Marine Biologist Breaks Down Shark Attack Scenes from Movies | GQ

[@terryrashbrook9338]

The idea of hammerheads being afraid of bubbles is the cutest thing ever

[@Angiesunshine13]

A hammerhead is just wondering around the ocean when suddenly, a stream of bubbles appears, the hammerhead gets startled and asks the shark suckers (they look like baby sharks) to block the bubbles to make him less scared

[@felixhenson9926]

They were already adorable, they just got cuter!

[@julibritton3838]

That’s exactly what I was thinking 😂

[@gigachad5881]

@@julibritton3838 me too

[@julibritton3838]

@@gigachad5881 😂😂

[@mirrorgirl3018]

The fact that hammerhead sharks are afraid of bubbles makes me a lot less ashamed of my fear of the dark.

[@kweenkiwi4210]

😂😂

[@Br-kc2jy]

Your fear of the dark makes me a lot less ashamed of my fear of asking people out

[@CeeworldMedia]

@@Br-kc2jy your fear of asking people out makes me a lot less ashamed of asking a girl if she's cool with butt se.....never mind

[@sadaf186]

@@CeeworldMedia your questionable fear of yea… makes me less ashamed of my fear of bugs

[@mikatu]

Fear of the dark, fear of the dark, I have a phobia that someone is always there....

[@RikelWirkkunen]

My biggest issue with shark movies is that the shark always spends a lot of energy trying to get the human. I’ve never heard of any animal spending more energy than it’s meal gives it.

[@ayggwhy5466]

This is actually one of the reasons I like shark movies, I find it hilarious that they create these sharks that instantly develop a vendetta against the characters

[@sip8454]

@wafflesbro5412 there's a whole whale floating around just begging to be eaten, yet the shark constantly risks its own well being to eat a tiny human. Its like the shark knows its in a scary film🤣

[@gilgamesh310]

The shark in The Shallows might as well have been a serial killer.

[@roddo1955]

Ever heard of fox going on a rampage in a chicken coop? Or wolves killing more sheep than they eat?

[@bluehornet197]

Actually its not abnormal lol there was a movie (can't remember the title) where it was set in the great barrier reef and a great white was hunting the people in the water despite the multitude if fish and seal within the area and it is a true story 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@vinnie906]

I love that she straight up says "unlikely" or "probably not" when she encounters some weird scenarios instead of "that absolutely does not happen ever, at all". Nature is no stranger to "unlikely" or "improbability" and I really appreciate it when scientists respect that.

[@zl14l41]

You missed the best one, the straight up NAWW

[@ElGnomistico]

In science, especially in the scientific literature and especially among nature sciences like Biology, words that imply certainty or that are too incisive tend to be a big no no. After all, science isn't a tool used to achieve absolute truths but to get as close as possible to what is more likely to be the underlying truth.

[@peggedyourdad9560]

Only a sith deals in absolutes.

[@blahblahbleh3178]

Get over yourself 🙄🙄🙄

[@annarushlau9722]

I appreciated that too!! Because it’s much a more accurate way to talk about nature.. nature is FULL of anomalies and contradictions and I love that she has the scientific mindset of “well just cause we’ve never SEEN it happen or recorded it doesn’t mean there won’t be that ONE shark.”

[@cactusmom8203]

"it's not the shark that you see that's sometimes the problem, it's sometimes the one you DON'T see" thanks, i hate it

[@nickjackson206]

@bigevilworldwide1 I'm not one of them but for people that fear the ocean that comment would scare them even more

[@keananrice9173]

Definitely a scary thought but it's basically the same for everything. It's not the guy walking next to you down the alley that's the problem, it's the guy you don't see. You know?

[@dollyonlyhereforfanfic5203]

Omg yes, the fear of the unknown.

[@ValerieBuhl]

Nick jackson it already made me more terrified of the ocean than what I am now :)

[@nickjackson206]

@@ValerieBuhl 😢

[@cartswhat8177]

"you don't have to be afraid of an ocean full of sharks, you should be afraid of an ocean without them" THIS WAS SO SWEET I LOVE YOU

[@aidoesthat]

Sharks don’t even want to be my friend Wow

[@GoDaddy1997]

Nope I like the happiness she brings but sharks ooooofffff I love them but I’m also terrified of them

[@Mattwest1985]

Yea, I get the fear of them but it’s just irrational for the most part.

[@Jakob_23]

I am afraid of an ocean full of sharks...

