You really make GREAT videos! As a marinbiologist with "Fish behaviour" as one of my primary interests, I find these videos very, very interesting! You are really making a big contributing to the understanding of whitesharks behaviour with these videos!!
Not a marine biologist, but it is remarkable to see the thought processes of these apex predators most of us don’t even see when they’re near. A lot more inquisitive than I expected. The gill actuation is one of those things you only catch if you can observe them for extended periods of time under different circumstances. Agree with you, this is an excellent contribution to science / education.
Carlos, I just cannot tell you how much I love your videos and the way in which you use your platform. I truly believe that you are doing so much good for sharks, and for people. I also appreciate how you are researching sharks while not intruding on them in their home. I can't even watch shark week anymore because I just can't support a lot of what I see taking place. Much of it, I personally believe, is more focused on people trying to get on shark week, or trying to out do their previous shark week content, which I find disturbing to say the least. I know it's apples and oranges, but I just really appreciate your educating people in so many ways, in such a beautiful and non invasive manner. In many ways I think you're doing more for them than so many of those "researchers", and, of course, your cinematography is absolutely stunning, and your voice and speech are so pleasant as well. Thank you so much, from a huge fan!
Between the beautiful videography, tranquil music and soothing narration, these videos are better than most meditation vids. Great educational tool as well. Nothing like a realistic portrayal of sharks to counteract the alarmist nonsense out there.
Beautiful video as always. I grew up surfing and diving in these waters. Never had any negative experiences with the wildlife except for jellyfish. Keep up the brilliant videos.
Back in the day we just didn't realize just how many sharks were out there. I wonder how accurate our shark radar was when we had the feelings sharks were close by.
I suspect you are thinking of creatures like the notorious Portuguese man o' war, those are actually not jellyfish but many organisms, a colony. The species is called Siphonophore. Most if not all of them are highly toxic and if very unlucky, a person can die from being stung
Great Whites are majestic animals who are unfairly maligned. They rarely attack human beings. It's usually inexperienced humans in water who splash needlessly brining out their predatory instinct (i.e. injured animal). Surfers co exist with sharks in the ocean. As long as we understand their behavior, we're fine surfing in SoCal.
Well Piteus,how do You explain all of the surfers all over the World Who have killed and injured by Great Whites? I love animals and would not want to see Great Whites and other species of Shark be harmed.But it is important to remember that Sharks are predators.No different than Lions,Tigers,Bears etc. If they are hungry or feel threatened,they will attack You and kill You.
Yeah, no coexistence for me. I remember once seeing a fin in the water when I was bathing, and I'm pretty sure I destroyed the current record of running over water. Turned out it was a couple of dolphins.
I'm a California scuba diver, I'm from the central valley but I dive from Monterey to San Diego, White Shark territory, In 20 years of Diving, about three years ago, a Twelve footer swam by me about 30 feet away, I had two speared fish on me and I feel like maybe it smelled the dead fish, IDK, but it was curious. It was swimming slow and just cruised by me. I gotta admit I was a little nervous but it didn't do anything. Lucky my friend had his camera on cause no one believed us. lol
We had a White cruising the coast at San Onofre beach on Camp Pendleton. Two Cobra helicopter pilots spotted it near surfers. One landed and the other hovered over the shark to try to distract it. He said it looked as long as his Helo. I was in the water that day as the lifeguard tower was trying to get people out of the water. Go figure the waves died out for a min. I sat up on My board hoping for a better view until a wave came in. It was the longest min ever waiting for a good one I could ride all the way to shore. I heard they sometimes breed by the nuclear power plant as well.
The last shark seemed to bow up(arch it back). This is a territorial display I have seen with several species , that I gotten in their space while diving.
Second this -- Great Whites also tend to gape their mouths and thrash their heads around when making territorial displays (I've heard the behavior simply called a "Gape" before, but that may not be the generally accepted term). We see that in the clip here. Assumedly a larger individual telling a smaller one to leave. Have only seen the behavior in feeding before -- interesting to see it in a social setting.
