@@rottweilerfun9520 I think that is why they play with us and curious as they can't quite believe what they are seeing as everything else in the water is incredibly agile .
No thanks. It was surprisingly deep right next to the rocks and I've heard plenty of stories of sharks chasing seals onto the rocks. I don't think sharks want to eat us, but swimming with seals in shark alley is worthy of a Darwin award so I don't think I'll do this again.
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+1 ...the MOST BOLD feeding predator...I don't think so. Bull sharks and Tiger sharks are the more voracious killers.... Bull sharks coming up into freshwater = much more frightening imho.
I've watched nearly every documentary on Shark Alley.....at least 15 by now. Not once has a shark ever attacked a seal in the shallow water. Elsewhere in the world they do all the time. But here the sharks always wait till they are deep. This is especially true if the water is somewhat clear. The seals eye sight on land sucks but in the water it is great and can see a shark coming if the water is even slightly murky. This is why the sharks have to ambush to get them and even then the success rate is about 50% since seals are more agile and can turn on a dime. It's mainly the inexperienced seals that get hit. So if I was going swimming there, it would be where he was in about 10 - 15 feet of water.
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@@WatchingHumans I'm so sorry that I might be a few feet off in the depth. But my point still stands. How many seals do you see in the water all together? Maybe a few dozen or more? Why aren't the sharks converging on them? There are plenty to pick off. It's because the water is too shallow to ambush them. That's why so many seals are swimming there together without any fear. The average depth a shark attacks a seal -- at seal island -- swims around 40 - 60 feet. Even then, if a seal knows where the shark is, such as we see at 4:34 in the video, the seal always has the advantage. The shark doesn't even bother to attack it. Why? The narrator tells you himself, seals are faster and more agile. Why do you think sharks fail 50% of the time when they ambush them? People like you always read one post, then assume that you know everything about that person. I'm not one of these Gen Z kids that watch a video then base everything around that one thing. I try to find as much material I can find on a topic (you know, research) then I make my own conclusions. So at least I'm glad to say I'm not like you; one who claims to know how I arrived at my conclusions based off of one post. Just another person who doesn't think before they speak.
Glad you liked it. That nose touching was the best i have ever seen. NOrmally, I've only seen it done on the smaller South African GWS, & done quickly. but this one was amazing...the GWS with Sean looked almost mesmerized as she stayed there bobbing at the surface then sinking slowly, while almost vertical, almost looked like when Killer Whales "spyhop". I would love to see more PSRF footage...they must have TONS in the archives. Wish he would do more with the website.
Do u know how Great Whites hunt around Seal Island? Anyone who knows what they're talking about regarding this topic can clearly see what I stating. Not interested in justifying my knowledge with a dip shit like you.
That's great. I've always admired Chris' work & I hope to visit someday. My bro in law is from S.Africa so i am always planning it ahead, but time is never right in terms of scheduling. I think the best filmed feeding events I saw were: 1. The Sharks feeding on the dead Bryde's whale from the original "Air Jaws" on Discovery, where Chris' work first appeared. (event filmed by Dr. Rocky Strong) 2. A feeding event on a Northern Elephant Seal @ Ano Nuevo by a 19 foot GWS by Sean Van Sommeran.
Well, it was a start. That dark, cold water in South Africa was plenty spooky for my fist time (2004). Stay tuned, free diving far from shore in October. :)
Well those tourists still should have expected it...I mean, it is called "Shark Alley" for a reason. :) do you have any more footage after where it cuts off including the feeding event? I find that Chris Fallowes has the best predation videos since he films so much over the years and is consistently at the location so often, but unfortunately, he never releases that footage and there are just snippets of them, as seen in the discovery channel series shows that he filmed over the years.
They don’t attack things they don’t know to eat you say? Then explain the video of the great white shark biting on the researches inflatable boat as if it were a meal. They do not care what they eat, they will attempt to eat whatever is edible. Especially when they’re still growing and hungry.
I have never thought about a Great White shark while scuba diving except when I was diving with California Sea Lions. There were 2 dozen seals swimming around us, so graceful, acrobatic. Then, instantaneously, they all vanished. My dive partner, a local dive instructor, and I nervously looked around, but never saw a shark. On shore, he told me he had never seen that before. 😳 🦈
Ha! Yeah, it's hard to say why they vanish, there could be so many reasons, especially considering how easily they vanish and reappear...but it's hard not to think "shark" when it happens.
You're right, this is great footage by PSRF. I'm hoping to go out with Sean this year. And yes, we had to keep our distance from the sharks; very tough to zoom in while on a moving boat
This is a great video. I saw it a while ago && forgot to add it to my history list so i'm glad to find it again. 3 things. 1. You are crazy, but thank you for providing this great footage. 2. What exactly did those screaming tourists expect to see, going to shark alley? That's like going to McDonalds & not expecting to see people eating Big Mac's. 3. There are 2 seconds of screaming before video of the attack. Do you have more footage of that predation including the initial strike & more?
