Emma the Tiger Shark and Jim Abernethy

Jim Abernethy and Emma the Tiger Shark. Emma is the most filmed, photographed, and famous shark on the planet. She has starred in or appeared in approximately 14 movies filmed by her closest friend Jim Abernethy although most are not in English. Nat Geo is currently working on a film about Emma being the most friendly Tiger Shark in the world. I MAY be fortunate enough to have some of the video I shot of her with Jim appear in the film. Diving with her was probably the coolest thing I’ve ever done. She is so friendly and a fantastic shark to photograph. I’ve never had a Tiger Shark swim right up to me and pose as she does. She is definitely a supermodel shark. Video by Steve Kathrein. Video by Steve Kathrein
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[@pamelapope859]

I watch these videos of Emma and her friends every day and have become very interested in learning more about sharks and their behavior. People are always afraid of things they don't understand and the next thing you know they start killing them. We need to have laws that protect these beautiful animals. I just love Emma so much and this has made me want to look more into educating people more about sharks and their behavior. I was a teacher and I showed this to my friends and children in my neighborhood showing them that sharks are not the monsters they are portrayed to be and they love it. Please pet her for me, I wish I could do it and give her a kiss on the head lol. God bless you all for the wonderful work you are doing.

[@steve_kathrein]

Thank you so much for that wonderful comment. Sometimes I get down on myself when I see that some of my videos have only gotten a few views but hearing that you show videos like mine to others inspires me to post more. 🙏

[@pamelapope859]

@@steve_kathrein Don't be down on yourself. You are so very welcome,. I grew up in a commercial fishing family and used to always wonder about sharks even as a child. I remember asking my father when we were out on the boat where were the sharks? lol he told me they were all around us we just couldn't see them because they were under the boat which made me cry. I will always support saving sharks. We need them and they need us. I hope and pray that people will someday see that sharks are not the monsters everyone thinks they are. You keep putting up those videos, People will come around and I will always be around watching all your wonderful videos 🙂Big Hug and hang in there and Thank You. I will continue to show your videos to as many people as I can.

[@VibinJivin]

check out ocean ramsey and Juan sharks......u will love sharks forever

[@pamelapope859]

@@VibinJivin Thanks, I watch them all the time too 🙂I have always had a love for all sea life since a child. I grew up in a commercial fishing family and use to look for them every time we took a charter out.

[@veganperson]

Seeing this with all those wonderful animals makes me want to be there with you. It’s just so beautiful.

[@denisegomes601]

Absolutely beautiful guys!!! Amazing beings! We need to help them! ❤❤❤

[@lawsirius4438]

Having just encountered the amazing story between you and her, Emma, while looking through stories about wild animals. Not being fully aware how tough her life has been, I can somehow kind of sense it by seeing scars on her fin and her skin. Luckily she has met you and got helped in removing the hook. Wish you both make wonderful memories together and thank you again for sharing this wonderful story with all of us on KZbin. :)

[@jacobfinder7476]

This is nature. This is the way humans are supposed to act around other living beings. Mahalo nui loa ❤️❤️🙏🙏

[@andresparra114]

Sharks are so beautiful!!!

[@rodpetrie1088]

Awesome !! than you so much for showing us this.

[@CaptainPlanet792]

The music in this video is amazing. I’m not a huge classical music fan but the songs on this video, especially the first one, are hauntingly beautiful.

[@silviamareiamichel212]

❤Thank you very much for these beautiful pictures...these animals should be protected because they belong in the sea❤

[@pamelapope859]

I can't get enough of this video. It's the most beautiful one I have seen and I have seen tons. Next time you see Emma say hi for me 😊 You are so blessed

[@wastedvomit88]

i hope emma is still alive n well

[@renereek]

Beautiful and amazing animal. Gracious

[@Killeremotion]

Ей так понравилось когда ей гладят носик), да и другим тоже) 👍 👍 👍

[@stevedolesch9241]

I saw them, Jim and Emma, on The Dodo but this version is soooo awesome! I even have teary eyes. Amazing! Thank you Steve for filming them. Steve in Canada.