The mood in the video created by this chill out soundtrack does not reflect at all the danger and the threatening attitude of a wild predator at the top of the food chain that is telling you to leave its territory
That's cool I know what you mean I had a stingray arch it's a body toward me when I got too close filming it eating. I immediately understood that's exactly what it was doing.
Please never stop doing these videos! They are unbelievably spectacular. It's the most amazing quality and to see them in a light where they aren't made out to be "killers" is so great to see.
Hi thanks to your videos ive made myself save a little money and just bought a used mavic pro , i live on the central coast and go to avila and pismo beach daily trying to spot a great white no luck yet. But i love your videos and am a big fan . Renee
Your footage is always so beautiful. I love watching your videos. I never knew they came in so close to shore so frequently. I was afraid of it, lol. Your videos suggest that attacks are extremely rare, but it makes me so nervous to see those paddle boarders getting so close to those sharks. Bad idea.
I think the paddle boarders are safe , and yet I hope they all carry a large knife 🔪 on their belt - ya know in case a Shark needs to be stabbed in the eye 👁 😉
Your patience and passion are obvious to see. Like most nature photographers you must spend hours waiting to catch these moments for us and it's only by this type of passion for your art that teaches us about nature. I hope you keep doing what you do. Thank you.
Thank you so much for all your hard work you do to produce excellent footage for us to watch, I live in the UK and find sharks very fascinating and love your channel and your love for wildlife, thank you again xx
Another absolutely breathtaking video you shared with us!!! Thank you!! Idky but ur vids always make me emotional.. the beauty and grace these stunning beings possess is overwhelming. Along with the comedic response from the ppl who notice they are next to a huge shark, lol i love ur videos. You capture the shark captivatingly nd i appreciate your journey!!
I grew up in Southern California and surfed quite a bit. I was out one morning it was pretty foggy. I was the only person out there and I paddled out towards the back set of waves. It got quite calm for a a few minutes. All of a sudden I see a large fin come up from out of the water and does a half circle around me and then dips back under the water. I almost had a heart attack, but remained calm. I slowly swam back to shore hoping for the best. I never saw the shark again, but it was about 6 feet away from me and easily an 18 foot Great White.
Always watch your videos as I am subscribed, and I've enjoyed them even more as you grow as a commentator. I scrolled down, did not see anyone venture a guess as to why you see the gill movement just before diving... it's been fun trying to find an answer. But my real guess is that you'll find out the answer as you continue your journey. I know buoyancy has something to do with their liver, but I have not read enough yet. Thanks for inspiring me to do so!
I love that grin on the paddle boarders face he showed interest and genuine joy at seeing this amazing creature up close. although he was a little to close he clearly showed a lot of respect to the animals. this is how all people should react to sharks.
Rally cool video! I am curious about your setup - do you mind sharing? I just started filming my scuba dives with a GoPro rig and I am having a blast. Would be very interested to shoot drone footage in the future.
If you're in the ocean there are sharks around. They live there! I grew up on the ocean and we saw sharks almost every time we went surfing, swimming, or snorkeling the reef. It was very common.
For years I’ve been enjoying underwater videos of sharks, very intelligent, beautiful creatures but now I get to see from above the waters in there own natural habitat without the divers and we get to enjoy watching these absolutely amazingly beautiful creatures from afar and some close up vids bc of you and we learn more and more about these wonderful beautiful creatures. Such a blessing Thank you !!!
Did I just see the paddleboarder turn his board to follow the shark at 2:13? Just because they ignored you or decided not to bother with you initially doesn’t mean they will the next time, especially if you crowd or pursue them. Do people think sharks don’t know when something’s behind them? I just wouldn’t leave a decision about my life to an animal that can kill with one bite.
This crossed my mind too. As much as I have seen just how passive sharks can be around people, on these videos, it is also a fact that they can be spooked and people do get bitten. And, like you say, just getting bitten isn't always something you can just brush off and carry on with your day! I would do as you said, and not take that chance.
