was being so nice and friendly..... those humans were so lucky didnt get bite.....
fantastic footage. keep up the good work
Wow, looks so chilled. ITS HUGE!!
Amazing video Zach well done 👍🤗 way to represent our country and our amazing sharks.
Is there literally NOTHING ELSE to do in South Africa??? Like why do people surf in waters infested of sharks?? Maybe I am just a wuss... Apologies if I offend any surfers!
Bro u don't have to apologise 😂😂
This is why I don't go in the water. I don't get it either.
No one knew you were a wuss until you apologized. Now everyone knows.
Yes, you are just a wuss. There’s one shark attack here like every 2-4 years.
Surfing is truly one of the most enjoyable sports on planet earth, there’s no feeling like it. To put it in perspective, you’re 10000s more likely to die horrifically in a car accident, does that you prevent from driving?
Three points I take from this amazing video:
1 - you can be surfing / swimming directly over a huge adult shark and never even realize (we really are ill suited to navigate the ocean)
2 - a great white shark becomes most dangerous when it knows it's in your blind spot... I feel somehow that shark knew when it entered that surfers blind spot, it's behavior changed ever so slightly and it was bold enough to come within a meter of the surfers dangling legs. As many here have commented, the paddle boarder may have de-escalated the situation by invading the sharks body space in an aggressive manner causing it to retreat and re-think its next move.
3 - The normal (non- hungry - non aggressive) great white must find surfers a perplexing prey item, as we can see because of our terrible ocean awareness surfers are usually non-reactive to the presence of a huge mature great white circling them... who knows exactly how the white shark interprets this non-reactive behavior? I guess it actually helps to avoid a lot of attacks because our lack of a typical preys reaction / fear / flight behavior. As I've heard proposed as a theory a lot of GW attacks on surfers (and kayakers) might instead be a territorial response telling us to get out of their hunting grounds... but then once blood is in the water I think all bets are off.
On a final note I can't agree with people commenting that this proves the safe / pacifist nature of a typical shark. This video shows a very dangerous situation no matter how you interpret the sharks thoughts. A shark that large and mature, coming in that close to surfers has to be interpreted as heightened curiosity in investigating potential prey. When marine biologists say sharks are "curious" animals they mean that sharks are curious whether or not they can eat the item they are investigating, this is an apex predator and this is it's MO eating known prey and discovering new prey, a sharks curiosity in you is something to be very wary of, in a split second it could turn from casual slow circling (as we see here) to a bite, literally in the blink of an eye.
As I said before, the moment where the shark is in the surfers blind spot and less than a meter from him is quite chilling, thinking what could have happened next (at 0:28)
The music 🤦♀️ I mean seriously?!
Shark: "why are these surfers not moving?, lemme see"
Surfer: "Shark!, SURF!"
Other surfer: "small waves"
Surfer: "I don't care, just GO!"
The shark was just vibing.
The surfers watching this rn be like 👁👄👁
Whats with the fear mongering music?
Dinnertime.
Nature is evil, didn't you know?
They aren't mindless but some sharks do investigate with a bite
its called suspense, some moments in life are suspenseful and potentially dangerous so music was chosen to reflect that. So what? The music is not saying sharks are evil. However they can attack or test bite, mostly they don't. so? Would you have preferred some cool Jazz or perhaps Handels water music, or some Dolly Parton?
It just proves the sharks are not dangerous, man-eating crazy killers. Thank God that nobody was in a black jumpsuit, then the shark might of thought that they were a seal. But this just tells me they're not mindless killing creatures.
This is just like, The Shallows!
🦈🌊🏄🏼♀️
That was a biggen that one . I could never be a surfer. That clip has helped me commit to body surfing in the shallows which is much more safer relatively speaking. Awsum footage mate 👍👍
Amazing footage boy's. It's the one you don't see that gets you .
Do you really believe everybody on the internet is male??
Hallo from Plettenberg Bay everyone! Everyone knows the sharks are always around. The water has been very clear the last couple of weeks so easier to spot them.
I'd love to come visit Plettenberg Bay it looks so peaceful. Much love from Pittsburgh in America.❤️
@@hcwcars1 It really is... Visit Cape Town as well! You won't regret it...
Extraordinary footage! This is a HUGE shark and it definitely was showing some interest in these surfers. Scary.