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Great job on the new vids! Very well filmed...I assume the distance is because there are laws in the Farralones regarding keeping a certain distance between boats and feeding sharks? Were you a guest on this boat or is this your own boat/crew? Farallones are spooky as hell...like Land of the Lost. Hard to imagine how many millions of years the GWS/predator/prey interactions have been playing out there. Were you able to view the links I posted? Its the best nose touching video ever filmed
might the shark be breathing to absorb loads of oxygen as when he feeds the gills are not able to absorb oxygen for his mouth would be closed as the shark consumes its meal. if it was to allow the animal to get weaker by bleeding out , might this also alert other sharks to eat the kill? as they become alerted to blood in the water, and struggling animal? Due to these other predators breathing throughout as they search for the prey item, why is there not many sharks around and consuming the fresh kill?
Is it not true that each shark is an individual, some more aggressive than others, a very hungry great white might rush in and bite like they have on South Australian abalone divers, no warning, sudden violent attack ...so wouldn't it be safe to say the sharks are unpredictable ?
The great white shark might be the most feared but they're hardly the king. Crown Prince maybe. In all our oceans orca is the apex predator and reigning king.
Viking Atheist Because they hunt in groups. That doesnt make them the king. Sharks kill more people. People are more feared for them. Thats what makes the Great White Shark the king of the ocean. I always say: "A lone Orca, is a dead Orca."
@Whitesharkvideo I know, just wierd to be screaming unless there's actually something that can be done about the situation or if you're in physical danger yourself
1. Thanks for watching, more to come. 2. It's not guaranteed to see a predation, in fact it's fairly rare, but it is nature, who know what will happen! 3. Sorry, missed the initial strike. :(
that diver is a real ding dong! just like that French dude who said bull sharks were his puppy dogs and were friendly,just before the shark took away his whole calf muscle!! what a ding dong!
While I agree with your point that Great Whites aren't mindless hunter's that kill indiscriminately I'm afraid that this video proves absolutely nothing. What you did was no doubt dangerous but you chose to swim where there were no sharks in the immediate vicinity. The only way to truly prove your point is to swim WITH the sharks. Others have already attempted this many times and it can indeed be done without coming to any harm. But the sharks will always be curious and as you know, they investigate with their mouths. That can prove deadly and if you get killed accidentally by a curious Great White you just damage it's reputation even further so I don't see the reason to swim with potential killers.
Just because sharks ear people occasionally doesn’t mean people are part of their diet. The narrator is right, why would something that well involved not know what it wants to eat by now? Good vid!
And to all you naive shark huggers, I love sharks too and Im appalled by the whole shark fin industry and would love to see them survive a 100 million years more - but dont be a fool. Look up the incidents where peoples boats have capsized in deep open ocean waters like the ones outside Maui Hawaii and the person tried to swim to shore; 9 times out of 10 theyre never seen again and their remains and/or clothes wash up a few days later with teeth marks consistent with a tiger, bull, great white etc.
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That is really stupid. He just got lucky that's all. Had a shark came around him I almost guarantee he would have gotten attacked
By the sound of the tourist screams and when he said "the inevitable ". I thought it was the guy swimming getting eaten, well not really but if you watch it from before that part and it switches too the bloody scene it seems like it.
Swimming in shark alley! Not quite, even I'd swim that close to the rocks! Try heading out 70 yards see how long you last. I can hear the theme tune to jaws now!
Race Hinnen Gotta love the twat commenters on here that learned something about sharks for the first time yesterday, then come on someone’s video crapping on it as though they are all-knowing shark experts.
@@marcopolod6605 You're insults don't change the facts. Only shows that conviction manifest itself in people in many different ways. Insults being one of them. Assumption is another as well as slander. This video didn't teach anything. And I didn't "crap all over someone's video" either. That's just your way of trying to dismiss the real facts, as well as your conviction which leads to your outburst. Good day gent.
Well, hard against the rock isn't quite accurate, you can see from the underwater footage there was plenty of clear swimming area. Seemed like a good start for a first time. :)
I never said sharks aren't dangerous. They could kill us every time we went in the water, so yes, that makes them dangerous. Dogs are dangerous. I'm just pointing out that despite their incredible killing power they typically make very calculated decisions about what they decide to attack.
White Shark Video all you were is lucky, nothing more. Just like the two idiots standing in a group of bull sharks to "prove" they aren't interested in people and then guy comes up missing his calf muscle. You are a dumbass.
Audfile if you think bull sharks and great whites act the same, you’re the only dumbass here lol bull sharks are far more aggressive and mean than great whites.
Why would you swim in a place called Shark Alley.... in the shark's hunting season, surrounded by it's favourite prey and wearing a wetsuit that looks just like they're favourite prey? Wow... blown away here, definitely Darwin potential
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I don’t mean to be rude but when you swim in an area with a sharks natural pray you are provoking an attack. One time somebody asked what’s a provoked attack well that’s a classic example of one
“Invited” an attack I can agree with. Provoked might still be a little strong. But certainly not a great move in terms of avoiding a shark encounter. I’m curious why spearfishing isn’t considered provoked if this is? Swimming with uninjured food vs. swimming with dead and bleeding food attached to you…
I’ve been scuba diving there, shallow in the kelp just off Dyer island, very poor visibility... stay in the kelp and you’re fine. Not for the nervous type though. Any further out and you’re going to get attacked for sure...