[@SOAD4ever47]

@@Jakob_23 thats just ridiculous. When do you think that gonna happen?

[@albasanchez6014]

As a person who also loves sharks and tries to educate everyone I know about them and how essential they are to our ecosystem, I love her closing line. "You shouldn't be worried about an ocean filled with sharks. Instead, you should be worried about an ocean without them."

[@jonnygranville281]

That's a great way to think about sharks or any animal

[@Anonym-yr4qn]

Speaking about this... What exactly would be the Consequences of that?

[@marisely04]

most of the fish they eaten would be overpopulated

[@EconomyCrashes]

@@Anonym-yr4qn Most likely a complete collapse of the food chain or web associated with those sharks

[@horsewings3561]

Indianapolis shark attacks....😬

[@thisisnotita]

"ugh thousands of dollars straight to the ground" as someone who's studying marine biology, I feel that

[@alopiaspelagicus1628]

Our most recent field trip was 16 tags, each for about 1000 dollars. And 11 of them detached immediately, 4 stayed for more than 1 day and then detached, and the last one was caught by fishermen.... At the same time, we tried tagging tiger sharks, and after 3 weeks of fieldwork we caught one shark, ehise tag gave us zero info, and was then stolen by guides in the area.............

[@thisisnotita]

@@alopiaspelagicus1628 that hurts to read 🙃🙃

[@alopiaspelagicus1628]

@@thisisnotita jup.........

[@alle_namen_schon_vergeben708]

@@thisisnotita especially the fishermen thing. Probably got finned?

[@seb______]

@@alle_namen_schon_vergeben708 yup most likely. Then theyd probably just dump the body back into the water with no fins. It’s honestly just sad

[@hobimysunshine7]

I love that she used frases like "very unlikely" and "probably not" instead of giving a definitive answer cause in nature anything can happen

[@masonpurity3559]

It was at 123 for the number of likes, I made it 124 >;D

[@Newnenwne]

Phrases*

[@annah-g6274]

This. I am no longer working in a scientific field but this is quintessential reporting language for anybody reporting research 😆

[@elianakristine5599]

Ikr. But I was hoping for a no sharks don’t do that, so I didn’t have to be afraid lol

[@kirag9509]

@@annah-g6274 News reports should really follow this standard. I see too many news story headlines that are too black and white when the science behind the story actually isn’t that black and white

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

When someone says "it's unfortunate that The Megalodon isn't around anymore", you know they're truly passionate for science and research.

[@Gabster1990]

I mean I'm not a scientist and I would love to see a megladon in the wild.

[@lilacsbby4787]

YOU.

[@aidoesthat]

It’s unfortunate that’s the Megalodon isn’t around anymore

[@huhjayden]

im glad theyre gone

[@apositivehopefulkitten4835]

@@aidoesthatYou are truly passionate for science and research

[@cutecat304]

I love that she describes Bruce as a "big boy" in the same tone someone might talk about a dog

[@thejaded]

Naw.. Now I jus wanna pet his tiny wittle fins.. 😂

[@Tha_Greatest3882]

I like her explanation because she is not like: “this is so dumb and this isn’t what you will ever see!” And she’s just like explaining what’s real and fake and even if it’s fake she’s enjoying the scene.

[@2kmichaeljordan438]

Lmfao there’s been like one or 2 people that’s done that, basically all of them are good at explaining, you’re just a simp

[@Tha_Greatest3882]

@@2kmichaeljordan438 shut up man it’s not two ppl I watch these type of vids all the time and they always roast the movies or smt in that direction and it doesn’t matter if it’s a guy or a girl so shut it grandpa

[@rvrcn]

i loved how she said the main character was named bruce so i assumed it was the guy in the cage but then she said shark lmfao that was so cute

[@tiyas5378]

@@2kmichaeljordan438 do you think it's impossible to compliment a women without being a simp or something? Come on man

[@muffy7323]

@@2kmichaeljordan438 Go away incel.

[@camilac.l.1323]

"You're throwing dead animals into the ocean, what did you think was gonna pop up? Flipper?" 😂 I already love her!

[@notnorarh2060]

I thought she said liver XD

[@Casedilla73]

@@notnorarh2060 Everyone knows that livers eat raw meat.

[@Nazaba09]

I’m dead. 😂

[@NicoleCake12]

"Always swim with a buddy". Yes. 100%. Preferably a buddy that swims slower than you.

