Great White Shark Approaches Unknowing Swimmers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- In this Episode, we take a look at one of the most hair raising white shark encounters I've filmed this summer. When a group of swimmers is enjoying their day, a shark with a reputation for getting close to humans comes extremely close to the swimmers. It is a shark I am familiar with, featured in a previous video, this shark has an injury that makes you wonder if an injured shark is more likely to approach humans.
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00:00:48 Big great white shark approached by a paddleboarder
00:02:27 Big shark reacts to paddleboard. Tries to turn the tables.
00:03:24 Swimmers unknowingly approached by great white shark
00:06:53 I film a great white shark just feet away but can't see it
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Here's the previous video that discusses the shark that is injured and is showing a tendency to get close to humans. th-cam.com/video/XOXAlvM4j8E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_RWOrreL82T6oaLW
thanks i didn't get notified by youtube about this video. it was an interesting watch.
Betcha, they won't be oblivious when they watch this
Your premise and hypothesis are faulty. To isolate the question you are asking , do injured sharks approach humans more frequently than non injured sharks? You would first have to control for the variable question: Are the injured sharks more likely to come the population of uninjured sharks that approach humans more readily or from the population of uninjured sharks that don’t approach humans so readily?
@@jdenmark1287 that's exactly what I was pondering - it seems plausible that more curious sharks are not only more likely to approach humans, but more likely to get close enough to boats to make injury a risk.
its most likely that this shark got injured because it curious of humans.
I would imagine the shark with an injoury, may stay closer to shore while recovering, hunting easyer fish in shallows, may make it look like its aproaching people, but they are swiming along the coast hunting fish, people just happen to be in their way at some swiming and surfing places, is what i see happening.
Good theory
Maybe... or: that shark remembers the boat running him over and now has an eternal grudge against boats but not against humans but knows humans and boats are connected and is trying to piece the puzzle together to figure out how to exact his revenge.
And feasibly this injury is a consequence of a more curious shark getting closer to people.
Once the shark realized those kids were too young to be the owner of the boat that him he continued his hunt elsewhere.
How would a shark have knowledge of human boat owners? How would it come to conclusions about the party(s) responsible for its injury?
@@jmalexander131don’t take life so seriously bro. It’s obviously a joke
I thought is was pretty...😅
Classic revenge story of Jaws franchise and Orca. He was making light of the potentially nail biting moment.
@@jmalexander131oh dear. Ol literal Jim over here.
That close encounter with the kids was definitely a nail biting moment. Credit to the shark for not making this a Jaws moment.
I feel the same.
He was just swing by to ask a few people if they recognize this propeller.
"Credit to the shark"?
What a bizarre statement. If it was hungry it would have attacked. You do not give credit to a fish for not being hungry.
@@TheMalibuArtist It seems to follow the 'shark v shark' protocol where it tries to stay away from the toothy end of the other animal, and keep the potential threat in view. Didn't that biologist Erich Ritter say that sometimes humans can bring an attack up on themselves unintentionally, because they triggered the shark's instincts? Kind of like dogs will chase cars and bicycles; That being said, it looks like the shark is trying to assert it's authority over those two paddle boarders
@@USCFlash Living beings don't have to be hungry to attack. There are several possible reasons why it could be aggressive but the shark still didn't attack - so why not give it credit for that?
That paddle boarder was way too close to that shark. He was practically on top of him. I understand being curious, but c'mon. I think that bothered me more than the shark approaching the swimmers.
I agree. But it is also demonstrative of how chill they can be around humans. I don't imagine a wild bear or lion would tolerate a human getting that close.
@@jogglehead Until they're not. Pattern behavior doesn't mean predictable behavior.
Agreed.
💯👆
Darwin Award nominees for sure
Were you able to find those swimmers later to show them your video?
no. I was too far away.
@@TheMalibuArtistThat’s too bad. I’d love to hear their reactions.
How come you never show the shore so we can see where it is?
@@kellymahoney3847 He did that previously. Unfortunately the attention it brought was troublesome!
@@kellymahoney3847 read you question again and you'll find you answer ;)
I suspect the hungrier they are the less cautious they get. If a shark is wounded i suspect it's hunting is negatively effected. Great whites from what i've seen from a lifetime of watching various documentaries, seem to have "seasonal" or "regional" diets, and little interest in things outside of those prey items. But every video i've seen of the west/south coast of australia when male white sharks are involved they seem hyper aggressive toward people. I don't know... but it does raise questions. when are white sharks most dangerous to people? is it personality based? diet based? region based? gender based? aged based? health based? or is it just random predation or curiosity?
