Footage has emerged of divers getting up close and personal with what could be one of the biggest great white sharks on record.
Kimberly Jeffries had been hoping to capture images of sea creatures feeding on a whale carcass off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii.
Ms Jeffries says catching sight of three massive pregnant female sharks was "an incredible source of knowledge for the scientific community".
She described it as "one of the most amazing things ever".
Kimberly Jeffries had been hoping to capture images of sea creatures feeding on a whale carcass off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii.
Ms Jeffries says catching sight of three massive pregnant female sharks was "an incredible source of knowledge for the scientific community".
She described it as "one of the most amazing things ever".
The biggest great white shark on record is visiting the American island state of Hawaii, divers say.
A group of divers monitoring the carcass of a sperm whale off the coast of Oahu say they have gone swimming with the massive predator, and that based on the size and the markings, the shark is known as “Deep Blue,” one of the largest great whites on record.
“She was just this big, beautiful gentle giant wanting to use our boat as a scratching post,” diver Ocean Ramsey told The Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Deep Blue is believed to be 6 meters long and at least 50 years old.
The Smithsonian says the average female great white shark measures just less than 5 meters, while males measure just less than 4 meters.
“Big pregnant females are actually the safest ones to be with — the biggest, oldest ones — because they’ve seen it all, including us,” Ramsey said.
source : VOA / YouTube
Links :
- National Geographic : Is This The Biggest Great White Shark Ever Filmed? / video
- The Guardian : Diver filmed with huge great white: sharks must be 'protected not feared'
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