[@carmenh2168]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rainaabigailsenryuji4138]

i suddenly laughed at this....lolz you're dark😅🤣🤣

[@cedarflower]

🤣😂😂😂

[@mercedeshernandez4492]

😂😂😂

[@Nik66928]

No matter which genre of horror movie, the same rule applies to all of them 'don't be the slowest'

[@space-bunny]

Deep Blue Sea is actually my favorite shark movie, the Sharks were mutated so nothing near compared to a real shark, like in Jurassic Park where it has been told so many times the Dinosaurs aren't like their ancestor because they had to fill in the dna witb existing animals.

[@tonilouisealexander8337]

Mutated ?? They are mako sharks

[@PopADoseYo]

Yeah it was neat that they made them much smarter within the movies plot.

[@Ptero4]

@@tonilouisealexander8337 Yes. But the movie plot explains that they were made larger so their brains could be larger and had more of the substance they wanted to extract. This had the side-effect of increasing their intelligence.

[@kristenslice561]

They weren't mutated at all. The protein compact in their brains were harvested. Doing this had a side effect - it increased their intelligence.

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

​@@tonilouisealexander8337 they look nothing like mako sharks, they are mutants

[@asw7456]

Me: gaining comfort in the idea of sharks not being as terrifying Her: "Sometimes it's not the one you see you have to worry about, it's the one you don't see" Me: 🏃‍♀️ so much for that

[@thatweirdofromnextdoor420]

EXACCTTLLYYYY

[@Julia_lynn07]

LOL RIGHT

[@スノーハッピー]

I think the idea is, respect them like any other predator. Don't vilify them - they're just fulfilling their ecological role, living their lives, and for the most part don't want trouble with humans. And definitely don't go hunting them down. But don't treat them like domesticated puppies either, or you could be sorry. But I did love your comment xD

[@asw7456]

@@スノーハッピー same could be said for everything humans do, being that we are mammals which are nonetheless animals. Does mean everything we do is justified.

[@xmicheal0809x]

When she said that i thought of the jurassic park movie where grant says “you see the raptor in front of you but then are attacked by the ones next to you that you didnt even know was there”

[@boneh5ad]

imagine they did a "murderer reacts to horror movie deaths" and the murderer was just like: "no that's not how we do it"

[@Lilliaace]

I would laugh so hard if this was a thing.

[@kelsey2333]

I cant tell if you copied this comment because its worded differently lol

[@omnisexualidiot3750]

“What? No... you can’t just put a person in the ocean, you’ve gotta cut’em up so they’ll sink and the sharks will get them” That’s how I imagine this going

[@CC-si3cr]

I like how you think.

[@m1c4ela14]

@@kelsey2333 lmao it doesn’t matter if it was copied or not 1. It’s a KZbin comment, it doesn’t matter, it’s just likes. 2. They could’ve had the same idea/way of thinking

[@scottwhoisscottish]

The fact she didn’t react to Sharknado is very disappointing. One of the most accurate and realistic films out there

[@kareningram6093]

Agreed. That and the part in Deep Blue Sea where Sam Jackson gets eaten, because it's hilarious. GQ, please make another episode with this biologist to rectify your mistakes. Thx.

[@michaelmartin8446]

@@Tirtougay Even better, "Ghost Shark." Also, it's nice to meet a fellow afficianado of really bad shark movies.

[@Jay-gm6mt]

Karen Ingram omg that was was so bad its funny like his arm just got fully bit off yet he was still alive 😂😂

[@Kinobambino]

@@joeertman really? 😅

[@hylianchriss]

That's why they skipped Sharknado, though. Too realistic, not enough to actually critique. Like watching a documentary - no reason to nitpick at the realism of the animals there.

[@swegotech8466]

Earlier this year we were out to swim with some (smaller) sharks at the North Shore on O‘ahu, Hawaii. Just when I wanted to get back on the boat, suddenly I noticed that all smaller sharks were gone, which was strange. Then someone on the boat yelled "Tiger Shark in the back".... so this 13-14 Tiger shark is swimming right at me to say "hi". I have to admit that for a second my heart stopped beating, because it much bigger than the other sharks. However, I stayed calm, looked right at it. The Tiger came close, then noticed that I am not the best looking food at this ocean buffet and then slowly swam away. I was so happy that I was able to see such an amazing creature in it's natural environment (without a cage or attracting it with blood). It is strange that later when I showed my GoPro video to my friends, most of them were so scared, by something which was one of the most beautiful moments in my life. "You don't have to worry about an ocean filled with sharks. Instead you should be worried about an ocean without them" I love what Melissa said at the end of the video :-)

[@victoriarose850]

That’s so cool please post I’d love to see

[@meghanc8887]

I second that, would be so cool if you puts link here to see it !!