‘Watch as the shark carefully inspects the food despite all the chum and bait in the water’ ‘Shark takes a big bite out of the bait’ ‘Watch as the shark swims close but doesn’t try to attack’ ‘Guy sitting behind protected cage’ Sharks are ambush predators. They know if you can see them and when you can’t and their survival mechanism would keep them from attacking when prey have any advantage. So it’s the one you dONT see that you worry about.
Great whites are such beautiful creatures. Had the chance to see one swim across the front of the bow of my vehicle during a military op in California. It definitely curious and not hunting but even at that you will respect this Apex predator if you see one in the wild.
Nice click bait. You’re not really in shark alley. Shark alley is a little more further out. But I guess people need to get views right instead of posting real titles
Shark Alley is 100 yards further out man lol. You'd have to be crazy to do it... Probably at least 20 15-18 footers in the vicinity looking up to see a meal at the surface.
You have a number of false assumptions. First, White sharks often DO capture seals in the open ocean- even around cage dives. The seal is not "always safe" if it follows behind. Next, the statistical infrequency of sharks eating people does not mean "we are not on their menu" because they the EVIDENCE proves, while rare, they DO EAT HUMANS. We're 100% edible and is has always been that way. Finally, the fact "the sharks do not attack under baited conditions" or "attacked you in a kelp bed" is not "evidence we are not their prey." There's no EVIDENCE we aren't prey...only statistical infrequency. Not the same.
you are absolutely correct. The reason people aren't eaten more often is because after the initial hit the human is removed from the water and taken to a hospital. If people behaved like other prey we would bleed out and then the shark would come and eat us. Lots of people get bitten and survive thanks to help being there and first aid being rendered quickly. These people were bitten because the shark wanted to eat them.
Concur. I wonder if there is also a selective force pressing down on the White shark- the gene pool off the Western U.S. in particular- to "hit and run" on account of Natural Selection. Namely, the gene pool has "learned" (over time) that "the sharks that take one massive bite or few bites and swiftly depart" are MORE LIKELY to "pass genes to the next generation" than those which "hang around in the vicinity" for any period of time. That is, it is curious how White sharks in the Western Australian gene pool consume the ENTIRE human with regularity. Both are acts of predation. (pun intended) "Food for thought."
drudown how exactly are sharks eating people in WA with regularity? most attacks are hit n runs. A lot of them are investigatory bites rather than predation bites. GWS don't have territories they migrate and cover massive distances eg sharks tagged in Australia have been tracked swimming to South Africa and back and also to NZ, Hawaii and West coast of north America and back. So no there is no selection pressure on attacking behaviour. How they attack is typically based on conditions. It's plausible that in WA sharks are hungry from the long journey from South Africa and therefore are more aggressive. Pelagic sharks tend to be more aggressive and less cautious due to the need for a new meal. However all that said and done most attacks in WA are hit and runs on divers or surfers just like they are in Cali. Consumption is very rare and not even remotely regular.
What you are calling hit and run, is how they attack seals. They bite and wait for their prey to bleed out. Circling off in a distance so they are not injured. Humans are different than other prey in that other humans reach out, and sometimes go into the water to help them. I think this confuses the white sharks, and they swim away. Bull sharks are different, and so are other species. A few years back they had more human remains in white shark pictures. Now they are hard to find. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2126251/Shark-attack-victims-partial-remains-reveal-ripped-apart.html
The sharks don't want to eat humans. That doesn't mean they can't get fooled or make a mistake. Anyone who has ever fished with artificial lures should understand what's happening. Fish are not intelligent at all. They're instinct driven. They don't make decisions but are triggered to act. This is why fishermen will use what's called a teaser rig which is a small lure in front of a big lure. The idea is that when a fish sees both lures moving through the water the fish thinks that it's seeing a small fish being chased by a big fish. It "triggers" the eat mode in the fish. Interestingly, the big fish often goes after the smaller lure because a competitive trigger happens. When a human is in the water we can inadvertently look like food or competition to sharks. Humans are not marine animals. Sharks don't know what we are. We are not in their programming. If that happens and you trigger the eat mode, the shark is coming in full speed and it's going to be a bad day for you even when the shark realizes you aren't real food. The same thing happens with artificial fishing lures. The fish bites and immediately lets go, but the hooks get them. Natural baits will be swallowed.
I wouldn't gamble on what we "think" is or isn't on a Great White's menu. They got to be 400 million years old by being extremely efficient at finding and eating food. A hungry enough shark or bear or lion or whatever, will fill its gullet with whatever satisfies their appetite. Exceptions to their diet do, can, have and will be made.
Yeah, not buying it. As soon as I saw you get in near the rocks I was like "hes not gonna prove shit" - actually the fact you got in so close made you kinda prove the opposite, as it means you werent sure youd get out alive if you tried it further out.
No thanks. That's just insane. When those seals disappear, I'd be hunkering down on those rocks and kelp, were there not anywhere else to hide. At least you won't be sent sailing out of the water if down in the rocks.
And its no wonder people arent eaten so often, we bathe in like 1 ft 11 inches of water. Most of us arent divers etc - just people playing with their kids in areas or countries where sharks arent even found or frequently visit. While I do believe the uncertainty of what we are makes them more inquisitive than aggressive most of the time - if they knew how easy it would be and how vurnerable we are; theyd probably go for us alot more. Just that most sharks have never seen a human before, thus they dont know if they can even safely go for and/or consume us - but a ballsy shark might still; as weve seen
Visibility is too low, they are always out there... and in large numbers. Some under water sound recording might be interesting with some dummy cameras...