Mr Boat Prop wound might just be a curious shark. (btw it's amazing how much of that wound has healed) or he might be an injured and hungry shark... or he might be a mostly blind shark... or...
I love the content. this was an interesting video. it's really amazing how fast that shark closed the distance to those people. I get why you were getting nervous.
I recall watching a docco up at the Farallons by the team that filmed the white sharks up there. As they put it, some sharks are totally chill about humans being around 'em; some don't care; some are shy and some see the lures used to bring them to the surface and they just aren't having it.
Those videos about australian white sharks are totally biased imo. That regiom is by far where more interactions between humans and adult gws happen. So, is statistically where most of the attacks happen. But if you think in all the close encounters happening every year (being not hundreds but thousans probably) and the amount of victims, you cannot think that there is an special reason besides just the number of interactions.
The only videos you can look at to figure out how those sharks really behave are non invasive ones. Drone videos basically.
I'm not saying all the factors you mention are not a reason to explaim if sharks attacks more or not, but I think the numbers are the main factor. The grown state of the shark is probably the most important from those you mention, but not sure if is a game changer. In the california coast there are many sharks big enought to kill a human effortlessly, and looks like it's extrely rare to happen.
The region is more a human factor I think. How those incidents are taken by the communities and the mass media here ane there.
Totally agree and great thought provoking questions. I also was wondering if the prop shark hadn’t been “chummed” and maybe has previously had some form of food related interaction with boats/humans.
As a biiiiig fan of everything sharks and this channel, your comment made me smile: I have asked myself the same questions!! Since always watching all these documentaries though and seeing how Carlos really contributes scientifically with the knowledge picked up from the drone, how coooool would it be if he flew to Australia to film Great Whites to see if there really is a big difference? I would stream the heeeelll outta that :D
Could his injury make it more difficult to hunt his natural prey? Making him more interested in “slower” easier prey. Sad about his injury, but it seems like often in the wild, animals are more prone to targeting easier perhaps more un-natural prey when sick or injured. Kind of scary he appears to be approaching humans with more frequency. I seldom comment on videos, but yours are truly amazing, beautiful, and informative. Thank you for all your great work!
I thought the same thing, thinking of the attack on Vladmir Popov where the tiger shark had a physical deformity that made hunting more difficult for it.
@@leelee2350 That was gruesome!
@@suzyjak6177 Yes, it was very sad for both the person killed and the shark which was later killed.
@@leelee2350what kind of physical deformity did the shark have in egypt? Read about rumors but no facts.
@@behnix7766 I can't remember the exact details, I think it was something to do with one of its fins that would affect its speed. When they autopsied it, it was very malnourished. The only "food" in it was body parts from Vladmir.
I busted my ankle a few years back and for rehab I started swimming, after getting pool fit I started ocean swimming so I could stretch out further, I'd be careful about going out just past the breakers near the flags where all the people were, I'd do laps up and down the beach for a couple of hundred yards, I also got my dive certificate so had a good understanding about sharks. Lately there's been more attacks over here in Au so I was becoming a bit more vigilant always keeping an eye behind me and tried to be a smooth as possible with minimum splash. One day I was preparing on the beach with my fins to swim out around a deep water bouy that the surf boats were using about 300 yards out, just as I put a foot in the water the shark alarm went off and I went and talked to the patrol, they said a bull shark had been spotted out near the bouy, if I'd got in 15 min earlier I would haven been out there with it and a bully ain't what you want to bump into all alone. This spooked me enough to reconsider my fitness program to more gym orientated equipment lol
Daaamn, you're super brave to even have considered swimming out in the ocean like that :D I wish I had the balls to do it, so I stick with diving instead, at least you can see "more" of what might be lurking behind you :D
Those are the bane of shallow water bay fishermen around here. A coworker once got bit by a bull shark doing just that, fishing in the bays and estuaries this side of the big barrier islands comon out here. From then on, he was known as Sharkbait, and when he called me, a picture of a bull shark came on my phone.
Yikes! When you go diving, get those goggles that have eyes on the back of your head too!
I’m sure the salt water is nice to swim in for many reasons but not worth the risk…
@@miguelurrutdarkorangefan2750well if you are fishing in the water in or near an estuary, you needn’t wait until you are bitten to name yourself shark bait, or “a few sharks short of a happy meal”.