[@swegotech8466]

@@meghanc8887 I usually do not post links on the KZbin channel of someone else. However, I hope that is OK with GQ. So here is the link to my swimming with the sharks video (Tiger Shark at the end of the clip). Hope you enjoy it :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYuuo2msl6-WpKs

[@X0.LA_BRAVA.X0]

"Hello good sir, do you by any chance happen to be a delectable portion of cuisine? No? Well I'll be on my way then, cheerio"

[@cheryl9389]

You were lucky, the half of a woman's body floating on the water near her beach house.....that was a tiger shark...she wanted to show her friend the reef near her house

[@LoveTheDevine]

ive never seen a line delivered with more sass than her saying "what you think was gonna show up? flipper?"

[@reeverfalls2069]

She a sassy girl 😂 I love sassy people, idk why. They’re just super spicy haha.

[@Kinobambino]

@@reeverfalls2069 hehe

[@LoveTheDevine]

Sonny well aren’t you fun 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@forcebrand4678]

You mustn't have heard many sassy lines, then.

[@MattWolfe1019]

That's literally something that I would say.

[@olemartin4791]

Still waiting for “serial killer reacting to horror movies”

[@justindemont6062]

Maybe a detective instead lol I'm pretty sure the serial killer would make that the last video you'd ever make

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

Buzzfeed still hasn't called me up yet despite my schedule being really open. 😒

[@olivervibing7784]

@@acelovesdiyschristopher7023 I-

[@worldwidehandsome7084]

GIRL YOU DIDNT

[@Concetta20]

Ole Martin oh gosh.

[@mizzlaura]

I love how one minute she's giving viewers tips on how to attack a shark and then the next she's warning you not to do something to a shark so you don't hurt or stress it out, it's like she's torn she doesn't want humans to get hurt by sharks but she also doesn't want sharks to get hurt by humans

[@viceb7]

Basically all wildlife lovers dilemma

[@lonelypunk5440]

I love it

[@lonelypunk5440]

@@daleclark47 Umm, you know that ALL sharks are fish, right?

[@circuitry400]

@@daleclark47 please tell me you’re joking

[@ulty1472]

@@daleclark47 whales aren’t fish yes. But sharks definitely are

[@benoni5104]

This Lady has to be my favorite expert on this show so far! She clearly seems to have a vast amount of knowledge and experience, yet she still is smart enough to not claim to perfectly know every possibility.

[@menorak]

'It (Megalodon) is no longer in our oceans UNFORTUNATELY' She genuinely terrifies me.

[@brookiecookie4581]

Right! I was like girl that’s a good thing they are no longer here

[@lisbethlivingston6216]

@@brookiecookie4581 yeah exactly thank god

[@TonjeLK]

I was looking for this comment! I was like: “did ... did she say unfortunately?!” 😂

[@lucyicanel]

I'm glad I live by a lake. A freaking huge lake.

[@lisbethlivingston6216]

@@lucyicanel well I mean you don’t know they could be there too you don’t know

[@sonablom]

I love how after she describes something mildly horrifying she gives an adorable giggle. You do you Melissa the shark scientist

[@akilkillyou7917]

sonablom as soon as i saw this comment she laughed like 22:24 😂 she pretty tho

[@abyssalseas3944]

She's amazing and the kind of person I aspire to be.

[@alopiaspelagicus1628]

She's awesome, and exactly how I and other shark scientists act irl. We love sharks and find them cute and adorable and also terrifying.

[@sithsaiyan4529]

She’s adorable.

[@cekane88]

Every single time someone got wasted by a shark she was like LOL and that's the kind of person I want to be friends with

[@Amradye]

“Why are people always surprised when there’s a shark in the ocean?” My theory is that people think sharks are on vacation during spring break.

[@island2919]

Haha 😂

[@TheTorieStandard]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@christinaekstrom2747]

I agree

[@indo3972]

And the rays are off to sting-break.