The white shark at shark alley very rarely come in that close ever , they stay out in the kill zone past breakers where they can go unseen in dep water and launch a perdation attack , they dont take on the seals head on as they are too agile but also the seals bite back and whites are very protective of their eyes , he wasnt in any immediate danger where he was , the current was what he had to worry bout there , you zone out and before you know it youve been swept into the killzone
I've been out with Chris a few times; I saw a white feeding at a distance, but that's the best I have. Have another shot of a white shaking a 30lb piece of seal in his mouth from the Farallones, but not in HD.
Yes the orca is the king, but they dont bite humans like GW does, so therefore GW is feared by humans.....so while orca is king it's not feared, GW is king as far as swimmer,surfer, diver is concerend... There are videos of divers swimming with great whites in shark alley with no cage and no incidents...GW are very calculating, so when surfer. swimmer, diver, etc is attacked , t's been eyeing you for awhile way b4 it does....we just dont know it.. GW even give off signals at times to warn us they are going to strike but we never see them If one hasnt eaten in a month and cant find food and you cross their path....ITS OVER. those I believe are brutal attacks we hear about at times, usually it is just warning/curious bite, which is still devastating
Crap man your braver than me. I know sharks mostly don't attack us (belove i read we are to bony for them.) But I don't think I'd even put my hand in the water.
I wouldn't do this again to be honest. At least not back in 2004 when there were a lot of sharks and minimal kelp in the alley. My friend (if you want to call him that) who dropped me off in the boat says he saw a white shark kill a seal there the next week, Sadly, now the alley is overgrown with kelp and the white sharks are gone.
While I agree that most bites are to test you out for curiosity, there has been a handful on record of pure kill to eat. Some of those stories are very creepy. I wouldn't test that out
I love watching the seals swimming . They are so clumsy on land and so incredibly agile in the water. It's beautiful to watch.
Im sure they think the opposite of us
@@ravenfeader , Lol , good point. Especially compared to them , we must look really goofy 🤪🤣 🤪
@@rottweilerfun9520 I think that is why they play with us and curious as they can't quite believe what they are seeing as everything else in the water is incredibly agile .
Up the experiment my friend, now swim around 30 yards further out and see how few seals there are.
No thanks. It was surprisingly deep right next to the rocks and I've heard plenty of stories of sharks chasing seals onto the rocks. I don't think sharks want to eat us, but swimming with seals in shark alley is worthy of a Darwin award so I don't think I'll do this again.
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They are magnificent creatures and it's a good thing they are now a protected species.
I dive there often. You were in a moderately safe zone the whole time. Swim out 30 meters like the seals do.
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+1 ...the MOST BOLD feeding predator...I don't think so. Bull sharks and Tiger sharks are the more voracious killers.... Bull sharks coming up into freshwater = much more frightening imho.
I've watched nearly every documentary on Shark Alley.....at least 15 by now. Not once has a shark ever attacked a seal in the shallow water. Elsewhere in the world they do all the time. But here the sharks always wait till they are deep. This is especially true if the water is somewhat clear. The seals eye sight on land sucks but in the water it is great and can see a shark coming if the water is even slightly murky. This is why the sharks have to ambush to get them and even then the success rate is about 50% since seals are more agile and can turn on a dime. It's mainly the inexperienced seals that get hit. So if I was going swimming there, it would be where he was in about 10 - 15 feet of water.
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10 to 15 feet my ass. Look again.
But hey, you’ve watched shows on TV about it…
@@WatchingHumans I'm so sorry that I might be a few feet off in the depth. But my point still stands. How many seals do you see in the water all together? Maybe a few dozen or more? Why aren't the sharks converging on them? There are plenty to pick off. It's because the water is too shallow to ambush them. That's why so many seals are swimming there together without any fear. The average depth a shark attacks a seal -- at seal island -- swims around 40 - 60 feet.
Even then, if a seal knows where the shark is, such as we see at 4:34 in the video, the seal always has the advantage. The shark doesn't even bother to attack it. Why? The narrator tells you himself, seals are faster and more agile. Why do you think sharks fail 50% of the time when they ambush them?
People like you always read one post, then assume that you know everything about that person. I'm not one of these Gen Z kids that watch a video then base everything around that one thing. I try to find as much material I can find on a topic (you know, research) then I make my own conclusions. So at least I'm glad to say I'm not like you; one who claims to know how I arrived at my conclusions based off of one post. Just another person who doesn't think before they speak.
This was the first video that was recommended on my YT homepage. Didn’t know it was you until I clicked the video. Great vid!
Moto Shark 2004! Ages ago. My first white shark experience and first film.
I don't see the point of this at all to be honest.
To Study sharks behaviour?
Glad you liked it. That nose touching was the best i have ever seen. NOrmally, I've only seen it done on the smaller South African GWS, & done quickly. but this one was amazing...the GWS with Sean looked almost mesmerized as she stayed there bobbing at the surface then sinking slowly, while almost vertical, almost looked like when Killer Whales "spyhop".
I would love to see more PSRF footage...they must have TONS in the archives. Wish he would do more with the website.
