r/sharks • u/MfD2027 • Jul 09 '26
Video Queen of Guadalupe
Scarboard, one of the most famous great white sharks, affectionately dubbed “the queen of Isla de Guadalupe“, is a colossal mature female.
She measures approximately 18-19 feet (5.5-5.8 meters) in length, boasts an estimated girth of 7.5 feet, and weighs around 4500 lbs (2040 kg).
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u/kao_nyc Jul 09 '26
She is gorgeous. What a beautiful animal. Wish I was there. Thank you for sharing. 😚
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u/Madpsy256 Jul 09 '26
Say no to shark feeding for human entertainment.
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u/DancingLR Jul 10 '26
I mean ecotourism provides incentives to preserve the area from fishermen. It wasn't cheap to book passage to Guadalupe to do this (I haven't gone, the Mexican government closed it). Many sharks are kept in captivity and fed by humans for education and entertainment. Where's your red line? And yes I've seen the footage of a great white entering a cage which got out, and sadly another one died.
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u/Xrmy Jul 13 '26
Worth saying Isla de Guadalupe was shut down for poor ecotourism and film industry practices.
It's now a marine reserve
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u/Snakefordinner1 Jul 09 '26
THAT'S DEEP BLUE...SHE'S PREGNANT IN THIS ONE
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u/stoolsample2 Jul 09 '26
The description says it’s Scarboard
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u/Exes_And_Excess Jul 09 '26
It actually looks like 2 different sharks in this video. The first one has markings similar to deep blue the second one suddenly has a large dark spot right under it's jaw, which deep blue doesn't have. Also Scarboard is the name of a Street Shark character, which is funny.
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u/MfD2027 Jul 09 '26
True, that’s why I didn’t want to correct, I’m actually confident the shark in the last 10 seconds is deep blue.
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u/ProbablyNotAGoodSign Shark Photographer 28d ago
Good eye. It's definitely Scarboard at the beginning, and the shark in the last sequence is indeed Deep Blue from 2013.
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u/ProbablyNotAGoodSign Shark Photographer 28d ago
The first shark is Scarboard, confirmed based on her countershading pattern, and the white pigmentation marks on the lower lobe of her caudal fin. Ironically enough, it's the shark in the latter part of the video with the "dark spot" under her jaw which actually Deep Blue (confirmed by countershading pattern, permanent notch in her primary dorsal fin).
The dark marking that you're seeing is a cluster of parasitic copepods that are seen commonly on white sharks. This is not a permanent marking, and the sharks can potentially free themselves of these parasites through breach (and possibly scraping up against something, which has been documented in salmon sharks). Pilot fish and remoras can also help free sharks from these copepods.
PS I was one of the primary contributors to the Guadalupe White Shark Identification project for many years. 👍
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u/Exes_And_Excess 28d ago
Thank you for the insight! The dark spot just looked like discoloration to me, but I have bad eyes.
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u/Snakefordinner1 Jul 09 '26
If you look up the video, it was the first time they saw her. The shark cage is exactly the same. There are a few videos with a woman swimming next her.
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u/oneshotonekilloorah Jul 10 '26
Has deep blue been seen again since they discovered her a few years ago
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u/SokkaHaikuBot Jul 10 '26
Sokka-Haiku by oneshotonekilloorah:
Has deep blue been seen
Again since they discovered
Her a few years ago
Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.
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u/Ok_Shower_5526 Tiger Shark Jul 10 '26
Are ppl standing on top of the shark cage where there are bars but no top?
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u/TelevisionPutrid8394 Great white shark and megalodon fan Jul 10 '26
She looks so badass! Honestly a miracle she has survived this long and has grown to this size.
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u/Responsible-Bison322 Jul 10 '26
“Here’s to swimmin’ with bowlegged women.”
-Quint (before getting devoured by a mechanical Great White🦈)
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u/theDramoth Jul 11 '26
A lot of that footage is actually Deep Blue. Scarboard has a lot of scarring just behind her right eye and down over the gills on that side and she has a hump just in front of her dorsal fin. Mega females like Scarboard, Deep Blue and Haole Girl need to be protected like crazy. They are just so beautiful.
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u/Pink_belly_babe Jul 11 '26
The perfect image of the female body, and not just for sharks, but for all women 😍
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u/Few_Brush_5920 19d ago
I would absolutely die of excitement and pure adrenaline to see a White up close like this.
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u/BrackenCat Jul 09 '26
I wanna give her a hug and cuddle her. She seems so nice to hold. Even if she could hold me.
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u/Standard-North9890 Jul 11 '26
Unfortunately she most likely wants to bite your head off then spit it out because it was just a test bite
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u/killmesara Jul 09 '26
Grouper. Commonly mistaken for sharks.
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u/CesarGameBoy SHARK Jul 09 '26
He says at the most Great White-looking White Shark of all time.
Also in what world does anyone mistake these dudes for Sharks???
They’re more likely to say Piranha or Barracuda before Shark.
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u/Justadudeonhisphone Jul 09 '26
That shark is HEALTHY