[@yanyang8155]

i’m pretty sure they think there would be nets or something

[@angelb1318]

I love how she reacts to scene I’ve never looked that deep into watching the movie . Like the equipment falling to the ocean floor and her being so worried because that equipment cost thousands of dollars . It’s like watching someone get a rare Pokémon card and trading it for an Wooper

[@arcanistnpc4751]

Marine Biologist: You can't touch a shark without hurting your skin. Me: I want to pet the forbidden toothy sea doggo

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

You can, ive done it, you just gotta pat one way hahaha but i recommend only patting dead ones hahaha

[@sithsaiyan4529]

They feel like sandpaper.

[@larryoli1178]

You can do it, but however the shark does not like it and sensible people will see you as an idiot

[@gavinroberts575]

Most zoo's have shark or ray petting, they're very smooth and the sharks that you can pet at my local zoo in Indianapolis are actually called dog sharks

[@IT-sq5rj]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZPTm4OIpLipgrs

[@kierantamondong8304]

“please don’t ride sharks” as if i’m gonna have a tomb raider moment

[@sheldon-cooper]

"Yeah like I'm gonna voluntarily put myself in that situation"

[@joeno-say5504]

Unless you have a chainsaw

[@libertyprime5777]

You can actually ride whale sharks. They're pretty docile, so as long as you don't make any sudden moves you can get on their back !

[@theblackkittie13]

@@libertyprime5777 or, you know, leave it alone 🙄

[@siobhanmorrison3561]

Crocodiles are terrifying, I’ve watched a couple of salt water crocodile attack stories recently and not many people survive them. Glad she’s ok 👍🏻.

[@marianaarreola2189]

For sure. I scuba dive with sharks every time i can but crocodiles scare me, I feel like they are less predictable and will try to hunt a human

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

Crocs don't care. They'll eat whatever they can drag into the water. The movie "Rouge" starts with an actual scene of a large bull getting dragged by a salty.

[@patrickbueno3279]

@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 unless it can fight back like hippos

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

"Stories"? What's a stories? Sorry I don't get that...

[@franksturgis3695]

So are Bears , the will eat you too !

[@travisreed4443]

"How did they lose such a big shark?" Melissa would be excellent at CinemaSins

[@RithikRaina]

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[@kessel12]

Ding!

[@cleverusername9369]

Being excellent at CinemaSins is super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@travisreed4443]

@@cleverusername9369 being excellent at CinemaSins is tight!

[@cleverusername9369]

@@travisreed4443 ALLEGEDLY

[@soup6823]

bubbles: *exist* shark: That thing, it scares me.

[@BartesCooking]

👍👍👍

[@wmopp9100]

upvote for tf2 reference

[@cruiser7931]

lol

[@arealisticbeautystandard8920]

My dog is scared of bubbles too there for sharks are just sea puppy's confirmed

[@ald7282]

manta rays love hanging around divers for their bubbles, it spooks sharks

[@emmabielschowsky408]

Bubbles: Exist Hammerhead sharks: "And I took that personally"

[@sweettt321]

About the size of the makos in Deep Blue Sea (it was my favourite movie when I was little, I know too much about this movie), the scientist bred/genetically engineered them to be bigger so their brains would end up larger. It's why it's bigger than regular mako sharks

[@Su-mx7ix]

I was obsessed with Deep Blue Sea!! I’m only 2 years older than the movie, and for some reason the TV channels in my country *loved* to air this what seems like every other week 😂😂 It was my favourite thing to watch as a child, but for years I knew it as just “Deep” 😂

[@kristenslice561]

Wrong. They were harvesting the protein compact in their brains. By messing with the protein compact - the side effect was the sharks' intelligence level increased.

[@thomasfplm]

@@kristenslice561, it is said in the movie that they changed the genetics of the sharks.

[@Yvaia]

*biologist:* a whale shark gets up to 40 feet long *me, a european:* :( *biologist:* or, about like 12 meters *me:* :)

[@derrickstorm6976]

And people on make fun of Imperial people not understanding metric, not realising people using metric are just as dumb

[@geraltofrivia7456]

@@derrickstorm6976 metric system is used all around this world, even in some parts of America. Feets and inches are used only in some parts of america

[@NailArtMuse]

Sameee 😄

[@notomnithegodking]

@@geraltofrivia7456 and which America mate

[@gabkikop6949]

@@notomnithegodking SOUTH AMERICA.

[@flap.d.jack247]

When I was a little bean I thought the Jaws music was the sound sharks made like, I always believed that if I ever saw a shark I’d hear it going: da da da da da da

[@martynalipinska4104]

that’s so cute and it would be so cool if that would really be happening lol

[@princessdazey4207]

That’s just frickin adorable 💕

[@ghazghkullthraka9714]

Blibblibblibblib

[@akio_kuro]

That's adorable 😂😂

[@mr.clouds3395]

Totallyyy XD.