Even when the humans do everything wrong (splashing around like a dying prey item and not paying attention to the animal), sharks are very good at understanding people aren't food.
apples are food but youre not interested in apples when youre full
Hope this shark is fine 💗 thank you for your work, greetings from Poland 😍
Is there no way you can put small hazard or lazer lights & a small speaker on the drones without it affecting the weight and manoeuvrability that much? I'd hate to witness that and feel so helpless. Damn...
is that injured shark getting closer each time though? As that would be a bit of a worry as it is getting braver
I don't have enough data to conclude that. I have to keep documenting it to find out.
@@TheMalibuArtist I notice a trend of these great whites figuring out which end of the watercraft is the front and back, and circling to the rear, to simply trail the kayak/boat/paddleboard. I imagine (with these sharks showing proof of being very close to boat props) that this is behavior learned by following fishing boats that leave snacks for these sharks in their wake. Seems like they're simply linking human watercraft (paddleboards or whatever) to potential food. Like bears in the woods when they learn campers keep tasty treats in cars and tents.
@@Point_ParticleI was also surprised how quickly it assessed which was the front of the slow moving kayak.
its most likely that this shark got injured because it is curious of humans.
My heart is pounding. Lucky day for the unknowing swimmers. They should buy lottery tickets.
Nah this sort of interaction will happen all over the world on a daily basis. Without anyone knowing about it.
If they had been attacked, they'd have been closer to lottery winning values, statistically speaking. Not that either chance would actually influence the other...
I say we name the injured shark "Scar".
At first glance I thought it was tagged until it got closer.
@@sirenknight8007lol same. What incredible healing capabilities those sharks have.
Some people have the survival skills of a potato, how terrible things could go wrong with one bump of a paddle board or panicking swimmer….Darwinism at its finest I guess.
Another great, albeit hair-raising, Great White video. ❤🦈
I hope those people see this video! Holy crap! 😅
Too bad there's no way that you could put something on there that you couldn't let people know by a speaker so you can let him know hey there's a shark by you
To be fair, alarming people could have worse consequences. People tend to splash more and be more erratic when they're panicking, and that could trigger prey hunting instincts in the shark. From the image, it looks like the swimmers weren't anywhere near close enough to shore to make it before a determined white shark could get to them anyway.
Sharks mostly just want to be left alone and do not consider humans as food. Like any wild animal, accidents will happen sometimes.
@@charles-antoinemartel-roy I can see where you're coming from the people panicking it sounds like a dead fish so yeah you're right really didn't think about that
There are A LOT of people who feed sharks. Just like any other wildlife that shouldn’t be fed. Is it possible the injured shark has grown custom to being fed by Jack holes in boats? ( dinnae get it twisted, we all know they exist). Perhaps that’s how propeller injuries occur? It’s not like sharks seek out boats so closely they get injured. Curiosity and HABIT are two very different things.
I absolutely love your work! Thanks so much for seeing these majestic creatures in a neutral way and documenting their lives. One q: where was this filmed (sorry if that’s obvs)? Thanks again and keep up the great work ✊🏻🦈❤
More beautiful shark footage Carlos. 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
I noticed that mark on that shark's back and I thought "is that that shark that was hit by a boat?" and it was. The wound looks almost completely healed. Sharks do have amazing healing capabilities. Maybe this shark slightly struggles to find food and it could be more curious as a result? Oceanic white tip sharks are known to investigate anything out of the ordinary. Oceanic white tip sharks live where food is hard to find.
Just wondering if this shark's injury has weakened his ability to swim faster for safety...
My blood pressure has increased significantly! ;)
We'd be so screwed if they actually found us tasty....
That is true!
I think, possibly, they would be too...?
@@mikeoglen6848Yeah. If shark attacks increased, it would be open season. Legislation would be proposed to revoke protections for sharks.
Holy sh*t I had my heart in my throat. That shark had a smorgasbord of easy pickings and still chose not to even try. Not the man eating monsters they are made out to be.
Yeah, for sure! Filming it as it happened was heart pounding too.
@@TheMalibuArtist I can't even imagine what you go through seeing that in real time and not knowing the outcome.
Thanks!
Oh man! Thanks so much. Seriously can't thank you enough.
I honestly don't get why people swim so far away from the shore/beach. Especially knowing the presence of sharks in Malibu. You can take a dip in the ocean, cool down and thats it. Not swim 200+ feet away.