I lived in central CA on the Monterey Bay for twenty five years... The coastal waters in the area is literally swarming with all kinds of ocean life.. Very popular place to go surfing, etc...Had a good heads up from a guy that had spent his life working for the city of Santa Cruz... His take was very good about playing on the salt water..."When you go out on the ocean, you're part of the food chain!" 🤔 I agree...☠️🥺
Your videos and the narration are superb. It does seem as if the sharks (Juvenile ones at least) aren't interested in humans as food or there would be attacks every day. Having said that, as you say in the video about using rationale, there is always a possibility of something horrendous happening and so how ppl can stay so calm when they see a Great White swimming just yards away is beyond me!!
These videos are absolutely amazing! As someone who kayak fishes as well as surfs on the northern California coast, it's astonishing how many times I've probably been near them without ever knowing. They are such amazing creatures!
Thank you for another incredible and informative video of these magnificent creatures!! I can't imagine the excitement and fear of being on a paddle board that close to a GWS!! With the weather and water warming up I can't wait to see what amazing footage you capture in the coming months!!
Do you think you would pick up a sound wave from the mic on your drone coming from underwater ? The gil wriggling of the sharks could be some kind of quiver, some kind of sound communication ? Do sharks have larynxes ? Vocal cords ?
If you can't, do you think you could hang a wire from your drone, in order to drag a mic on the surface of the water and maybe get the underwater sound ?
Thanks Carlos. Your footage is really mesmerizing. I'm curious how you capture this with your drones. It must require so much patience and likely alotvof surveying the water and sometimes not finding anything interesting in the water.
I believe the gill flair behaviour is an invite for small fish to remove parasites. I’ve seen this in other predatory species along the great barrier reef, this also explains the lack of aggressive response to humans and birds alike Thank you for sharing your content
Born and raised in Huntington Beach. I can think of plenty of times, being out in the ocean and small groups of pelicans dive bombing into the water, 25 ft from us. I wonder now, if maybe they were warning us of a great whites presence. Because never once, did I see a fish in any of their mouths.
Pelican will eat anything they can fit into their gullet, they could give two doo doo’s about you or anything else with a heart beat. Fish were just most likely to deep and out of reach
@@Cola64 Too deep? We were wading in 4 to 5 ft of water. It couldn't have been more than 15 ft of water where these birds were diving next to us. You would think us humans would have scared the fish away, so why would they be diving, so close to us. These were different pelicans, the biggest pelicans, these were birds I bet you have never seen before, unless you are familiar with the West coast beaches... not the ones you see at zoos
@@Cola64 So that makes you a diving brown pelican expert. I find it strange that the ten times or so this happened to me, not once did these pelicans ever have a fish in their mouths. 0 for 10 odds. We are learning all kinds of things now, thanks to these drones
Amazing video and beautiful narration as always. Do you ever show the video to let's say the guy that had 5 around him? That gave me the chills. This happens every year, do the people know about this time of the year? When I was about 10yrs old and my cousin 8yrs old we would spend all day everyday in the water in Long Beach, Long Island in New York. During our school summer break. Little did we know there were Whites close to shore!! Now as an adult, I'm lucky if I put my feet in a foot of water. Or my cousin and myself go a bit deeper but there's gotta be a group of 20 lol We look and laugh because I always say I'd rather be at a big buffet odds are better lolol
Notice how it's easy to see how a attack can happen. The sharks can swim along or against the current and even go underneath waves. Also if the surfer is not careful it can be easy mistaken for a seals That's why co exiting with them should be taken with a rational approach.
Just want to thank you for this amzing and educational content. I started surfing at the beginning of this year. And my biggest fear was sharks and the stereotypical picture that is so often created for us about them. But your videos made me so calm. Yes, we must be careful... but they are not hunting people and killing them left, right and centre. Thank you very much!
And there we were without drones all those years surfing ,body surfing, boogie boarding. Hours and hours worth. I wonder how close we came to a great white. The kelp brushing your legs always gave me the willys
Your videos are important. They show alot of interest behaviors people haven't seen. You think the clarity of water has anything to do with anything? Have there ever been any attacks on these beaches? And do you ever film around October up by surf Beach?
