Large Great White Shark Chases Drone Shadow Like a Laser Pointer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2023
- In this video, we take a look at various sharks reacting to the drone's shadow and examine what this tells us about their vision. The information gathered from this also helps me be mindful of where to fly the drone to avoid interfering with the sharks. Drone observations are vital to monitoring shark behavior but it seems the shadow, in certain conditions is the only thing that can affect the sharks natural movements.
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Yes. I know I missed the correct spelling. It drives me nuts. I'm a one man operation here with a 20 month old beautiful baby running through my house. Mistakes happen. Sorry about that slip up. Filming, narration, editing, and writing, I'm bound to make a mistake. I'll do better next time. Thanks for letting me know. I can't fix it once it's posted unfortunately.
Having taken SCUBA instructions, sharks have body sensors to vibration.
The shark may sense vibrations generated in the water by drone propellers vibration of the air
Seriously?????
Bownd hairy...
@@OPEK. Thanks for the comment. My drone is about a $6K flying machine. Not quite a Blackhawk. Have you ever flown a drone? I'm happy to provide you information to better acquaint yourself with drone technology and how the "vibrations" work. My question is, out of all the discussion presented in this video, the most input you can provide to the public is your misconception of drones and how they work? It's like me trying to explain to you how to defeat a character in one of your video games without knowing anything about the video game.
Low flying sea birds cast a similar shadow, when they're coming in for a landing or preparing to dive for a fish. Sharks might just chase shadows because they've learned there's often a tasty bird to be had, at the end of such a chase.
So … sharks are like cats? ;-)
I knew they where curious animals, but I never thought I'd see one actually crane it's neck to look at something
This is extraordinary. In Australia we have been using observational drones for quite some time for basic safety detection. If we could perfect these techniques, we could possibly use it to herd sharks away from surfing beaches with no destruction of the animal. Worth a try.
Super interesting footage 😃
But also... sharks behaving like ocean cats, is sort of adorable 🙈❤
Yes they are!
@@TheMalibuArtist I absolutely love them and think they are such fascinating beings and far more intelligent than some people think 😃
I think you nailed it... "It's like a cat chasing a laser pointer"... It's natural instinct for them to be curious... it's natural instinct to chase/catch... It's natural instinct to perfect behaviour... and it may even be natural instinct to "play" by combining all the previous.
Imagine the negative Great White Shark reputation getting flipped on it's head if it's revealed that they actually like to play just like a cat or dog.
well sharks are already known to enjoy being pet as well, and intelligent or not, social or solitary, all things crave stimulation in some form, and the open ocean is a very boring place 💀
@@Arionid Well in his last video he showed a White slap a bit of floating debris with it's dorsal. There was no learning or instinct behaviour to be had... it was literately a "Because i can and i want to" moment... which is essentially doing something pointless to entertain itself... otherwise known as "playing".
The amount of research that should be done on a documentary is ever lasting from discoveries and questions on this channel.
I suppose there is a flipside... if it's revealed that White sharks like to play and act like a dog or cat... you will get some questionably headed people going out to try and pet them and losing a arm.
Amazing observation. You have definitely discovered something unique there. There's no thrashing... there's not disturbance in the water... it's purely the shadow and so the only sensor the shark (white pointer) is using is sight. I wonder what happens with Tigers and other breads of sharks?
They are beautiful.
Well they eat seagulls and other birds right off the top of the water so it’s not surprising they watch for shadows like that.
that's bad ass that you picked that out
the shadow is something new in their environment, sharks are naturally curious just like all predators. this is exploratory behavior and maybe a bit of play when they realize its something to chase but not eat. like a dog with a ball or a cat with a laser, chasing for play strengthens hunting
this is so cute. reminds me of my fish when i flash the laser pointer around the tank and it follows. i think they are just curious.
As I watch your drone footage, and listen to your commentary, I realize you are a TRUE scientist. You're not under any agenda other than learning and growing about what is seen and observed. That's awesome! I wish you and your viewers all the best.