Oh my gosh!!!! Is this a common occurrence to where Great Whites approach swimmers without the swimmers even knowing?? Because all you see on the media is how the shark, or Great Whites just swim up and attack swimmers all the time. Great video. Love all of your work. Thanks
Thats consistent with my - relatively insignificant - contact with great whites in the water. Ive been under the surface of the water in shallow waters and twice had very large great whites cruise straight past me within touching distance without stopping or deviating from their courses, although in both cases the underwater visibility wasnt great so I dont know what they were doing before and after I saw them. In both cases I was busy getting out of the water after they passed me, so I wasnt exactly looking where they went at that point, anyway.
The rest of my contacts with great whites have been from the comfort of boat decks. While I love great whites, I prefer to see them from boat decks and not while Im in the water.
I used to live in a coastal town here in western australia. We had a dolphin observation group and one of the local big male dolphins - named Fin - had no dorsal fin. It was taken clean off fairly low down. Most believed a shark had taken it, but I actually observed him on a number of occasions surfing the propellor wave of motor boats in the estuary entrance and getting frighteningly close to the propellors. So I believe he lost his dorsal fin to a boat propellor, not a shark. That injury to that great white might be the result of the same sort of curiousity and the adventurous spirit of that shark. As an additional point, the pod that Fin was generally associated with was very familiar with people and would swim in close and fish along the estuary and canal walls. I have been circled by a number of dolphins on occasions while swimming with my dog at the local beach. I used to swim out with my (large) dog and float with him on my chest and that seemed to make them curious. On each occasion theyd surface behind me and swim around my on their sides within touching distance for a while. Sometimes when theyd swim off my dog would try to swim out after them.
This happens far more frequently than people realize -- especially in certain areas like Cape Cod, Mass., Florida's central Atlantic coast, North Carolina's Outer Banks and certain areas of South Africa and Australia. If you're swimming in one of those locations, it's a safe bet there's at least one shark close by. It's also a safe bet they will want nothing to do with you.
Great work, my friend. Thank you for putting out intelligent, content observing the natural behavior of sharks rather than sensationalized material.
Woah, that's such amazing footage, that was incredibly close.
Do you usually film at the same beaches? Almost surprised how clueless they were about your attempt to inform/warn them about the shark, but i guess with how many people there are it makes sense that most won't recognize your drone.
that is some incredible footage - I held my breath when the shark was almost in between the swimmers - I was afraid for the girl a bit on the side swimming but it shows how uninterested a GW shark is once he investigated and confirmed that it is human. As long as we don't overfish their prey I believe that we can coexist with respect for each other easily.
I think injured sharks or animals in general that are predators look for an easier meal. I'm thinking this shark hears the splashing and is going to see if he can find something dieing or hurt so he or she can eat it. Iv seen this on a lot of national geographic type shows where the old or injured or ill animals will be a little more risky because it's harder for them to hunt like they are accustomed to doing. I'm guessing the shark sees its people and despite being so hungry maybe just has zero interest in eating people. I imagine we taste like pure sht and evil! Though if I were these animals after what humans have done to destroy their habitats id be trying to take everybody out lol
if you think about it... these sharks are acting like UFO's or UFO's are acting like these sharks.
Here fishy, fishy, fishy...
the shark might have responded differently if the swimmers knew and panicked.
Your videos a clearly reinforcing just why attacks are so rare.
What exactly should the swimmers do in that situation? Just curious
That has to be like 13ft, right? Its way bigger than the board
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Wait is that the same one that had wounds healing then got new wounds?! If so, its healing so well!🎉🎉
This shark is healing rapidly.
@TheMalibuArtist it really is! Salt water helps my skin so much, so ive always known it's healing, but my goodness🤯 thats basically magic, I cant believe how fast he's healing! 🙌
@@AKbaby89 To my knowledge, sharks have better healing capacities than humans - lucky them 😊
Do you think, Carlos, it’s injury may prevent it from being able to hunt as well as it once did? Even though it turned away, is it possible it is actually considering humans as prey? Mountain lions - particularly old, injured, or starving - will sometimes pursue humans. You asked us to hypothesize. Just a thought and I hope not. ✌🏼💙
Good question. It's a valid one too!
A drone with a speaker seems like it would be helpful. But knowing humans, panic may set in. Which as we know, may set off some of that ampullae. "Attention! Attention! Don't be alarmed. Please swim casually towards shore or towards the other swimmers in your party. There is a huge great white shark coming right for you! Please stay calm." :)
LOL
It's pretty obvious that these sharks associate watercraft with potential food opportunities. Not the humans aboard being food, but what commonly accompanies watercraft: fishing, or chummed waters for tourism diving, etc.