Going to be in California for the first time, Ventura Beach. Hoping to have some time to drone and will be diving the Channel Islands, what can I expect? Amazing video as always!
I live in Ventura and am generally alert to what goes on at the islands. It does seem that GWS sightings are more frequent there in recent years, but they remain extremely rare. As for droning from the mainland, TheMalibuArtist seems to purposely obfuscate the exact locations in order to prevent exploitation. Hint: broad shallow sandy bottoms, especially near estuarine outflows, are favored by juveniles which tend to feed on elasmobranchs rather than pinnipeds as the mature animals do.
@@connorchoate9180 It would certainly be a rich experience to see one while diving. Seems not many scuba divers get hit so your odds of live and tell are pretty good.
Some info gleened on the 'net: Dorsal fins serve as sensory organs and help detect changes in the environment and also when prey approaches from behind or below. And By sticking their dorsal fins out of the water and then pulling them below the surface theses sharks can drag down air bubbles into the water that contain scent particles, which lets the shark know which direction to head when looking for prey.
Sharks are evolutionary perfection. Love your videos. To me sharks are intriguing ,beautiful creatures and love that you educate people of there non threatening behavior. Question...how long do they stay on the coast and in the shallows?
You really make GREAT videos! As a marinbiologist with "Fish behaviour" as one of my primary interests, I find these videos very, very interesting!
You are really making a big contributing to the understanding of whitesharks behaviour with these videos!!
Not a marine biologist, but it is remarkable to see the thought processes of these apex predators most of us don’t even see when they’re near. A lot more inquisitive than I expected. The gill actuation is one of those things you only catch if you can observe them for extended periods of time under different circumstances. Agree with you, this is an excellent contribution to science / education.
Carlos, I just cannot tell you how much I love your videos and the way in which you use your platform. I truly believe that you are doing so much good for sharks, and for people. I also appreciate how you are researching sharks while not intruding on them in their home. I can't even watch shark week anymore because I just can't support a lot of what I see taking place. Much of it, I personally believe, is more focused on people trying to get on shark week, or trying to out do their previous shark week content, which I find disturbing to say the least. I know it's apples and oranges, but I just really appreciate your educating people in so many ways, in such a beautiful and non invasive manner. In many ways I think you're doing more for them than so many of those "researchers", and, of course, your cinematography is absolutely stunning, and your voice and speech are so pleasant as well. Thank you so much, from a huge fan!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 just stop killing sharks and we’ll be all set.
Between the beautiful videography, tranquil music and soothing narration, these videos are better than most meditation vids. Great educational tool as well. Nothing like a realistic portrayal of sharks to counteract the alarmist nonsense out there.
Wow, thank you!
Alarmists out there ?? I dont think so. Something you made up in YOUR head........
Beautiful video as always. I grew up surfing and diving in these waters. Never had any negative experiences with the wildlife except for jellyfish.
Keep up the brilliant videos.
Back in the day we just didn't realize just how many sharks were out there. I wonder how accurate our shark radar was when we had the feelings sharks were close by.
@@pierrearmand6590 Absolutely. I often wonder the same thing.
Ya jellies are the only negative experience I've had as well.
I suspect you are thinking of creatures like the notorious Portuguese man o' war, those are actually not jellyfish but many organisms, a colony. The species is called Siphonophore. Most if not all of them are highly toxic and if very unlucky, a person can die from being stung
Great video. You have helped a lot of people learn more about great white sharks than anyone I know of. Great job
I appreciate that!
Great Whites are majestic animals who are unfairly maligned. They rarely attack human beings. It's usually inexperienced humans in water who splash needlessly brining out their predatory instinct (i.e. injured animal). Surfers co exist with sharks in the ocean. As long as we understand their behavior, we're fine surfing in SoCal.
@@piteusx8440 You really believe that? Do you also believe sharks usually only attack humans due to “mistaken identity” as they say?
Well Piteus,how do You explain all of the surfers all over the World Who have killed and injured by Great Whites?
I love animals and would not want to see Great Whites and other species of Shark be harmed.But it is important to remember that Sharks are predators.No different than Lions,Tigers,Bears etc.