[@fabiansanderson4489]

And even the other sharks seem to sense that x jims aura is wonderful

[@rocketretro7200]

Emma is magnificent. Let's all do something to protect shark species throughout the world.

[@cdrocrossdiscovery]

Emma made me rethink what I thought I knew about sharks. Don't get me wrong. The Great White still give me screaming nerves, but I think I'll learn more about these creatures. So much I do not know.

[@steve_kathrein]

I was terrified of Tiger Sharks before watching Jim Abernethy's videos of Emma. He made me realize Shark Week is just wrong, complete BS. I've become good friends with Jim A. and he says white sharks are just like all the other sharks, afraid of humans and not interested at all in eating us. I was so surprised to see how afraid a 15' tiger shark was of me. I was able to scare them off by just looking at them in the eyes. I have video of Tiger Sharks watching me as they swim bye like "Is he going to attach me?" So funny how different they are in reality.

[@xlunax3657]

​@steve_kathrein lmao Sharks are not afraid of us. come on now. They can and will rip you to shreds if they choose to for whatever reason. 😊

[@Killeremotion]

@@xlunax3657 это может сделать и домашняя кошка)

[@LittlePixieBot]

​@xlunax3657 Sharks are capable, yes, but they are not monsters. Most shark attacks, as rare as they are, are caused by mistaken identity or provocation. Sharks don't attack just because they can.

[@steve_kathrein]

@@xlunax3657 You watch too much TV

[@Nyip2344]

Beautiful, amazing video. Deserves so many more views. Thank you. 🙏

[@karensheehan2878]

Is this Emma who brings her friends to get their fish hooks removed?

[@steve_kathrein]

Jim removes hooks from Emma and all the sharks at Tiger Beach. I don't know that there is any evidence that Emma brings any sharks with hooks here, but another shark conservationist that works with Caribbean Reef sharks says that once she started removing hooks from her usual friends, other sharks with hooks started showing up on her dives.

[@parkersgarage4216]

​@@steve_kathrein that's incredible lol damn

[@Stuff_I_Watch]

Emma has some stories to tell!! But she’s still so graceful. My favourite sea creatures are the ones with all the teefs 🦈🤿🖤

[@IamSupremeGODconsciousness]

In the 2. Video I already know EMMA❤ by her fin🤗. I love watching this. Emma and her connection to you is so beautiful, amazing, sweet and soooo ❤warming. Even so far away from this majestic, adorable beings, I was always completely and deeply fascinated by their existence, and I am also learning further by your videos. She truly loves you 🥰. Looking forward to seeing more, many hugs and kisses and love from Ingrid, Bavaria - Germany 😘✨🇩🇪

[@andreashu2567]

Thank you🦈 ♥️✨🫲 Liebe Grüße aus 🙋🇩🇪

[@lindabeaudoin4003]

She looks so frie ndly Emma Beautifull video⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤❤🦈🦈

[@steve_kathrein]

She is friendly, but so are all the other Tiger Sharks I've met. Emma is not rare because she's a friendly Tiger Shark, she's rare because of the connections she makes with humans.

[@thunderbolts2438]

Awesome visual experience.

[@fabiansanderson4489]

Jim and Emma have a special spiritual bond and they are at one psychic empath wise that ability to read each others emotions and love for each other

[@ginocastro5107]

Dear I say I would go swimming with Emma! OMG... I can't believe I just wrote that! I am absolutely horrified of sharks to the point of never being in the ocean deeper than my knees in my 60 years of age! This shark is a true gem!

[@steve_kathrein]

Emma is special, but every Tiger Shark I have been in thee water with is an absolute sweet heart. Watching actual footage of divers diving with sharks instead of the BS Shark Week tries to pawn off is the first step. Now you need to start looking at the statistics and compare it to reaality. www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/odds/compare-risk/. Sharks are one of the safest animals on the planet. Dogs, Elephants, even Coconuts kill more people than sharks.

[@chriskelly6559]

Straight up bucket list, straight to the top!

