![]() ![]() Model and free diver, Ocean Ramsey, saw Deep Blue’s calm behavior as an opening, so she took the chance of swimming alongside the shark, which she managed to pull off. In the recorded video, Deep Blue’s non-aggressive temperament showed as she calmly approached and swam with the divers as well as several dolphins.īut we all know that sharks are known to be aggressive to humans, so what could be the possible reason behind Deep Blue’s placidity? Turned out, she wasn’t interested in having test bites with the humans surrounding her that time because she’s already fed - and not because she’s an even-tempered sharky. Every two years, researchers and experts spot her returning to the west coast of Baja, Mexico where she was first seen to reproduce during the mating season.įast forward to 2019, the queen of the ocean made a surprise appearance once again in Oahu, Hawaii where a group of marine biologists tracking tiger sharks found her scavenging food from a sperm whale’s carcass. According to Padilla, however, Deep Blue’s movements are predictable because of the female migration patterns of great whites. Unfortunately, Padilla’s team wasn’t able to tag Deep Blue that time, therefore her location and whereabouts are still unknown until today. From then on she became widely known as ‘Deep Blue’. The shark became an ocean celebrity overnight and was featured in Discovery Channel’s ‘Shark Week’ episode. In 2014, they uploaded the said video and it piqued everyone’s interest, gaining thousands of views shortly after it was released. Y ou can watch the unseen footage taken by Maier below. When the diver pushed her away, that’s when they realized how huge the shark was in actuality, and they were beyond amazed. You’ll see how one of the divers touched the shark’s fin while she took curious bites on the cage. Luckily they saw the same shark circling around them once again, and this time, their encounter was caught on video by Michael Maier. However, their first interaction with the shark wasn’t caught on tape, so they came back on the second day. ![]() That’s exactly what happened to shark movement specialist, Mauricio Hoyos Padilla and his team, when they spotted a massive female great white in Guadalupe Island, Mexico in 2013. It is hoped that this site makes it apparent that shark attacks are extremely rare occurrences, while providing an easily accessible resource for those wishing to know more about the subject.We all know how dangerous sharks are, that’s why as much as possible, we avoid sharky surfing spots and wear all sorts of deterrents to keep them away from us - but what if one day you encounter the largest shark you’ve ever seen while you’re diving? Such incidents are in blue.Īll of the data on this site comes from the Global Shark Attack File (GSAF), a spreadsheet of human/shark interactions, compiled by the Shark Research Institute. In a few cases, despite media reports to the contrary, evidence indicated there was no shark involvement whatsoever. Questionable incidents - Incidents in which there are insufficient data to determine if the injury was caused by a shark or the person drowned and the body was later scavenged by sharks. The wartime losses due to sharks result from mans' cruelty to man. Air/Sea Disasters are accidents that place people into the day-to-day business of sharks. Unlike humans, there is no malice in sharks they simply do what nature designed them to do. Lacking hands, they may investigate an unfamiliar object with their mouths. Many incidents result because, like other animals that don't rely on instinct alone, sharks explore their environment. However, in cases in which the shark was hooked, netted or gaffed, the entry is orange because they are classed as provoked incidents.Ĭasualties of War & Air/Sea Disasters - Sharks maintain the health of the marine ecosystem by removing the dead or injured animals. Incidents involving Boats – Incidents in which a boat was bitten or rammed by a shark are in green. ![]() Many incidents are motivated by curiosity, others may result when a shark perceives a human as a threat or competitor for a food source, and could be classed as "provoked" when examined from the shark's perspective. We know that a live human is rarely perceived as prey by a shark. Although such incidents are of little interest to shark behaviorists, when the species of shark involved is known and pre-op photos of the wounds are available, the bite patterns are of value in determining species of shark involved in other cases when the species could not identified by the patient or witnesses. Provoked - GSAF defines a provoked incident as one in which the shark was speared, hooked, captured or in which a human drew "first blood". ![]()
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