Well fishing craft will bring fish up, resulting in blood, vibrations etc being generated thru the water for decades now. I'd be willing to say that 'stealing a meal' from a fisherman is probably second nature to sharks.
Another fantastic video, but this one was a little scary too. It would be interesting to hear a reaction from those swimmers if they ever stumbled upon your video.
Yeah, this one had my heart pounding watching it live. Thanks!
Thinking that wounded shark might be looking for a little payback, but can't find the culprit.
Duh na, duh na, duhna duhna, 🎶 duhna duhna duhna! 🦈
If shark hungry those kids could be taken at a moment. We are lucky GWs are such cautious animals … generally
Hungry or not they don't see us as food.
We are boney grissley substitutes for seals.
Drones should have some sort of speaker that you can talk through. (Or yell SHARK! through in this case.)
That would prob cause more panic and chasing by the shark. The fact that the swimmers were completely oblivious to the shark made it not look like prey.
@@Art.Barsegian I agree wholeheartedly!
Good sharkie, just curious
Love your drone videos
That was crazy !!!
Please put flag with drone draw on it Shark follower any one see this flag will understand that there is shark in the area
Physics doesn't allow a flag to be flown from the drone. Plus the rotors spinning would mean possible tangles with a flag and the drone may crash into the ocean, which is the last thing I want.
@@TheMalibuArtist okay 👍
Damn, it seems inevitable that a shark attack will be caught on the drone footage.
That was my thought as well!
I don't think so . Whites swim amongst surfers hundreds of times a day around the world. A shark bite on a human is an incredibly rare occurrence in relation to the number of encounters.
Hey Buddy! :D
I would say he got that injury from being chased away from people.. An accidental incident... but a plausible one.
Loved this video so much! I’m used to just watching your awesome instagram videos but you’re an amazing narrator and I am ready to watch your future shark documentary! I love how you are neutral as well in the way you describe their behavior. I hope you do get to find the injured shark again and we can learn more from him.
Awesome animals but when with hunger everything is possible, just like us when a extreme situation.....
Thank you. ❤
I fear for the outcome of this particular sharks continued curiousity in humans in the water. I hope I'm wrong but it's because of your channel, that spotting atypical behaviour is now possible. Incrdible (and scary) footage. Thanks for shaing, Carlos.
EXACTLY WHY i will never swim in the ocean! LOL thats way to freaky to me im absolutely terrified of sharks even though i know by your videos they usually just swim away. My luck would be me getting bit 😂
Well I would guess, that it is better the swimmers don't know that there is a shark nearby, since swimming away from a shark would trigger there predatory instinct and it would follow the swimmers even more.
Insert all exclamations of horror using vulgar language....This is why I will never swim in the ocean or anywhere attached to it...
..I'm still emotionally and mentally scarred from those commercials for Jaws in the 70s as a little kid.
I think this particular shark has a bit too much curiosity, and lack of caution around humans. May Poseidon protect it from dying poorly before its time.
There are several theories out there already but I want to introduce another. We know sharks are intelligent and have an ability to learn and adapt. One question for Carlos first, were there any boats in the area? The shark obviously had a propeller wound to its dorsal. Now, if there were boats, this shark could equate humans with these boats. This shark could also know that a boat will not run over a human. Paddle boards and surf boards also have fins that may look like a propeller to the shark. So, here is my theory, this shark could of viewed human swimmers as a temporary safe haven? After all, it would keep boats and paddle boarders away from it. Maybe as the wound heals it will move farther from humans because it doesnt need as much protection. Is it possible to tag this shark and track it to find out?
I think the answer to your question is yes! Wondering if his bravery will increase the more often he tries or the more hungry he becomes? Would love subsequent follow up on GASH/STITCH! Thank you for your time and patience! ❤
While ironically comforting, watching that good size shark swimming straight to those swimmers, I was unknowingly holding my breath. I didn’t figure it out till I got lightheaded.
If that ever happens to me, I don’t ever want to see the video.
The shark does seem to swim a bit different than the healthy sharks. The way it swims up to the humans is creepy. Gives me a feeling it is checking out them for food. Hopefully the shark does not end up tasting a swimmer once it gets hungrier.
I was terrified that these poor young children were, could or would become the next horrific reason the public slaughters these beautiful animals. Unfortunately the video proves us wrong again by the animal retreating once it realizes the humans aren’t prey they choose to eat. !👍. Keep it up sharks as there is hope yet for your species.
Ooof, that was quite scary! I am glad nothing happened, and I hope the shark heals quickly and learns to stay away from humans, before anything happens (to it or to a human)!