[@l.knighT]

I love that she's doing more teaching than just ragging on movies. I'm actually learning stuff here👍

[@andrewcoolraccoon]

Sharks popped up around 450 million years ago. They’ve survived all 5 of the earth’s mass extinction events. So when she says we should be afraid of a world without sharks, she’s right. We are connected to all ecosystems.

[@imza5535]

What's funny is throughout all those years of extinction events. They are more likely to go into extinction with us humans around.

[@Enttoma]

@@imza5535 well many animals will go extinct because of us humans

[@ДастанЮсупов-л7б]

5? I only know about dinosaurs extinction and the Ice Age, what are the other three?

[@rpicou]

@@ДастанЮсупов-л7б Ordovician-silurian Extinction, Devonian Extinction, Permian-triassic Extinction, Triassic-jurassic Extinction, Cretaceous-tertiary Extinction

[@folkengames]

My parents are field biologists and the "realest" part of this video for me was when she worried about losing the trackers. "Thousands of dollars, right to the ground!" is real. My parents are "appropriately afraid" of biological & environmental dangers, they are IRRATIONALLY terrified of breaking/losing their gear. 5/5 stars for this expert & this video!

[@paalyasharahla7574]

Your parents are field biologists? What exactly is that, and are you a field biologist too are have you decided to do something different??

[@nataliecox6032]

I was at the beach with a friend and we were in about waist deep water when I saw a dorsal fin slice through the water behind her. I freaked and grabbed her and started consistently dragging her backwards and telling her not to swim, but to keep moving. We both received no injuries

[@erik9243]

The fact that hammer head sharks don’t like bubble made me smile like sharks were already adorable and then this my heart can’t handle it!

[@mattijsman]

SHARKS ARE NOT ADORABLE THEY'RE TERRIFYINGGGGGGGGGGGGKDKDIZIZKDJJDJSBDJFJFBEJEJ 😂😂

[@abbybartlett632]

@@mattijsman no they aren’t

[@スノーハッピー]

Some sharks also like pats and head rubs :3 I think there was this diver who got a hook out of a lemon shark once. And then that shark kept coming up to see the diver whenever the diver dived there. Several years later, all the lemon sharks in the area come up to the diver for head rubs and pats. It's adorable.

[@highadmiraljt5853]

How is it terrifying, it’s head looks like it someone stretched it too long and it got stuck like that

[@linusdn2777]

Sharks are so badass even their skin is made out of teeth.

[@jaliaj2244]

They're pretty awesome 😀

[@Kayden2valid]

It feels like sand paper

[@linusdn2777]

@@Kayden2valid you've experienced touching a sharks skin?

[@Kayden2valid]

@@linusdn2777 yes it was one time a while back

[@brishtisamaddar8179]

@@Kayden2valid must be a cool story

[@DreamBelief]

Besides splashing attracting sharks panicking like that leads to people being drowned. It's like how people get trampled to death when there's a panic on land. I was very nearly killed by someone when there was a panic in the water. People grab you and try to claw over you to get to the shore/edge. They even climb on top of you.

[@jeffk464]

Open water rescue, you have to be very careful how you approach someone that is struggling in the water. They will drown you if they are in a panic.

[@pieterpennings9371]

I did rescue swimming training and the buddy who was acting as the drownee had the job of being as eratic and impossible to save as possible. In a panic people dont even register that they are literally almost killing their rescuer

[@brishtisamaddar8179]

I love how she says 'why are people so suprised when they see a shark im the ocean' Yes, like what were they expecting, seagulls eating sandwiches?

[@スノーハッピー]

x'D

[@dissodatore]

no, seagulls combing their feathers with forks!!

[@livebackwards]

I love how excited she gets when she sees that Deep Blue Sea nailed the mako's look. "Yay!" Infectious enthusiasm.

[@Bbyurl]

I adored Deep blue sea..my all time favourite movie

[@MIZZKIE]

@@Bbyurl OMG You are the first person I've ever met who said that! Not just out of shark movies, but ALL movies! Me too! (Except it's tied with The Lion King) The first time I watched Deep Blue Sea in the movie theatre, I knew that no movie will top this for me. Mad Max: Fury Road came very close, but after my hype for that calmed down, I concluded that I still like Deep Blue Sea (and TLK) better.