Wow, thanks
This dude notices the shark chase a shadow and all of a sudden he’s a scientist
I'm not a scientist. I clearly state that in EVERY single video. Please don't put words in my mouth. However, today, I actually steered a shark away from approaching a swimmer (video to come eventually) using just the drone shadow. It is quite remarkable and it hints at life saving applications that may be able to be applied using my observations. I'm not a scientist but I am cited in scientific papers and am an open book to the science community. I recently filmed something you will hear about in BBC and world media soon. Again, I'm not a scientist. @@stuckinperth
@@TheMalibuArtist was kinda a joke but honestly ur videos are good keep it up
Shark fisherman here. I can tell you why sharks chase shadows because i have see salmon sharks which are 7 to 11ft chase bird shadows andx sometimes they get lucky chasing the shadow results in catching Seagulls
From the shark's perspective they're seeing a less-subtle phenomenon than the shadow from the drone's POV suggests. The shadow has volume through the water thanks to the suspended particulates. So just like how sunlight shows up as streaks of bright beams through the water, a shadow will be dark streaks and a much larger phenomenon to track than if it were merely a flat shape on top of the water, as the footage implies at face value.
I just wonder if it's the fact that it cannot see or make out what the source of the shadow is, where it can with the rays or with a physical object floating on the surface and so the not knowing makes it more interesting (if only because of unknown food value, versus known items that might also be present).
Remember a shark isn’t coming after you it’s coming after your shadow.
Cat and mouse game , super cool
Maybe it just because the sharks know what a ray is but not the drone shadow. Curious just like a cat. 😊
Such majestic movement from these curious creatures…Thank you for the video
When I photograph sharks sleeping on the bottom, it's very common for them for wake and swim off the second I click the shutter. I have wondered if they sense the electrical impulses in the digital camera...
I'd assume the do sense it. Whatever vision they have is assisted by organs much more sensitive to electromagnetic fields than their sight could possibly be accurate. Like foxes hunting mice under the snow by triangulating their ears sensitive to audio way beyond their visions accuracy, they can pounce and pinpoint exactly where a mouse is located beneath the visual obstacle. Most animals use multipke senses to determine the location of prey and navigate their terrain. Most science on the subject only brushes upon this, understanding what they do, and why, but not really how it works physiologically nor how the world is intepreted by the species. Our intepretation of the world is entirely limited to human interpretation. None of our donestic species share it, and very little research is conducted into understanding these thousands of other perspectives or realities, which is actually quite strange as they are realities just as much as our perception is, and likely much more detailed than ours.
I think they are curious about the shadow because it isn’t something with which they are familiar. The one ignored the rays because it already knew what they were, but the drone’s shadow intrigued it because it was something new.
Or they think it's a baby seal/sea lion. The shape of the drone's shadow is similar to a baby seal whereas the rays aren't.
That is incredible footage. I'm sure many Marine Biologists would be thrilled to see it. Keep us posted if you are ever able to get feedback from them on this. Wonderful job!!
2:16-2:22 I thought someone edited this video and enlarged a shadow of one of those plastic toy frogs that you would make leap with your finger. I was cackling till I realized it was a drone😭🤣🤣
White sharks are curious creatures, especially juveniles who are learning about their surroundings.
As always, I appreciate your commitment to studying animals without interference in their behavior. People generally do not understand the role of "cumulative impacts" on wildlife - small disturbances and stress that may not individually harm an animal, but collectively can substantially reduce survival through many mechanisms, such as reduced reproductive success, reduced ability to migrate, increased vulnerability to predation, reduced access to food and foraging areas, etc. Animals respond to human disturbance even more strongly than to natural predators.
I've learned more about sharks in few months than I've learned from watching discovery channel.. to be fair I've learned nothing from shark week 😂
I hate shark week. I feel like at this point it's doing more damage than good.
@@nahaniyesMe too! I agree with you. They've become gladiator shows exploiting sharks.
@@hollyobrien2816 absolutely. Celebrity this and that, and imo lots of reckless behavior. My final straw was two years ago when they put an instrument inside a pregnant shark because they were "curious" what a baby shark looks like in the womb. I mean, how dare they?!? As a female who has carried a child, I can't tell you how upset that made me. It reminded me of rape. They have no right. They tied her to the side of the boat in order to do it. I can only imagine what that shark was experiencing. I believe that it is likely that sharks (as well as many other animals) know when they're pregnant, but even if they don't, it's still so wrong, and again, rapey. There is zero reason that humans would need that information. I feel like them constantly hounding these sharks in order to try and outdo each other (and themselves) for bragging rights (and their own egos) and ratings, year after year, has continued to escalate line crossing actions. It's just plain irresponsible, and definitely not in the shark's best interest. I also hate that they bait them all the time, just to play those stupid games, like who breaches the highest, etc. I stopped watching shark week altogether after they did that with the pregnant shark, and I posted all over the pages of those involved, my feelings about it. I will never watch again.