[@LarryLaird-if6sc]

She's magnificent and so curious but she's still a wild tiger shark and they usually will eat anything including divers even license plates have been found in there stomachs but Emma seems very sweet 😊❤

[@LarryLaird-if6sc]

@JuJuCoQP yes for 20 years he has been knowing her and it's amazing that a tiger shark is so sweet, but go to Hawaii and it's a different situation.

[@kristentt]

So this was a few weeks ago? One of the videos that I watched (from 3 years ago) said that after his dive, there was footage of locals killing a bunch of tiger sharks. I was really hoping that wasn't her 😢 (or any of the other very familiar ones)

[@steve_kathrein]

This was taken Dec. 2022, though I have talked to Jim Abernethy and he has been on several dives with her since Dec.

[@sherylbjerre9636]

​@@steve_kathreinI never can find any recent videos from Jim Abernethy, & wondered if he's still diving there. I thought the sharks were protected in that area. Your video was great to watch, TY!

[@steve_kathrein]

@bjerre9636 I am good friends with Jim Abernethy, he is in most of my Tiger Beach videos and yes he still dives Tiger Beach regularly. He posts to Instagram almost exclusively these days. Check him out on Insta if you want to see his recent videos. instagram.com/jim_abernethy/#

[@sherylbjerre9636]

@@steve_kathrein Thank you ever so much Steve. I'm sorry he no longer posts on KZbin. I'm not on Instagram, but given the incentive of Jim & Emma in that ocean, I guess I will dive in. Questionaire: What was your reason for joining Instagram? 1- Business Opportunities 2- Networking among contemporaries 3- Expanding my brand, gain exposure 4- Following People I admire, common interests 5- Other: A SHARK

[@nshorus5001]

I wish positive shark - human interactions like this would be covered more in the media rather than always focusing on the negatives. Hope all the sharks are safe from hunters and fishermen. We can help a little by not being part of the fishing industry in any way.

[@parkersgarage4216]

Ya know i thought tiger sharks along w many others were very aggressive. Do not know what affection is. Would never recognize a person as a friend let alone recognize a person whom they like. Id like to thank you for sharing this as i would have never known sharks actually are affectionate and like head scratches. Im literally blown away w emma and her behavior. It really makes you wonder how many other animals and fish are just the same. Its also amazing many dolphins whales etc. Will actually try to save a person and other animals. Maybe its me but its mind blowing to me. Who would have ever thought something like this is possible. Let alone sharks of all things would exhibit such behavior. Id love to have a shark buddy. It makes you realize theres alot more things out there with feelings and emotions. I seen a shark smile when it seen its human friend. Who knew finding nemo's bruce smiling was actually a real thing lol. Simply amazing, people gotta remember. In the ocean we're in their house not the other way around. I thought tiger sharks were mean and boy was i wrong. Again, thank you very much for sharing such an amazing experience. Take care

[@Betterworld47]

I believe, I maybe wrong, that sharks has a basic personality, but like human they have a diferrent behavior from one another. If there are no interactions to us they are only predators. But Emma and Jim have a special bond and Emma is soft if she does not feel threatened. It changes our perception from when people used to say all sharks do, is make babies, eat and swim.

[@amicaaranearum]

Despite her scars, she is still friendly with divers.

[@steve_kathrein]

Her scars are mating scars. Sharks don't have hands, so the males have to bite into the female to hold onto them while they are mating. It's part of nature for them and does not affect how they act around humans at all.

[@clicheguevara5282]

She's very cat-like with her little "head bonks" that she does to show affection. I live in Hawaii and actually know people who have been attacked by Tigers. (It's very rare though) I've been sending Emma videos to my surfer friends and totally blowing their minds. Lol Predators are generally very intelligent animals, so it shouldn't be _that_ shocking to discover that they have a high emotional intelligence as well.

[@steve_kathrein]

While people are very rarely mistaken as prey by sharks, sharks almost always realize that we are not food and immediately swim off. Also if you compare shark fatalities to any other animal, sharks always kill less people per year than any of the other "dangerous" animals.

[@GRAojuara.J]

Confirmação que o sentimento atravessa muitas barreiras.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@suzanne1430]

How come everyone over here is nice, but the comments to Ocean Ramsey are mean?....I think all of the divers are awesome for doing this.