Swimming with seals in shark alley 🤔. Not the smartest idea 💡
Not the most moronic thing you could do, but not intelligent
Darwin
Dunno what point he's trying to prove. If he swam through the deepest channel of shark alley he would have been ripped in half.
Enlighten me why he wouldn't be attacked if he did what I said. Considering you must know more than me on this subject.
Do u know how Great Whites hunt around Seal Island? Anyone who knows what they're talking about regarding this topic can clearly see what I stating. Not interested in justifying my knowledge with a dip shit like you.
I'm liking this. U haven't got a fuckin clue aye. LOL!!
soundz like toot. write uh book
Maybe, maybe not. The sharks don't want to eat humans and they rarely do. Almost all attacks are a single bite and the shark leaves.
Where can this footage by Sean be seen?
I saw this full program on either shark week like 10 plus yrs ago or natgeo wild was a great program
This was nice footage, you learn something new everyday!
Shark is like a Tiger, solitary. ambush predator.
Killer Whale is like a Lion, social, hunts in pack, warrior.
You do the math.
Not all sharks are solitary, and its mathssssss lol
That's great. I've always admired Chris' work & I hope to visit someday. My bro in law is from S.Africa so i am always planning it ahead, but time is never right in terms of scheduling.
I think the best filmed feeding events I saw were:
1. The Sharks feeding on the dead Bryde's whale from the original "Air Jaws" on Discovery, where Chris' work first appeared. (event filmed by Dr. Rocky Strong)
2. A feeding event on a Northern Elephant Seal @ Ano Nuevo by a 19 foot GWS by Sean Van Sommeran.
Why?
Well, it was a start. That dark, cold water in South Africa was plenty spooky for my fist time (2004). Stay tuned, free diving far from shore in October. :)
No no swim further from the rocks, little bit more, some more, yes there are sharks here
What size would you say that shark is that swims by while he’s filming? Is that an adult?
Well those tourists still should have expected it...I mean, it is called "Shark Alley" for a reason. :)
do you have any more footage after where it cuts off including the feeding event?
I find that Chris Fallowes has the best predation videos since he films so much over the years and is consistently at the location so often, but unfortunately, he never releases that footage and there are just snippets of them, as seen in the discovery channel series shows that he filmed over the years.
They don’t attack things they don’t know to eat you say? Then explain the video of the great white shark biting on the researches inflatable boat as if it were a meal. They do not care what they eat, they will attempt to eat whatever is edible. Especially when they’re still growing and hungry.
I have never thought about a Great White shark while scuba diving except when I was diving with California Sea Lions. There were 2 dozen seals swimming around us, so graceful, acrobatic. Then, instantaneously, they all vanished. My dive partner, a local dive instructor, and I nervously looked around, but never saw a shark. On shore, he told me he had never seen that before. 😳 🦈
Ha! Yeah, it's hard to say why they vanish, there could be so many reasons, especially considering how easily they vanish and reappear...but it's hard not to think "shark" when it happens.
One of the best early white shark films
You're right, this is great footage by PSRF. I'm hoping to go out with Sean this year. And yes, we had to keep our distance from the sharks; very tough to zoom in while on a moving boat
This is a great video. I saw it a while ago && forgot to add it to my history list so i'm glad to find it again.
3 things.
1. You are crazy, but thank you for providing this great footage.
2. What exactly did those screaming tourists expect to see, going to shark alley? That's like going to McDonalds & not expecting to see people eating Big Mac's.
3. There are 2 seconds of screaming before video of the attack. Do you have more footage of that predation including the initial strike & more?
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I am actually swimming here right now with my samsung s7 and a waterproof case.Not too bad,a little chilly with a few seals.
Nice!
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400,000,000 million years old? Where in the world did you get that information from?
King of the ocean??? tell that to the killer whale, great white is a play thing for the true king :)
davidlloyd83
YEAH
He is full of IT
Bruh. Aquaman is the king of the ocean. Orcas are just messengers.
Sir Tristen Oh look another key board warrior bitch. Can only flex on his key board as he is a punk with no life.
fuck the killer whale
Luke Humphrey Orca's attack in groups. Great whites are lone hunters. If It would be a 20ft Female Great White vs a Orca, I know who'd win..
They dont swim close to the shark to avoid an ambush. They swim close because the shark cannot go backwards.
I was so hoping a great white said.."Guys, guys...look at this moronic El Sharko guy below. Who's hungry?"
brilliant comment! And so original too
@@elsharko8928 And your response is any better?...lmao.
Great job on the new vids!
Very well filmed...I assume the distance is because there are laws in the Farralones regarding keeping a certain distance between boats and feeding sharks?
Were you a guest on this boat or is this your own boat/crew?
Farallones are spooky as hell...like Land of the Lost. Hard to imagine how many millions of years the GWS/predator/prey interactions have been playing out there.
Were you able to view the links I posted? Its the best nose touching video ever filmed
might the shark be breathing to absorb loads of oxygen as when he feeds the gills are not able to absorb oxygen for his mouth would be closed as the shark consumes its meal. if it was to allow the animal to get weaker by bleeding out , might this also alert other sharks to eat the kill? as they become alerted to blood in the water, and struggling animal? Due to these other predators breathing throughout as they search for the prey item, why is there not many sharks around and consuming the fresh kill?
Why do the seals scream so much ?