Everyone should boycott Discovery channel.. the dramatisation and fear mongering they do in their so called documentaries is appalling.
Really interesting episode ! Thank you !
I would say a shark has a similar visual aspect to a horse. Both have eyes on the side of their head and therefore their vision is both frontal and backwards. If you walk up to a horse from behind, it can see you...which is why a lot of people get a perfect kick. Sharks have eyes on the side of their head...they would have a blind spot and it most probably is directly in front.
Quite possibly this explains a bad bite ...resulting in the prey getting away. An attack from the side is possibly far more accurate with no blind spot visually.
It would be very interesting to watch a number of underwater videos of Great Whites catching prey. I would imagine the larger the shark, the more possibility of misbiting and hence why they don't often do a test bite, but more a slam and eat approach.
It's all so interesting.
MalibuArtist, doing the complete opposite for Sharks that a certain film did in the 70s.
I have it on good authority that one Mr. Steven Spielberg is not happy with one Malibu Artist for this very reason.
. . .or every other sharksploitation movies over the years. Although, you should give Ron and Valerie Taylor credit for raising awareness that they're only animals better off alive than dead.
@@philanderphillips2309yeah, right. I doubt he would ever be proud of demonizing great whites.
I love the movie Jaws.
Peter Benchley, the author of the novel, Jaws, greatly regretted writing the novel after he saw what the film adaptation did. He would go on to do research on great whites to undo the damage Jaws caused.
Sharks are so amazing & fascinating! Wish a lot more people saw that!
No question they can see a whole lot more than we realize. I'm convinced they can see fishing poles on boats and kayaks and make that connection to food. That's just my opinion. Whatever the case, you just know that shark's computer mind was spinning as he tried to process the presence of this unreachable drone. Very interesting and fun!
Imagine landing it back on the beach, just to pick up the drone and the shark is standing there looking at you.
Hey this video showed up on my GOOGLE search trending feed. So your doing something right!
do you have any update on that possible Great White live birth? :V
Sometimes they are curious, other times they move away from it. The reaction is certainly obvious and will no doubt be fascinating footage for other people who study them too. Great stuff.
Love the content. I'm always looking around trying to find something new to learn. This week has been extra fun. Everyone is in a teaching mood! Can't you hear the shark say, "Hon, listen to me. I saw a ghost today, no really, I did. I took off after it, but nothing was there." 😁
Shark must be thinking...”Damn that seaweed was strong” 😂
So awesome, seemingly prioritizing investigation of what they don't recognize. Beautiful creatures.
I would love to swim with these sharks in their environment just to give them a big hug as they swim by. They are my friends they love me.
Be sure and take a Snack to give them also! :)
Really enjoyed this one. Thanks!
Excellent work as always.
I think it would be more interesting and would illustrate your point better if you allowed the shaddow to be in the frame with the shark.
3:01 like you can literally see it numerous times in his video
Fascinating insight, Carlos. Something is gone on and this behaviour warrants further investigation. Thanks for sharing.
Pretty sure sharks chase shadows because they know where there are bird, there is probably a lot of food happening.
Interesting, very well possible.
I think those buggers are smarter than we think . Allegedly out in the Pacific they have a Starbuck’s type of headquarters they gather at to socialize . I have seen footage of their chicken buffets . That is an island where these hatchling birds taking their first attempts at flight . I think they are pelicans . Anyway I do remember the film crew in the water underneath ready to film it . One cameraman got to close and the shark didn’t attack but basically turned around looked at him as if to say “ Alright human I know you have a job to do but you need to back off or you might mess this up for me and I will not be pleased . “
@dagnbbit6187
I love this. I too have seen documentaries about this place. Also another gathering place in the Altanic. I can't remember the exact locations either, tho a Google search would locate them right away I'm sure. Have you seen the films regarding the whites' reactions to blood of other white sharks in the water? As soon as they detect it they high-tail it outta the proximity. White sharks are quite fascinating. Take care 🙏😇
It’s the pheromones that lets others know the danger. Pigeons do the same thing as well as other animals. If you have a pigeon problem, pop a few with a pellet gun and they will disappear for months.
shark: *_oh them was some birds_*
Very beautiful images of those fascinating creatures! Thanks!