If they are hungry or feel threatened,they will attack You and kill You.
Yeah, no coexistence for me. I remember once seeing a fin in the water when I was bathing, and I'm pretty sure I destroyed the current record of running over water. Turned out it was a couple of dolphins.
Don't swim with dolphins either, my friend. They are incredibly strong and young dolphins like to.. play.. sometimes.
If you've been in the ocean casually throughout your life then a sharks been closer than those dolphins without you knowing
@@happytrailsgaming dis not true. I knows deese shark and dey is good boy
Another ignorant alarmist…
@@happytrailsgaming exactly
I'm a California scuba diver, I'm from the central valley but I dive from Monterey to San Diego, White Shark territory, In 20 years of Diving, about three years ago, a Twelve footer swam by me about 30 feet away, I had two speared fish on me and I feel like maybe it smelled the dead fish, IDK, but it was curious. It was swimming slow and just cruised by me. I gotta admit I was a little nervous but it didn't do anything. Lucky my friend had his camera on cause no one believed us. lol
I could literally watch and listen to ur vids with voice over for hours !!!
We had a White cruising the coast at San Onofre beach on Camp Pendleton. Two Cobra helicopter pilots spotted it near surfers. One landed and the other hovered over the shark to try to distract it. He said it looked as long as his Helo. I was in the water that day as the lifeguard tower was trying to get people out of the water. Go figure the waves died out for a min. I sat up on My board hoping for a better view until a wave came in. It was the longest min ever waiting for a good one I could ride all the way to shore. I heard they sometimes breed by the nuclear power plant as well.
The last shark seemed to bow up(arch it back). This is a territorial display I have seen with several species , that I gotten in their space while diving.
Second this -- Great Whites also tend to gape their mouths and thrash their heads around when making territorial displays (I've heard the behavior simply called a "Gape" before, but that may not be the generally accepted term). We see that in the clip here. Assumedly a larger individual telling a smaller one to leave. Have only seen the behavior in feeding before -- interesting to see it in a social setting.
The mood in the video created by this chill out soundtrack does not reflect at all the danger and the threatening attitude of a wild predator at the top of the food chain that is telling you to leave its territory
That's cool I know what you mean I had a stingray arch it's a body toward me when I got too close filming it eating. I immediately understood that's exactly what it was doing.
I hear You Toby.Sharks are very territorial Critters and have a very short fuse.
Love what you do man, please keep it up.
I appreciate that!
Please never stop doing these videos! They are unbelievably spectacular. It's the most amazing quality and to see them in a light where they aren't made out to be "killers" is so great to see.
Hi thanks to your videos ive made myself save a little money and just bought a used mavic pro , i live on the central coast and go to avila and pismo beach daily trying to spot a great white no luck yet. But i love your videos and am a big fan . Renee
Your footage is always so beautiful. I love watching your videos. I never knew they came in so close to shore so frequently. I was afraid of it, lol. Your videos suggest that attacks are extremely rare, but it makes me so nervous to see those paddle boarders getting so close to those sharks. Bad idea.
Thank you very much!
I think the paddle boarders are safe , and yet I hope they all carry a large knife 🔪 on their belt - ya know in case a Shark needs to be stabbed in the eye 👁 😉
Your patience and passion are obvious to see. Like most nature photographers you must spend hours waiting to catch these moments for us and it's only by this type of passion for your art that teaches us about nature. I hope you keep doing what you do. Thank you.
Thank you so much for all your hard work you do to produce excellent footage for us to watch, I live in the UK and find sharks very fascinating and love your channel and your love for wildlife, thank you again xx
You do amazing work. The footage is beautiful and the information you gather is invaluable. Thank you.
Outstanding episode sir! 👏🏻 Thank you for continuing to enthral and educate us about these wonderful animals 🙏🏻
I was thinking about learning to surf in Malibu when I visit soon, but...I don't know now...yikes!
Awesome once again, just love your videos
You should put a little LED sign saying "SHARK" on the drone and fly up to swimmers when there is one...or a 2 way radio system.