[@Bbyurl]

Mizzkie I watch it and continued since I was like 5. My parents let me watch that film 😂 I love it so much

[@mooaea7323]

"it's not the shark that you see that's sometimes the problem, it's sometimes the one you DON'T see" thanks, i hate it

[@elaynaterrell3576]

I'm terrified of sharks but I can understand the beauty of them and why they're important for the planet.

[@LoneEditor]

Being surprised by a shark in the water is equivalent to asking if someone has a restroom

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

That's actually pretty accurate. The odds of seeing a shark by accident if u do things normally such as a regular scuba dive. Without obvious factors like seals which are a prey of great whites and other prey or breeding season or diving in prominently populated areas it's not that likely. I know someone personally that has over 4600 dives (scuba) and the amount of dives in which accidentally seeing a shark happened was about twice. Maybe even 3 times I haven't talked to them about it recently. Also trying to find sharks on purpose on dives (cage popularly) come with disclaimers and warnings that they may not actually see sharks (great whites) even in breeding season of an area that has them like cape town. But we do try really hard lol. Sorry for the long reply I kinda got over-excited.

[@LoneEditor]

AceLovesDIYs Christopher well this explains why a lot of my friends make me go out side to use the restroom

[@ananthonypitre5321]

I love how when in the movies they lose their equipment and she’s genuinely like “ oh no so much money lost”

[@lhia0416]

A true researcher.

[@rosethesinger]

As a researcher myself, I can feel the pain. Equipment is not cheap!

[@nolanhewitt2563]

@@rosethesinger so you care more for equipment more then human lives

[@bellamckinnon8655]

@@nolanhewitt2563 They didn't say that - all they said was that they feel the pain of losing equipment given how expensive it is.

[@quadrlmuff]

one can almost sense the research grant application process flashing through her mind XD

[@umaa8099]

for those who don’t know: whale sharks aren’t aggressive at all

[@myprecious66]

And they're filter feeders

[@alenciaga21]

Gentle giants, eh?

[@wescoleman6240]

@@alenciaga21 yep, there was even an incident when a diver wasn’t paying attention and got sucked in to a whale shark’s mouth, the shark immediately spit them out

[@alenciaga21]

@@wescoleman6240 OK that's just adorable

[@joshuahadams]

@@wescoleman6240 I imagine it was something like a person walking into a spider web for the shark.

[@savequestrian9440]

47 Meters Down was probably one of the most stressful movies I ever watched

[@NunyaBusiness-kv3cg]

Yes

[@kieranbowman2624]

Yes got stoned and watched with my gf and it felt like you couldn't breathe at some moments 🤣

[@ingridisaviolet8498]

And confusin

[@StealthMode3924]

The whole plot isn’t survivable, it drives a lot of people crazy. In my opinion it’s a great shark movie! It’s got lots of fear and suspense, even if it’s not an accurate representation of sharks.

[@Isabelle-Cassels]

Especially because one of the girls played Emma on H2O and the other one played Rapunzel on Tangled. 🤣🤣

[@PrismaticMouse]

I really wish you'd put pictures of the actual shark she's talking about on the side of the video so we could compare it to the ones in the movies.

[@nigeldepledge3790]

The story about getting bitten by a crocodile reminds me of that old Australian joke: [Setting : a sandy beach] Tourist - Are there sharks in this area? Local - Nah . . . Tourist - Great! [Splashes into the sea] Local - . . . Crocodiles ate all of the sharks.

[@serenaott8511]

HAHAHSCHXG

[@Char_897]

Her talking about sharks: “nowhere is safe” *giggles*

[@lorismith-anderson7010]

This person is clearly not in touch with reality and needs to change jobs .

[@SentinelAntioch]

@@lorismith-anderson7010 Rude.

[@buglover88]

@@lorismith-anderson7010 it was a joke chill

[@a4di256]

@@lorismith-anderson7010 ??? Are you okay

[@mikewhitman745]

And she didn't even mention the sharks that go in fresh water. 10 foot bull shark caught in Illinois.

[@runningwithoj]

The megladon is no longer in our oceans “UNFORTUNATELY”

[@Meekmillan]

Tbh, my pain is far greater than yours, metal boy

[@xakirax_8864]

@@Meekmillan Don't say that! He might push you

[@gurl3270]

Truly unfortunate. It would have been amazing just to pick people you hate and yeet them at the megaledon😚 But also it's good they are no longer around. Or idiotic humans would have killed or caged them🥲

[@trentpeterson3495]

Allegidly

[@Ishl]

@@gurl3270 killed yes, cage absolutely not

[@sfans5434]

I love it when people who knows things talked about their things

[@justanimage5012]

The opposite is too much fun?