The other close encounters were amazing, too! 🦈🦈🦈
I believe he would attack the kids if the drone wasn’t above him. He probably got scared of the drone and that’s why he didn’t attack
Watched dozens of these videos in total awe and never commented, but it has to be said: Thanks for documenting these incredible encounters in a way no one did before. Amazing educational value, love your channel. Lots of love.
Wounded or diminished predators are more likely to go after easy prey. When a predator is injured or weakened, its hunting capabilities are compromised, making it harder for them to chase or take down more challenging prey. They become opportunistic and target easier or more vulnerable animals, including those that might normally be less appealing. This adaptation helps them conserve energy and increases their chances of survival despite their weakened state. This video shows just how unappealing we are to (most of) them !
Wonder what would have happened if the water was murkier? Would is have come closer, bumped someone to check? Probably more likely right?
Open water swimmers have this idea that they’re indestructible. In South Africa every now and then you hear of a shark that bit a person in half that was swimming way out in the ocean as per usual. A swimmer is incredibly vulnerable with limited scope of vision and no board for protection.
Imagine being those ppl that had zero clue about a big Great White being that close to them, only to be scrolling YT later and realizing that they are the ones in the video. I would imagine that would be a pretty big “Oh shit” moment lol!
Great work as always!
This was an amazing footage. I wonder why the shark was not interested in the humans. Those people were lucky.
Now i knew the outcome of this interction in advance, because you wouldn't have put a kid getting obliterated by a shark on youtube with such a chill title. But even then the tension was real in front of my computer. I can't imagine what you must have been through witnessing this event live !
If, at some point in time, a white shark attacks a human in front of the drone, would you put the footage online? Or, would you, out of respect for the victim and to avoid stigmatizing sharks, omit the footage?
Maybe the injured shark is having a problem hunting it's normal prey? It's to bad there is no way of warning the swimmers of the shark getting so close to them.
The injured shark seemed to have a sharper intent, or at least curiosity, than the other sharks. The body language was different. Could it be in pain?
This one and the others show real awareness and intelligence in their behaviors, not unlike a smart dog. Making judgements and acting on them, while keeping their options open.
Fascinating.
That shark swimming up to these swimmers was scary even knowing that they don't normally attack. Just was a bit out of character....
Your unique prespective continues to illustrate that they have many many opportunites to predate humans but bery rarely do they take the chance, they known we arent among their favourite prey items.
I would be out of my mind with fright if I saw that size shark below my paddleboard. 🤣
I would think they are picking up human electrical pulses, like they would other prey, and so get closer to investigate?
Looks like the humans were approaching the shark. It is the sharks' domain so stay clear of it. Since people were approaching the shark, the shark also got curious and approached them.
It's probably hugging the shore because of its injury.
I saw a 10-11 footer fully breach about 150 yards from me while surfing in north San diego recently.
Maybe it is working up courage....
It has possibly done this due to the weakness from its injury ...and a need to eat.
I know very little about drones, but isn't there some way to mark your drone or fly some kind of banner on it to indicate a shark is below? I'm really thankful these interactions did not turn negative, but it would be awesome to find a way to alert the clueless swimmers! I was definitely nervous on this one!
Any thought about getting some sort of audio/alert on the drown to relay a message those those in the water that a shark is close/being followed? Not sure if that tech exists yet but lifeguards, coastal patrols would surely benefit from something like that.
Swimmers: *sees video* Hey, that's me, I'm famous!
*realization sets in* .... Oh Sh&t!
Swimming 15 feet from a 13 foot Great White shark and they have NO CLUE..WOW!
great video,i think it is slowly guaging if they are a potential easy food source....do you think it could be maybe that the shark has learnt to find easy food sources after it's injury...methinks it's only a matter of time before that shark may test bite a human in that area
One day you're going to accidentally film a bite! We are in their playground/world. Too bad your drone does not have a speak system on it!
The problem with these Critters is that there is no way to know if or when they'll turn on you.
They attack humans for reasons other than feeding .For instance,if they perceive you as a threat
Why not stick a drone speaker, so you can warn people. th-cam.com/video/uR0A3rmSyFY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=H2M2uLreK7CWCaG4 or is it more about observing the interaction?
I love these videos showing unaware people close to sharks, dude. Please keep them coming!!
Probably best that those swimmers didn’t know a shark was so close, they’d never get back in the water if they did.
did the swimmers eventually get to see the drone video? do u (?) tell people the meaning of the drone overhead trying to warn them😱