Another absolutely breathtaking video you shared with us!!! Thank you!! Idky but ur vids always make me emotional.. the beauty and grace these stunning beings possess is overwhelming. Along with the comedic
response from the ppl who notice they are next to a huge shark, lol i love ur videos. You capture the shark captivatingly nd i appreciate your journey!!
Thanks for continuing to produce amazing content! I love this channel ♥
I grew up in Southern California and surfed quite a bit. I was out one morning it was pretty foggy. I was the only person out there and I paddled out towards the back set of waves. It got quite calm for a a few minutes. All of a sudden I see a large fin come up from out of the water and does a half circle around me and then dips back under the water. I almost had a heart attack, but remained calm. I slowly swam back to shore hoping for the best. I never saw the shark again, but it was about 6 feet away from me and easily an 18 foot Great White.
Mesmerizing ... we are so glad you will continue watching .... so many hours bobbing around in those waves as a child - WOW! XO, Kelly
I have seen this video 3 times in a row because I loved it. Thank you for calming and relaxing my mind in this way.
These are so well done and i love the observations you are making and the questions you are asking. Makes me want to learn more about them too.
Absolutely beautiful animals! I live in Monterey and I've seen juveniles up close a few times. I could watch your videos for hours!
Always watch your videos as I am subscribed, and I've enjoyed them even more as you grow as a commentator. I scrolled down, did not see anyone venture a guess as to why you see the gill movement just before diving... it's been fun trying to find an answer. But my real guess is that you'll find out the answer as you continue your journey. I know buoyancy has something to do with their liver, but I have not read enough yet. Thanks for inspiring me to do so!
That’s my guess, faster dive with less water resistance plus quicker aeration to give them an oxygen/power boost.
That scene with the shark inside the wave was breathtaking. It actually made my eyes misty. Such grace and beauty.
why on earth paddle board in amongst apex predators is crazy, if they select you then you're seagull food
Beautiful video as always ! Great music well presented and of course the subject matter is fascinating!
Would be awesome if you came to Australia and did some shark filming! Love your videos, informed me more about sharks than I'd ever known, keep it up!
Yes! Would love that.
Another great clip Carlos. Thanks for sharing.
That behavior (the chomping) that the Shark is displaying is called Gaping, it is a warning that I’m not happy. It’s a territorial warning.
The smile on that paddleborder made my day
When the shark was moving it's gills. , I think it was a shneeze
Such incredible footage! Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!
I think I have said this before but the balance between your music and other audio is next to perfect great videos thanks again.😀
Another wonderful installment!
"Coexisting requires a rational approach." Carlos, my man, you said it... ;-) Thanks for the new vid.
Your videos are amazing. Thank you. Spellbinding. Commentary as well.
I love that grin on the paddle boarders face he showed interest and genuine joy at seeing this amazing creature up close. although he was a little to close he clearly showed a lot of respect to the animals. this is how all people should react to sharks.
Yea Great Whites can feel respect
Wow. Great footage and commentary.
Fantastic video such beautiful footage, bless you for showing these spectacular animals as they really are !
Rally cool video! I am curious about your setup - do you mind sharing? I just started filming my scuba dives with a GoPro rig and I am having a blast. Would be very interested to shoot drone footage in the future.
Amazing work buddy!!
If you're in the ocean there are sharks around. They live there! I grew up on the ocean and we saw sharks almost every time we went surfing, swimming, or snorkeling the reef. It was very common.
Good for us that you are continuing. Thanks
For years I’ve been enjoying underwater videos of sharks, very intelligent, beautiful creatures but now I get to see from above the waters in there own natural habitat without the divers and we get to enjoy watching these absolutely amazingly beautiful creatures from afar and some close up vids bc of you and we learn more and more about these wonderful beautiful creatures. Such a blessing Thank you !!!
I love the paddle boards, it helps show the size of the shark.
Your videos are breathtaking and as an avid Southern california-based paddleboarder I truly appreciate your passion
Glad you like them! Thank you!
