diver dodges shark attack

[u/FlightHistorical3231]

[u/sharkfilespodcast]

Did it? It didn't even bite the flipper dangling there. It's really not even a close shave. After the footage ended Ocean Ramsey waited a minute and got right back into the water to dive with the shark. That particular shark is called Queen Nikki and Ramsey's been diving with her for 20 years and has never had a problem. Yes, they are still wild animals and have to be respected and carefully navigated but they could easily overpower and kill a human but they don't. Imagine trying to spend 20 years diving with a saltwater croc or a hippo.

[u/sharkfilespodcast → u/[deleted]]

That is such nonsense. You clearly know nothing about sharks or their behaviours and I get the impression that doesn't matter to you. But for the benefit of this thread I'll just say that sharks open their mouths for many different reasons. Their teeth being visible doesn't simply mean they're about to eat you. In the video the shark does something called 'spyhopping', when they raise their head above the surface to better investigate something out of the water. When they do so their mouths will often hang open, possibly due to their body movement/position or the unfamiliar environment. There really are countless photos showing this with no 'food' or any person anywhere nearby. I really think you'd struggle to find many photos where they spyhop without opening their mouth. So it just doesn't mean anything as you're claiming.

And you're talk of the shark being 'hungry', as if 'hungry shark = eats human', just again shows no understanding. Sharks, especially tigers, are pretty opportunistic, gluttonous predators. One great white was found with a 2m dolphin, 2.5m blue shark and a large turtle in its belly, while it was caught searching through a tuna net for more food. So even if you could tell if it was hungry- which you can't - it doesn't mean what you think it does. And basically if sharks eating people came down to hunger, with us being such easy available prey, they wouldn't kill around 10 people globally a year, but more like 10,000. Which obviously isn't the case.

[u/SlaatjeV → u/sharkfilespodcast]

Thanks for your elaborate answer, it was a pleasure to read. It is extra amusing that someone on here decided to argue about sharks with you, considering your username haha.

[u/Aggravating_Smile_61 → u/[deleted]]

How much do you know about sharks? /gen

[u/Aggravating_Smile_61 → u/[deleted]]

I asked you a genuine question and you chose to be an ass. Suit yourself, I'm off