Wow great footage and lucky everyone kept their parts !
Lucky, someone was not hungry!
No, he couldn't make a choice which one to eat.
More like curious.
AWESOME footage! And just shows Great Whites aren't just crazy killers. They are beautiful and in their own territory. Well done!
I don't know how long those boards are in average length, but let's say they're 8' long.
That white pointer would then be about 12-14 footer.
It definitely looks like it has a lot of girth to it.
The last line spoken in this video should be ringing in every beach-goers head...
"The shark's always there."
Shark: why are the surfer's circling me???
In CA, they are coming closer and closer to shore each year.
Same here in cape cod
Where in California ? They come just about the average amount. Shark sightings and attacks have been sparse throughout California.
@@Jay-fq8uz Westside Santa Cruz all the way up the coast. North side.
Well done! Great video!
That is one creepy situation 😳
Shark's like: "what a bunch of snobs, I'll go find me some other friends."
"Usually don't attack people?" Unless they missed breakfast.
Those people are super lucky the shark wasn’t just a little bit more hungry or bye bye suffers.
even if it was hungry the water was super clear so the shark wouldnt attack. theyd do the same as they did here be curious as to what it is. theyre incredibly smart and cautious creatures they dont just attack anything that comes their way
@@kfcsoldier1 idk sharks are pretty dumb have u seen the research on them?
TigerfishyTV not white sharks , they are pretty smart
at least a 4 meters white . Lovely to see the quite of the shark and surfers
That last surfer missing the wave in would’ve been peaking hahaha
They can be so happy that he already had his breakfast.
The shark probably told his shark buddies, "Hey, see those surfers? Watch how quick I warm up the water. ha ha"
I don't think the shark was "circling the surfers". The shark lives here! What this video shows is what environmentalists say all the time: sharks do not like to eat surfers! They are not their favourite foods on the menu. The surfers are in the environment of the sharks and should take care.
The shark can attack if it feel like that. I'd love to see your dog or your kid swim on the ocean and let them chill on the ocean as it isnt their feeding time yet. Make sure you or your children don't run away and do the same exact thing.
Hahaha..way they started paddling away like a tom n jerry show..😂🤣🤣🤣
The more footage I see like this the more I think sharks are likely around people in the sea much more than we realise and are mostly mildly curious and not aggressive. So on the possibly very occasional times they attack people, why do they? This type of drone footage of sharks around people is so valuable to gain knowledge about shark presence and behaviour.
@zoenorris9140: They attack for various reasons. Territory, spear fishermen catching fish, cage diving chumming waters, but, mostly because they are hungry and in predation mode.
This is about the most astonishing, jaw-dropping shark footage I have ever seen. You could see the shark getting set to lunge several times during this clip, and that guy in the kayak deserves a medal for having the gonads to HERD a massive Great White Shark, away from its intended snack bar. My hat is off to that paddle warrior !
Not sure whether we've watched the same video... I do not see where the shark was gearing up for an exploratory bite. I'm not saying it couldn't have happened but this shark was being pretty mellow for the most part until it started getting herded by the kayaker.
It was never going to attack. The sharks body language and movement proves this. Stop being dramatic
Very scary.
He swam right behind that surfer. Possible that kayaker caused it to hesitate just enough to stop an attack. It’s crazy when people think they know how a wild animal does or will act. If he’s hungry enough he’d been more risky and this instance could have turned out differently.
Great footage. Almost a million views now. Drones are a new paradigm.
Shark : "Are those seals?"
"lets find out" chomp
When a lion has a full belly , the zebra & other prey animals can walk around in relative safety , same thing here , if that shark was hungry , one of those surfers wouldn't have known what hit him.
Keep it real & don't think that an apex predator can be nice.
if that shark was hungry he wouldnt have been arround there tbh but instead stalking some seals
@@gustavgans1807 what's he doing there?
Humans are not part of their diet , though an exploratory bite might happen in murky water and or dawn or dusk ..If you see drone shots of them chasing seals its obvious when they are serious about their dinner .
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Difference between South African and Australian surfers when they see a shark is how fast they retreat. I just watched a video of a group of surfers in Australia who saw a the shark but were cool about it, even taking their time going back to shore. Is it because sharks, like dogs, can sense fear and would chase after people more in that state of mind?