Such amazing tech and glorious nature. Wonderful!
Ever consider how much noise the drone actually makes .... the shark can definitely feel the vibrations of the drone. When it sees the shadow it can finally put a face to it
awesome video ! thanks for sharing. Best regards from France
Now I'm curious what the drone shadow looks like from under the water. Maybe you can use a GoPro to record a drone shadow for reference.
I'd imagine it looks like a dark vertical column. It's certainly more than just a 2D projection on the surface.
Useful info for marine biologists good job.
Drone looks like a frog in the water, with its limbs spread out! Lol
I'm always amazed at what you capture.
Thanks again for the high quality video as usual. Congrats on the million views.
Majestic creature…hopefully we can save them and all other sea life.
I must say this was very interesting to watch. Sharks are so fun to observe. I liked how it chased shadow toward end of video. Too cool. You do an excellent job.
Debi in California 💁♀️🦈💕🐬💕
Thank you very much!
It's just a juvenile shark. It can't help being a little playful chasing shadows it knows it can never catch.
Amazing work!!!
Sharkrates suggests that the shadows are reality for the sharks because they have never seen anything else; they do not realize that what they see are shadows of objects in front of a fire, much less that these objects are inspired by real things outside the ocean which they do not see.
Excellent
Would it be correct to think that the shadow forms a column of sorts from surface to sea floor? If that's the case, then what part(s) of the shadow is it reacting to?
Thats actually a good question.
Great Video Malibu Artist! Your work is vital for shark conservation! Can’t wait for the next upload!
It's because it thinks the shadow belongs to a bird that will rest on the surface before long
Oh wow, that makes so much sense
So interesting. And, makes me wonder if at rare times a drone is in the vicinity of another human near the shark in the water and the shark is chasing the shadow and the human is in the wrong place at the wrong time and becomes bit or “attacked” when the shark was just chasing a shadow and reacts if that makes sense. I am sure that is very unlikely and rare. But, gave me pause to think. I also love the mystery these creatures are to us still and how much we do not know about their behaviors. It is fascinating. It seems territorial almost that it is chasing the shadow out of its territory.
If you noticed the sharks will chase the shadow to the surface. I think they are seeing a shadow and they know it's above them if they see a shadow. That's what I would do.
this is the most amazing thing Carlos!!! Thank you so much for sharing. Sharks are one the most perfect things on the planet- Humans are far behind them on the evolutionary scale lol
Since sharks haven't evolved much at all for millions of years, how do you know it's a matter of "perfection" not just a low bar as a finish line? I'm curious what criteria you use to measure who's ahead or behind as well as what's "perfect".
Wow! You made me subscribe! All these years flying drones near water creatures, and this is the first truly scientifically driven project I’ve seen so far! We need to see more of that!
Man, I love seeing animals' mundane daily behaviors like these. Just seeing how something such as a great white reacts to seeing something it doesn't recognize is so interesting (and entertaining) to me. It's a fun reminder that even something as intimidating as a shark is just another animal and their immediate reaction to stuff isn't just predation.
Very amazing white shark behavior.
A lot of your work is groundbreaking. Showing unknown behavior for the first time! TY
Amazing footage and observations! I always enjoy your shark videos!!
Thanks!!
In the thumbnail, it looks like the great white shark is chasing Kermit the Frog.
that episode of the muppets never finished filming ☹😭😭
I can't unsee it now 😂
If it only sees the shadow and does not detect electrical impulses it may be perceiving it as a animal carcass fish or possibly bird floating at the surface that has just died so not producing scent. Either way as scavenging is far more energy efficient than hunting it may be why it showing far more interest in shadow than clearly live rays that would take far more energy to hunt.
Thx for your videos and the work behind them. They are always calm and peaceful and gives us a better understanding on sharks itself. I'm a scuba Diver with several Shark Dives, but your Videos give a big plus on acknowledgment of the behavior and the life of that majestic animals.
Super interesting to see all the reactions to the drone shadow! Great video!
