Shark Actus

Shark attacks, facts, pictures
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Bretagne, île de Batz : un requin taupe attaque un lieu en surface https://t.co/7Jt8PG73IV

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Hammerhead shark spotted off Connecticut coast

https://t.co/j1unGW48cD

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Scientists Found an Ancient Shark Graveyard in the Egyptian Desert
https://t.co/2R2Xyjjal4

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On avait remarqué

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[Shark Actus @SharkBzh]

Une influenceuse brésilienne attaquée par un requin lors d’une excursion de plongée
https://t.co/qrKmDZ82r3

[Oceaiii🐋🐬 @oceaiii]

Encounter with a big one

[Fishing Niche @FishingNiche]

This big girl made the 24 feel real small real quick!

[Shark Actus @SharkBzh]

Influencers getting 'too close' to sharks, scientists warn
https://t.co/GsFUFlspcE

[White Shark Ocean @whitesharkocean]

New Zealand sharks are stunning

[Skint Eastwood @Skint_Eastwood1]

🦈 Wild Ocean Encounter: Tiger Shark Following a Diver in the Deep Sea! 🌊

If you’re swimming in the open ocean and a tiger shark starts closing in on you… your first instinct is probably to swim away as fast as you can.

But according to this diver, that might be the worst thing you can do.

In this intense video, the shark is actively following and gaining on the diver. Here’s what the video explains:

“If you’re swimming in the open ocean and you run into a tiger shark, your first instinct is probably going to be to swim away as fast as possible. This is a natural response that most people would have… but at the end of the day, no matter how fast you swim, the sharks will be faster.”

“When you swim away from a shark, it actually triggers a predatory response in them, making them think that you’re prey running away and that you might be injured or vulnerable.”

The better approach?

•Stand your ground.
•Make eye contact with the shark.
•Remain calm.
•If it keeps approaching, use your fins or any object to create space.
•As a last resort: push down firmly on the top of the shark’s head.

The diver demonstrates this in the video, the shark actually pushes harder into his hand and rolls up above him.

Insane footage and super valuable advice if you ever find yourself in the open ocean!

[blue ocean @18_blue_ocean]

Out of the deep blue... 🌊 An incredible, breathtaking moment redirecting a massive tiger shark. Absolute respect for these apex predators. 🦈✨

[White Shark Ocean @whitesharkocean]

Launching through the surface

[White Shark Ocean @whitesharkocean]

Underwater with the giants

[UFO mania @maniaUFO]

Well... that was unexpected.😬😬😬🦈🦈🦈

[Viral Videos™️ @ViralVideos]

Saving a 1,000-lb mako shark’s life… balls of steel.

[White Shark Ocean @whitesharkocean]

Keeping an eye on things

[Shark Actus @SharkBzh]

La Californie est officiellement le troisième État américain avec le plus d’attaques de requins non provoquées
https://t.co/3Vr4qQcxdD

[Oceaiii🐋🐬 @oceaiii]

A truly rare and prehistoric-looking creature—the Basking Shark—being circled by a pod of curious dolphins, Really a special guy of the deep🥰

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Les orques, responsables de la disparition des requins blancs? Pas si sûr
https://t.co/Riuzu2k0IK

[El Jardín de Charles @CRCiencia]

Primer plano de un tiburón blanco con cicatrices de su agitada vida en aguas del sur de Australia
📹Dean Spraakman

[Nature Unedited @NatureUnedited]

The largest great white shark ever recorded near the island of Oahu, Hawaii 🦈