In the water with great white sharks
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27 Feb, 2008
These perfectly designed predators are wary of observers at first.
The strong westerly winds let up slightly, giving us a chance to head out to the Skip Skop area of Struisbaai, on South Africa’s Western Cape coast.
After an hour at the dive site, nothing had appeared, so we put on our scuba gear and plunged into the cold, green water. Underwater we saw ragged-tooth sharks, bull rays and numerous fish species.
After surfacing, we were about to leave when one of the divers shouted “Shark!”
We quickly changed our scuba gear for free-diving gear and got into the water.
At first there was a lot of apprehension, for these were great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) and there were four of them.
But they certainly weren’t the bold killers they are sometimes portrayed as. At first they seemed more wary of us than we were of them.
Slowly, as the day wore on, the sharks got bolder, and started coming closer and closer to us.
These are the apex predators of the sea, and one can easily see why – they have a sleek, strong build and immensely powerful jaws.
– by Barry Skinstad, Earth-Touch crew © Earth-Touch
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Country: South Africa
Habitat: Marine coastline
Location: Struisbaai, Western Cape
Tags: Skip, Skop, Scuba, Ragged-tooth, Shark, Bull, Ray, Free-dive, Predator, Jaw, Great white shark, Fish, Vertebrates, Struisbaai, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa, Marine coastline
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said on 09 Jun, 2008
Is this not dangerous? How come it would be considered risky to walk near lions but you can swim near Great Whites?