Is it not true that each shark is an individual, some more aggressive than others, a very hungry great white might rush in and bite like they have on South Australian abalone divers, no warning, sudden violent attack ...so wouldn't it be safe to say the sharks are unpredictable ?
All the things you just described are indicators of individualism.
The great white shark might be the most feared but they're hardly the king. Crown Prince maybe. In all our oceans orca is the apex predator and reigning king.
Viking Atheist Because they hunt in groups. That doesnt make them the king. Sharks kill more people. People are more feared for them. Thats what makes the Great White Shark the king of the ocean. I always say: "A lone Orca, is a dead Orca."
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Orcas are much smarter and deadly than great white hunters mate.
this guy is a “richard attenborough” and “steve irwin” at the same time
Why r they screaming
Humans...
@Whitesharkvideo I know, just wierd to be screaming unless there's actually something that can be done about the situation or if you're in physical danger yourself
1. Thanks for watching, more to come.
2. It's not guaranteed to see a predation, in fact it's fairly rare, but it is nature, who know what will happen!
3. Sorry, missed the initial strike. :(
that diver is a real ding dong! just like that French dude who said bull sharks were his puppy dogs and were friendly,just before the shark took away his whole calf muscle!! what a ding dong!
I've uploaded three predations I filmed at the Farallones.
“King of the Ocean….”
Transient Orca: “Excuse me???”
1:55 uhhh. I thought that title was given to the croc
You would rather have to swim with a a few mature big great white sharks or walk in the African Savannah with lions ?
SERIOUSLY INTERESTING! Thank you
Try that in the nile river...
While I agree with your point that Great Whites aren't mindless hunter's that kill indiscriminately I'm afraid that this video proves absolutely nothing. What you did was no doubt dangerous but you chose to swim where there were no sharks in the immediate vicinity. The only way to truly prove your point is to swim WITH the sharks. Others have already attempted this many times and it can indeed be done without coming to any harm. But the sharks will always be curious and as you know, they investigate with their mouths. That can prove deadly and if you get killed accidentally by a curious Great White you just damage it's reputation even further so I don't see the reason to swim with potential killers.
Just because sharks ear people occasionally doesn’t mean people are part of their diet. The narrator is right, why would something that well involved not know what it wants to eat by now? Good vid!
do your giant balls float? or do they sink?
And to all you naive shark huggers, I love sharks too and Im appalled by the whole shark fin industry and would love to see them survive a 100 million years more - but dont be a fool. Look up the incidents where peoples boats have capsized in deep open ocean waters like the ones outside Maui Hawaii and the person tried to swim to shore; 9 times out of 10 theyre never seen again and their remains and/or clothes wash up a few days later with teeth marks consistent with a tiger, bull, great white etc.
That is really stupid. He just got lucky that's all. Had a shark came around him I almost guarantee he would have gotten attacked
By the sound of the tourist screams and when he said "the inevitable ". I thought it was the guy swimming getting eaten, well not really but if you watch it from before that part and it switches too the bloody scene it seems like it.
Wow at the end if you look into the water you can see the seal swimming around with no bottom half and bleeding heavily.
Nice vid man, cheers!
Swimming in shark alley! Not quite, even I'd swim that close to the rocks! Try heading out 70 yards see how long you last. I can hear the theme tune to jaws now!
You are welcome to do so. Looking forward to seeing the footage.
White Shark Video 😂 indeed.
That shark only looked 300 million years old to me.
I was interested in the video, until you had to mention 'the theory of 400 million years.
Yet you teach it as fact.
Sad.
Race Hinnen Gotta love the twat commenters on here that learned something about sharks for the first time yesterday, then come on someone’s video crapping on it as though they are all-knowing shark experts.
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You're insults don't change the facts.
Only shows that conviction manifest itself in people in many different ways.
Insults being one of them.
Assumption is another as well as slander.
This video didn't teach anything.
And I didn't "crap all over someone's video" either.
That's just your way of trying to dismiss the real facts, as well as your conviction which leads to your outburst.
Good day gent.
"the most ancient killing machine on earth"
he's talking about humans, right ?
no, he's talking about the animals that have been here about 800 times longer than we have
i knew man, it's called sarcasm
So they say and its all a Theory
Speak for yourself Daz
Zane Cosgrove and Homo sapiens.
Well, hard against the rock isn't quite accurate, you can see from the underwater footage there was plenty of clear swimming area. Seemed like a good start for a first time. :)
I never said sharks aren't dangerous. They could kill us every time we went in the water, so yes, that makes them dangerous. Dogs are dangerous. I'm just pointing out that despite their incredible killing power they typically make very calculated decisions about what they decide to attack.
( your dealing with "humans" ... Human's that are afraid of non-poisonous snakes... forget it !! )
White Shark Video all you were is lucky, nothing more. Just like the two idiots standing in a group of bull sharks to "prove" they aren't interested in people and then guy comes up missing his calf muscle. You are a dumbass.
Audfile if you think bull sharks and great whites act the same, you’re the only dumbass here lol bull sharks are far more aggressive and mean than great whites.
White Shark Video ,I think it all depends on how hungry the animal is.An easy free lunch when you're hungry is just that.
