Great white shark keeps watch
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01 Mar, 2008
As the sea water becomes greener and sediment swirls, a confident predator patrols the reef.
Today we headed out on a glassy, flat sea, in search of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias).
We went in the direction of the small town of Arniston, a small seaside village here in the Western Cape, South Africa. The local fishermen had told us of a few small reefs where we might find these predators.
We dived in and as time passed the water colour changed from blue to greenish, while the tide dropped and the small swell kicked up sediment.
Suddenly, the unmistakable snout of a great white shark appeared and its dorsal fin sliced the surface. Confidently she swam up to us, observing us with her black eyes.
She circled us twice, then disappeared into the green curtain. We thought she had left and we were about to get out when again she appeared, giving us the beady eye and swimming in a relaxed and confident manner.
This continued for about an hour, and as each minute passed the water got greener.
Finally she appeared right below us and neither of us had seen her approach.
On the boat, the skipper said that the shark had never left us in all the time that we had been unable to see her.
– by Barry Skinstad, Earth-Touch crew © Earth-Touch
More about this clip
Country: South Africa
Habitat: Marine coastline
Location: Struisbaai, Western Cape
Tags: Arniston, Reef, Predator, Blue, Green, Tide, Swell, Sediment, Snout, Dorsal, Fin, Great white shark, Fish, Vertebrates, Struisbaai, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa, Marine coastline