[@steve_kathrein]

Personally I liked Ocean Ramsey until she started using the fear of sharks to profit from. She started a website that supposedly teaches you how to "safely" dive with sharks. All you have to do is know a few things. Look them in the eyes, don't try to swim away, you can't swim faster than them and if you act like food you may get treated like food. Lastly, if you swim at them and act like you are the predator, you will scare them off. Anyone want to pay me hundreds of dollars for that info? 🤣

[@TheBobVova]

Sharks are cute

[@tropics71]

She sure likes her pets doesn't she?!🥰🤗🩶💜🦈🌊

[@kinajardine9009]

Emma looks like she's got a lot of scars. A shark's life isn't easy. That might be another reason why she craves affection, to know there's someone, something out there that means her no harm.

[@Breeanna73]

Beautiful Emma

[@rossanafontemurato3131]

Va e ritorna .....❤

[@lanettediaz8883]

She's so cute and the other sharks don't seem to be afraid of her either.

[@rossanafontemurato3131]

È innamorata di lui❤

[@CharlieSarah-k5e]

Our animals are so beautiful and unique xxx

[@robertlandry5676]

❤Emma. I believe she wants a kiss.🦈

[@GRAojuara.J]

FANTÁSTICO SENSACIONAL ESSES REGISTROS NUNCA SERÃO SUPERADOS, É UMA GRANDE OBRA DE ARTE CHEIA DE MAGIAS, OS PRIVILEGIADOS E AGRACIADOS GOZARAM DESSA PLENITUDE. PARABÉNS FELICIDADES OBRIGADO POR ME ENCHER DE ESPERANÇA.🙏💎🙏🏽👍🏽👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@steve_kathrein]

Obrigado. De nada.

[@johnhammond9962]

Tigers, Lemons and....Galopigos?

[@steve_kathrein]

Caribbean Reef sharks are the 3rd species seen.

[@Sunflower-yw1cj]

😮OMG 😳 🦈 🦈 🦈 🦈 🦈

[@GRAojuara.J]

Não se esquecendo do respeito e limites, sem esquecer que estão no mundo deles.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@steve_kathrein]

Você está no mundo, mas contanto que não faça nada estúpido, os tubarões geralmente perdoam

[@Agwings1960]

Every one of those sharks have got a mouth full of teeth that will mess you up; I hope you're with good divers

[@6Haunted-Days]

Stop being so silly this man has been diving and with this shark Emma.....but sure he needs your inane advice or Jenner make it.....I mean seriously he's been doing this for decades so HE IS the good diver 🙄🤣😂🤬 I don't like when people can't spend 1min to find out what's going on....just on with the BS.

[@hotlips55]

Emma is not hungry

[@steve_kathrein]

No, she was extremely hungry on this trip. She is so much skinnier than she usually is. She just gave birth, but being hungry does not change the fact that WE ARE NOT ON THEIR MENU!!!

[@CharlieSarah-k5e]

Somebody join me out there There's gotta be protection as far as our life can stretch, They need our help

[@gregant9864]

God the Father is the best Daddy. He created those animal for you and for me. He thought about them before anything began exists. Abba I prays You for your goodness, for Your love for Your creation/ Blessed are You Abba 🙂 🙂 Love You Daddy

[@pjlps]

📿💙🌊🦈🌊💙📿

[@shellyryan8506]

Why are so many of the sharks females? Whichever they are, they are gorgeous and noble.

[@steve_kathrein]

I wonder that as well. All the Tigers at Tiger Beach have always been female, there has never been a male spotted ever. This has actually been a scientific research topic. Aside from the Tigers, most of the other sharks at TB are female too. There are occasionally a male Lemon or Reef spotted, but they are pretty rare and I'm sorry but I can't answer that.

[@amicaaranearum]

@@steve_kathrein Is it a nursery area?

[@steve_kathrein]

At Tiger Beach, there has never been a male Tiger Shark that has shown up on a dive. Scientists don't know why, but some think they go there after getting pregnant and stay until they give birth.

[@CharlieSarah-k5e]

Help me get back to where I belong...

[@simoncina3578]

Ridiculous