Did I just see the paddleboarder turn his board to follow the shark at 2:13? Just because they ignored you or decided not to bother with you initially doesn’t mean they will the next time, especially if you crowd or pursue them. Do people think sharks don’t know when something’s behind them? I just wouldn’t leave a decision about my life to an animal that can kill with one bite.
This crossed my mind too. As much as I have seen just how passive sharks can be around people, on these videos, it is also a fact that they can be spooked and people do get bitten. And, like you say, just getting bitten isn't always something you can just brush off and carry on with your day! I would do as you said, and not take that chance.
He sure did. People love to think that ALL animals are pets. Fascinating, really 🤷♂️ 🤦♂️ 🤦♂️
@@anthonymason4999 It’d be interesting to know if he’d have done that if he was the only one there that day.
I absolutely love your videos..so relaxing
Coexisting does require a rational approach....
Truer words have never been spoken 👍. Kudos to you dear sir ❤️!
Stunning video again! Really appreciate your work and sharing it with us!
I lived in central CA on the Monterey Bay for twenty five years... The coastal waters in the area is literally swarming with all kinds of ocean life.. Very popular place to go surfing, etc...Had a good heads up from a guy that had spent his life working for the city of Santa Cruz...
His take was very good about playing on the salt water..."When you go out on the ocean, you're part of the food chain!" 🤔
I agree...☠️🥺
You're videos are amazing. Wow!
From start to finish, amazing work.
I wish you would post every day!!! Best channe! On TH-cam!!!
Your videos and the narration are superb. It does seem as if the sharks (Juvenile ones at least) aren't interested in humans as food or there would be attacks every day.
Having said that, as you say in the video about using rationale, there is always a possibility of something horrendous happening and so how ppl can stay so calm when they see a Great White swimming just yards away is beyond me!!
I love your content. A true pleasure to watch!
Love your work 👍
Thank you so much 😀
These videos are absolutely amazing! As someone who kayak fishes as well as surfs on the northern California coast, it's astonishing how many times I've probably been near them without ever knowing. They are such amazing creatures!
Great video. I wish I could have watched it during my visit to the dentist this morning !
Awesome video! Cleaning the gills out? Very interesting.
Thank you for another incredible and informative video of these magnificent creatures!! I can't imagine the excitement and fear of being on a paddle board that close to a GWS!! With the weather and water warming up I can't wait to see what amazing footage you capture in the coming months!!
Best shark videos ever! 💙🦈💙
These are phenomenal!!
Cool. Glad your channel is progressing. Stay safe
Your videos are as beautiful as they are enlightening. Thank you from Minneapolis.
You sir, are doing fantastic work. Keep it up 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing the experience
Do you think you would pick up a sound wave from the mic on your drone coming from underwater ?
The gil wriggling of the sharks could be some kind of quiver, some kind of sound communication ?
Do sharks have larynxes ? Vocal cords ?
If you can't, do you think you could hang a wire from your drone, in order to drag a mic on the surface of the water and maybe get the underwater sound ?
Drag a California burrito 🌯 also
Wow! So beautiful!! Thank you!
7:50 "bird brains"?
Thanks Carlos. Your footage is really mesmerizing. I'm curious how you capture this with your drones. It must require so much patience and likely alotvof surveying the water and sometimes not finding anything interesting in the water.
I believe the gill flair behaviour is an invite for small fish to remove parasites. I’ve seen this in other predatory species along the great barrier reef, this also explains the lack of aggressive response to humans and birds alike
Thank you for sharing your content
Beautiful! Thank you so much for these interesting videos!
Stunning mate 👍🙏
Born and raised in Huntington Beach. I can think of plenty of times, being out in the ocean and small groups of pelicans dive bombing into the water, 25 ft from us. I wonder now, if maybe they were warning us of a great whites presence. Because never once, did I see a fish in any of their mouths.
Wow! Amazing to think that’s what they could be doing!
