In the winter of 2020, Inuit hunters in Canada’s Central Arctic came across the frozen carcasses of 11 beached bowhead whales, enormous marine mammals that have made a slow but steady comeback since they were driven to the brink of extinction by late 19th and early 20th century whalers. Unsure of what killed the whales, […]
Tag: Great White Shark
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Teen Kayaker Films Great White Shark Chasing Him as He Paddles to Escape: ‘Don’t Attack Me, Bro’
A young man is opening up about being chased by a shark while kayaking off the coast of New Zealand. Matt Wells, 19, was recently fishing alone near Cape Rēinga when he encountered the great white shark, according to The New Zealand Herald. Using his fishing camera, which he also records YouTube videos on, Wells […]
The hunt for Europe’s great white shark – video
American research group Ocearch has more than 15 years’ experience in catching, tagging and tracking great white sharks all over the world. This contributes to filling in the many gaps in knowledge about the ocean predator. Ocearch came to Europe for the first time in the summer, hoping to study the elusive Mediterranean great white […]
Watch what looks like a Jaws remake as 14-foot great white shark follows kayakers
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… Although this video footage wasn’t shot around Amity Island (the fictional location for Jaws) you won’t be able to watch it without John Williams’s famous “da-dum, da-dum,” music going through your head. It was, in fact, shot in Half Moon Bay, California, […]
Shark attacks are on the rise worldwide, study says: How common are they in California?
The start of summer signals the return of shark sightings, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Last year, the number of unprovoked shark attacks increased worldwide, with over half of the incidents occurring in U.S. waters, the University of Florida’s International Shark File, a scientific database of global shark attacks, reported in […]
Father Rips Shark’s Mouth Off Son in Fishing Trip Horror
A teen in Australia was rushed to hospital after a great white shark latched onto his leg during a fishing trip. His dad leaped to the rescue and used his bare hands to rescue his son by pulling the predator off his leg, local media outlet 7News reported. Nathan Ness, 16, was on a family […]
Great white shark chomps on whale carcass off Sarasota coast after swimming up to boaters’ with its jaws wide open
Boaters off the coat of Sarasota were surprised when a great white shark swam up to them and flashed its pearly whites before chowing down on a whale carcass several feet away. Video captured by Brian Jung and Daniel Delatorre on March 17 shows the shark gliding up to one boat that was 15 miles […]
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Fisherman dies after having leg bitten off by great white shark while diving for scallops
A young fisherman diving for scallops in the Pacific Ocean off the Mexican coast was mauled and killed by a 13-foot-long great white shark, authorities said. The victim, identified by local media outlets as 22-year-old Victor Alejandro Soto Garcia, was attacked by the apex predator on Dec. 29 in the Gulf of California near Playa […]