Why would you swim in a place called Shark Alley.... in the shark's hunting season, surrounded by it's favourite prey and wearing a wetsuit that looks just like they're favourite prey? Wow... blown away here, definitely Darwin potential
4:55 Wow people are hypocrites boo hoo.. well crybabies you love your hamburgers right? That shark is more humane than any slaughterhouse.
Sharks: they only bite when you try to touch their private parts.
No money in the world would make me swim at a place like this. Not even the "world" itself would be suficient.
Lol love the writers notes.
All the topics brought up by commenters have been addressed in a video featuring the guy who works on a boat by Shark Alley every day and is the same guy who dropped me off there the first time. th-cam.com/users/edit?video_referrer=watch&video_id=Es_hdDJD4fw
I don't know why wetsuits only come in seal. Mine would be killer whale.
I don’t mean to be rude but when you swim in an area with a sharks natural pray you are provoking an attack. One time somebody asked what’s a provoked attack well that’s a classic example of one
“Invited” an attack I can agree with. Provoked might still be a little strong. But certainly not a great move in terms of avoiding a shark encounter.
I’m curious why spearfishing isn’t considered provoked if this is? Swimming with uninjured food vs. swimming with dead and bleeding food attached to you…
This is siiiick! Nice video!
Most humans don't eat grubs.......but some eat alot of them......
As long as the seals are there he knows he's fairly safe......
I’ve been scuba diving there, shallow in the kelp just off Dyer island, very poor visibility... stay in the kelp and you’re fine. Not for the nervous type though. Any further out and you’re going to get attacked for sure...
Damn you’re dumb 🤦🏼♂️ Great White Sharks ACTIVELY HUNT in kelp forests. Don’t believe me? Look it up.
Did anyone watch anything other than the alley part? I like the rest better
‘Watch as the shark carefully inspects the food despite all the chum and bait in the water’
‘Shark takes a big bite out of the bait’
‘Watch as the shark swims close but doesn’t try to attack’
‘Guy sitting behind protected cage’
Sharks are ambush predators. They know if you can see them and when you can’t and their survival mechanism would keep them from attacking when prey have any advantage. So it’s the one you dONT see that you worry about.
Great whites are such beautiful creatures. Had the chance to see one swim across the front of the bow of my vehicle during a military op in California. It definitely curious and not hunting but even at that you will respect this Apex predator if you see one in the wild.
Nice click bait. You’re not really in shark alley. Shark alley is a little more further out. But I guess people need to get views right instead of posting real titles
Witnessing nature like that is unfortunate but has been going on for millions of years. Way way before us. Sharks must eat too :)
Shark Alley is 100 yards further out man lol. You'd have to be crazy to do it... Probably at least 20 15-18 footers in the vicinity looking up to see a meal at the surface.
Water does look deeper. Kinda deceiving looking at it at surface. Happy you're not doing this again my friend. Thx 4 sharing
Shark has no idea how delecious human flesh is.
2021 here 👋👋
You have a number of false assumptions.
First, White sharks often DO capture seals in the open ocean- even around cage dives. The seal is not "always safe" if it follows behind.
Next, the statistical infrequency of sharks eating people does not mean "we are not on their menu" because they the EVIDENCE proves, while rare, they DO EAT HUMANS. We're 100% edible and is has always been that way.
Finally, the fact "the sharks do not attack under baited conditions" or "attacked you in a kelp bed" is not "evidence we are not their prey." There's no EVIDENCE we aren't prey...only statistical infrequency. Not the same.
you are absolutely correct. The reason people aren't eaten more often is because after the initial hit the human is removed from the water and taken to a hospital. If people behaved like other prey we would bleed out and then the shark would come and eat us. Lots of people get bitten and survive thanks to help being there and first aid being rendered quickly. These people were bitten because the shark wanted to eat them.
Concur.
I wonder if there is also a selective force pressing down on the White shark- the gene pool off the Western U.S. in particular- to "hit and run" on account of Natural Selection. Namely, the gene pool has "learned" (over time) that "the sharks that take one massive bite or few bites and swiftly depart" are MORE LIKELY to "pass genes to the next generation" than those which "hang around in the vicinity" for any period of time. That is, it is curious how White sharks in the Western Australian gene pool consume the ENTIRE human with regularity. Both are acts of predation.
(pun intended) "Food for thought."
Ummm, his footage shows a shark killing a seal next to a cage dive...so wtf video are you trying to make a point about? Not his
drudown how exactly are sharks eating people in WA with regularity? most attacks are hit n runs. A lot of them are investigatory bites rather than predation bites. GWS don't have territories they migrate and cover massive distances eg sharks tagged in Australia have been tracked swimming to South Africa and back and also to NZ, Hawaii and West coast of north America and back. So no there is no selection pressure on attacking behaviour. How they attack is typically based on conditions. It's plausible that in WA sharks are hungry from the long journey from South Africa and therefore are more aggressive. Pelagic sharks tend to be more aggressive and less cautious due to the need for a new meal.
However all that said and done most attacks in WA are hit and runs on divers or surfers just like they are in Cali. Consumption is very rare and not even remotely regular.