As always you have shown just how curious Great White Sharks are. The sharks are trying to investigate the drone shadow because it's new to them. Excellent video
Malibuartist should host shark week
This was awesome I think your videos could be quite valuable to the research of great white sharks excellent work great observations Aloha brother hope you are doing well
sharks sure are amazing animals
There was a song about this by Cat Stevens, "I'm being followed by my Drone's Shadow, Drone Shadow, Drone Shadow"
Awesome job man!!!
I look forward to notifications from TH-cam that there’s another video from you. That’s always the first video I click on. I’m always learning, I’m always invested and I’m always excited by what I’ve watched. Thank you Carlos and to all the sharks 🦈 out there participating unknowingly ❤
Subtle video, but we'll narrated. I thought it was highly unique and should be seen by all shark experts, research groups, oceanographers and marine biology. Video has great insight into shark behavior; for example when we wonder what provoked an attack, like on surfers who would cast similar shadows beneath the surface. Count me in for follow up video & research. Very good work Carlos!
@@romanterry have you seen his other videos?
I would imagine that they think it's a bird and they're waiting, hoping for it to land for a tasty snack?
My thoughts as well.
That's was my first thought.
Absolutely amazing video, thank u. This shows just how attuned & incredible these magnificent animals r & how much we still have 2 learn. Gr8 work, many thanks 4 all ur hard work, u r awesum.
And I thought you were torturing Kermit the frog. 🦈🐸
Thanks for yr awesome video & new knowledge i gained from watching & now we they see as good as humans & cats 😊❤
It’s fascinating!
Thank you for sharing with us such an interesting observation. I’ve been following you for some time, and your channel made me in love with GWS even more. Sharks are truly one and only incredible creatures in the world, yet so sad to know that sharks have been hated by so many people because of some Hollywood films’ portrayal of stereotypical bad image.
As always, humans should be more humble to respect these apex predators who are the key species to manage the nature’s great ecosystem. I’m looking forward to see more footage like this ❤
Legend tells us that if a shark sees the drone's shadow there is only 6 more weeks of summer left.
Such a well-put-together video series -- our hats are off to you, sir. What is more rare in the United States today, a tasteful choice of words, and a tasteful choice of music, too, avoiding excess and excessive loudness.
Hi your content is always so interesting . I’ve been watching the videos from almost the start and remember congratulating you on 10K subs , how amazing that you’re not far off 250K ! Keep up the good work ❤
Thank you so much! And I appreciate you being on this journey with me!
I wonder if you could use a mass of laser pointers on the drone to scare sharks away from swimmers..
This proof shark is ocean cat .
Simply they were curious , i mean therse no smell or signal or electrical feel . But there's definitely something in there, but what it is . Just like cat .
Great video! I think ALL life guards at beaches should be issued drones to watch for sharks concerning public safety!
I love your work Malibu artist. I know someone of your videos were giant great white was being followed by a paddle boarder n that great white cared more about the drone n aimed at that. True lifesaver u are. 😅😅😅❤❤❤
That is so cool! You can difinately see how the shark at 2:29 is turning its head looking at the drones shadow. again, thats so cool.🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
Thank you and keep them coming please 🙏
amazing footage, and fascinating.
This is delightfully endearing
I would love to do this off the Florida coast. Guess I need to get a cheap drone and practice before I send an expensive one over the ocean!
When I open my TH-cam page & see a white shark viewed from above seemingly wagging its tail, I feel like a kid who can't wait to open my Xmas stocking! Ok laugh, it's silly & I 'm a far cry from being a kid. But I really delight in watching your ocean in motion Carlos, the sharks look like they are frolicking in the waves, enjoying life.
There's an unexpected monarch butterfly, or humans on boards sharing the same rolling wave - no panic, a mutual observation at a respectable distance. And now a remarkable sight, intriguing & delightful, sharks chasing a shadow, I think more playfully than predatory.
Of course, he knows it's a shadow of something small & above him. He's seen shadows of birds swooping down for fish or a tidbit of someone else 's meal, perhaps the shark's. Unlike the shadow of the drone that is willing to play, to be chased, birds have more to lose if caught. The shadow will simply return to its boundary. .....Thank you Carlos.
My idea is that the sharks are naturally curious and so may be trying to see whether or not the drone's shadow is a potential food source. When the drone's shadow starts moving away, it might make the shark want to chase it as if it was chasing prey. Just a thought though, I'm not an expert.
Only curious if it's a meal.