Pelican will eat anything they can fit into their gullet, they could give two doo doo’s about you or anything else with a heart beat. Fish were just most likely to deep and out of reach
@@Cola64 Too deep? We were wading in 4 to 5 ft of water. It couldn't have been more than 15 ft of water where these birds were diving next to us. You would think us humans would have scared the fish away, so why would they be diving, so close to us. These were different pelicans, the biggest pelicans, these were birds I bet you have never seen before, unless you are familiar with the West coast beaches... not the ones you see at zoos
@@outoftime7740 Very Familiar, Worked 20 years in Orange County
@@Cola64 So that makes you a diving brown pelican expert. I find it strange that the ten times or so this happened to me, not once did these pelicans ever have a fish in their mouths. 0 for 10 odds. We are learning all kinds of things now, thanks to these drones
Amazing footage.
Really enjoyed this.
Thank you, another amazing video.
Amazing video and beautiful narration as always. Do you ever show the video to let's say the guy that had 5 around him? That gave me the chills. This happens every year, do the people know about this time of the year?
When I was about 10yrs old and my cousin 8yrs old we would spend all day everyday in the water in Long Beach, Long Island in New York. During our school summer break. Little did we know there were Whites close to shore!! Now as an adult, I'm lucky if I put my feet in a foot of water. Or my cousin and myself go a bit deeper but there's gotta be a group of 20 lol We look and laugh because I always say I'd rather be at a big buffet odds are better lolol
You have a beautiful channel ❤️
Thank you so much!
Notice how it's easy to see how a attack can happen. The sharks can swim along or against the current and even go underneath waves. Also if the surfer is not careful it can be easy mistaken for a seals That's why co exiting with them should be taken with a rational approach.
Great work! Where in SoCal?
Question do you ever witness these sharks next to snorkelers or divers?
Thank you for the lovely video 🙏
My rationale approach is to stay in boats and be very hesitant going more than knee deep in the water. I love what drones can do for us.
Another amazing trip with our So Cal predators, thanks Carlos.
Just want to thank you for this amzing and educational content. I started surfing at the beginning of this year. And my biggest fear was sharks and the stereotypical picture that is so often created for us about them. But your videos made me so calm. Yes, we must be careful... but they are not hunting people and killing them left, right and centre. Thank you very much!
And there we were without drones all those years surfing ,body surfing, boogie boarding. Hours and hours worth. I wonder how close we came to a great white. The kelp brushing your legs always gave me the willys
Have you ever tried to get closer to The surface with your drone? Thanks for your videos! I immediately subscribed. Keep on
Your videos are important. They show alot of interest behaviors people haven't seen. You think the clarity of water has anything to do with anything? Have there ever been any attacks on these beaches? And do you ever film around October up by surf Beach?
Going to be in California for the first time, Ventura Beach. Hoping to have some time to drone and will be diving the Channel Islands, what can I expect? Amazing video as always!
I live in Ventura and am generally alert to what goes on at the islands. It does seem that GWS sightings are more frequent there in recent years, but they remain extremely rare.
As for droning from the mainland, TheMalibuArtist seems to purposely obfuscate the exact locations in order to prevent exploitation. Hint: broad shallow sandy bottoms, especially near estuarine outflows, are favored by juveniles which tend to feed on elasmobranchs rather than pinnipeds as the mature animals do.
@@bradsillasen1972 Thanks for your reply! I guess I'd be pretty lucky to see one either on the drone or diving haha - fingers crossed.
@@connorchoate9180 It would certainly be a rich experience to see one while diving. Seems not many scuba divers get hit so your odds of live and tell are pretty good.
Some info gleened on the 'net:
Dorsal fins serve as sensory organs and help detect changes in the environment and also when prey approaches from behind or below.
And
By sticking their dorsal fins out of the water and then pulling them below the surface theses sharks can drag down air bubbles into the water that contain scent particles, which lets the shark know which direction to head when looking for prey.
Fantastic video and information.
Thank you ✌🏼♥️
Keep up the good work, priceless. Kiwi
Why do people swim there
Sharks are evolutionary perfection. Love your videos. To me sharks are intriguing ,beautiful creatures and love that you educate people of there non threatening behavior.
Question...how long do they stay on the coast and in the shallows?