What you are calling hit and run, is how they attack seals. They bite and wait for their prey to bleed out. Circling off in a distance so they are not injured. Humans are different than other prey in that other humans reach out, and sometimes go into the water to help them. I think this confuses the white sharks, and they swim away. Bull sharks are different, and so are other species. A few years back they had more human remains in white shark pictures. Now they are hard to find. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2126251/Shark-attack-victims-partial-remains-reveal-ripped-apart.html
Right next to the rock is hardly "a snorkel through shark alley". LOL trying to make things sound much worse than it was.
Right, because sharks don't hunt next to shore. Any more expertise you'd like to share?th-cam.com/video/XiIBUCd7rsY/w-d-xo.html
Not sure what this was supposed to prove. No seals were bothered by sharks while he was there n the water either…
Great film.
The sharks don't want to eat humans. That doesn't mean they can't get fooled or make a mistake. Anyone who has ever fished with artificial lures should understand what's happening. Fish are not intelligent at all. They're instinct driven. They don't make decisions but are triggered to act. This is why fishermen will use what's called a teaser rig which is a small lure in front of a big lure. The idea is that when a fish sees both lures moving through the water the fish thinks that it's seeing a small fish being chased by a big fish. It "triggers" the eat mode in the fish. Interestingly, the big fish often goes after the smaller lure because a competitive trigger happens.
When a human is in the water we can inadvertently look like food or competition to sharks. Humans are not marine animals. Sharks don't know what we are. We are not in their programming. If that happens and you trigger the eat mode, the shark is coming in full speed and it's going to be a bad day for you even when the shark realizes you aren't real food. The same thing happens with artificial fishing lures. The fish bites and immediately lets go, but the hooks get them. Natural baits will be swallowed.
I wouldn't gamble on what we "think" is or isn't on a Great White's menu.
They got to be 400 million years old by being extremely efficient at finding and eating food.
A hungry enough shark or bear or lion or whatever, will fill its gullet with whatever satisfies their appetite. Exceptions to their diet do, can, have and will be made.
Yeah, not buying it. As soon as I saw you get in near the rocks I was like "hes not gonna prove shit" - actually the fact you got in so close made you kinda prove the opposite, as it means you werent sure youd get out alive if you tried it further out.
Some of those tourists are laughing. Disturbing.
No thanks. That's just insane. When those seals disappear, I'd be hunkering down on those rocks and kelp, were there not anywhere else to hide. At least you won't be sent sailing out of the water if down in the rocks.
And its no wonder people arent eaten so often, we bathe in like 1 ft 11 inches of water. Most of us arent divers etc - just people playing with their kids in areas or countries where sharks arent even found or frequently visit. While I do believe the uncertainty of what we are makes them more inquisitive than aggressive most of the time - if they knew how easy it would be and how vurnerable we are; theyd probably go for us alot more. Just that most sharks have never seen a human before, thus they dont know if they can even safely go for and/or consume us - but a ballsy shark might still; as weve seen
Hes not daft..great whites attack from normally 30mtrs..hes in prob 2 mtrs..no shark can attack from that depth
To each his own.... But I can tell u one thing... I would never do this.... Lol...
Visibility is too low, they are always out there... and in large numbers. Some under water sound recording might be interesting with some dummy cameras...
Crazy 😝 idea I love it
Most feared animal on the planet!way behind us.
fuck that! my hat goes off to ya bub. I've done some ballsy things in my life but you take the cake.
You are insane. I had anxiety the entire time. Glad you are okay
The white shark at shark alley very rarely come in that close ever , they stay out in the kill zone past breakers where they can go unseen in dep water and launch a perdation attack , they dont take on the seals head on as they are too agile but also the seals bite back and whites are very protective of their eyes , he wasnt in any immediate danger where he was , the current was what he had to worry bout there , you zone out and before you know it youve been swept into the killzone
I've been out with Chris a few times; I saw a white feeding at a distance, but that's the best I have. Have another shot of a white shaking a 30lb piece of seal in his mouth from the Farallones, but not in HD.
Yes the orca is the king, but they dont bite humans like GW does, so therefore GW is feared by humans.....so while orca is king it's not feared, GW is king as far as swimmer,surfer, diver is concerend...
There are videos of divers swimming with great whites in shark alley with no cage and no incidents...GW are very calculating, so when surfer. swimmer, diver, etc is attacked , t's been eyeing you for awhile way b4 it does....we just dont know it..
GW even give off signals at times to warn us they are going to strike but we never see them
If one hasnt eaten in a month and cant find food and you cross their path....ITS OVER. those I believe are brutal attacks we hear about at times, usually it is just warning/curious bite, which is still devastating
Crap man your braver than me. I know sharks mostly don't attack us (belove i read we are to bony for them.) But I don't think I'd even put my hand in the water.
I wouldn't do this again to be honest. At least not back in 2004 when there were a lot of sharks and minimal kelp in the alley. My friend (if you want to call him that) who dropped me off in the boat says he saw a white shark kill a seal there the next week,
Sadly, now the alley is overgrown with kelp and the white sharks are gone.
@@Whitesharkvideo is that from the kelp (know they hate stuff touching them) or have the seals left
Great whites aren't the apex predators of the ocean, that would be the killer whale
Indeed. Not my smartest move. The sharks disappointed a lot of people that day.
While I agree that most bites are to test you out for curiosity, there has been a handful on record of pure kill to eat. Some of those stories are very creepy. I wouldn't test that out
nice job!
In fact, .I never even see a sha - (chomp)