[@ulugunu6339]

I watched quite a few "specialist breaking down scenes" videos, lately, and while I found almost all of these very interesting on the content, this is my favorite by now because of the enthusiasm and very visible passion of Melissa Cristina Màrquez. I guess every specialist in these videos is very passionate about his studies, but it is rarely as contagious as it is here.

[@MegaJacko4]

"Why are people always surprised when a shark is in the ocean?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Its like walking into a stable and screaming there's a horse!

[@beverlyarcher546]

Or a reptile house and seeing reptiles

[@ayonwahid8222]

@venswim okay then going into a forest and seeing trees

[@lollyann7630]

This was awesome!!!!! Her knowledge and way of delivering that knowledg was easy to understand/clear to follow, while I'm still afraid of sharks, I still very much appreciate them and I'm fascinated by their power and beauty 👍🏻 You rock😁

[@NickCressman]

Works with sharks regularly, gets bitten on shark week....by a crocodile. Ironic?

[@pappy374]

No, coincidence.

[@lja2301]

Sharks love her, but not the crocs

[@XxPeriCo27xX]

Irony is not a coincidence, sir. XD

[@tombruncker7013]

Crocs are probably worse cause they have a stronger bite force and their mouths are filled with all sorts of bacteria

[@2expressmranderson]

They were fed up waiting all this time for croc week. Its like finally theyre here! Oh but for the neighbours...well the audacity. 🦷🦷🦷

[@anastasia6765]

I'm so interested in sharks, but at the same time I'm absolutely terrified of them

[@kweenkiwi4210]

Me to lol

[@Br-kc2jy]

I know I shouldn't be, but, me too

[@benzelwasington4059]

orca is much more dangerous

[@ur_fav_jessyy]

@@benzelwasington4059 I am very interested in orcas so thank you for that fact !

[@benzelwasington4059]

@@ur_fav_jessyy well its funny Cause wild orcas Never really attack humans most attacks where in Seaworld but we can understand those anyone would go nuts there But Yea orcas are active shark hunters They even figured out that if They turn the shark over it game over for it

[@chonchjohnch]

Fun fact: in the cage ramming scene, when the shark destroys the top, that was a real great white that happened to show up. The footage was so good they rewrote the ending around it. Hopper was supposed to die but the stuntman fled the cage and they had to explain why the cage was empty

[@jadyndapron9208]

So next time i watch a shark movie with my family I’m just gonna be like “ actually...” and they are gonna hate it

[@annastevens1526]

😂 That's the second best bit about learning cool new random stuff! (#1 is rediscovering just how weird the world really is...)

[@traceywilson3077]

This is me. My husband hates watching shark movies with me because I get really irritated and rip the "facts" to shreds!

[@tasfisika9769]

I genuinely did that and still do it and I can see them get tired of me but I don't care 😂

[@lfcbpro]

I do this with this whole series, "well actually...." :)))))

[@bonecag3]

I already do that with most movies with animals in them lol. I can’t help it, mistakes about animals in movies bug me :’)

[@bripez]

I love that she says greenland sharks live around 400 years like thats common knowledge?? Like excuse me, WHAT?!

[@juliastucky615]

Wait till you read about how they prepare and eat geeenland sharks

[@bripez]

Julia Stucky oh I did, it seems rude to eat something that has the potential to live that long

[@Ilovesharks17]

Prett sure Greenland sharks flesh is poisonous and they eat polar bears they have to be one of my favorite sharks.

[@bripez]

Juan Carlos Magana it is. In iceland they prepare it to make it non-toxic.

[@spencermoss5528]

Brionyx I don’t think we should ever eat anything that has a life expectancy the same or greater than ours it’s just not right.

[@dakota5571]

Thanks GQ now I have a crush on a random marine biologist I’m never gonna see again 😂

[@carlos2285]

She’s pretty no?

[@CeramicShenanigans]

"Hammerhead sharks...don't like bubbles." That's the cutest thing I've heard today 😆

[@TheUprisingFlux]

“So no where is safe *cute giggle*” At least she gave it to us straight 😭 7:00-7:30

[@themofomammoth948]

Timestamp?

[@TheUprisingFlux]

Ryder Christiansen edited lol

[@andrejo7532]

Her: "So nowhere is safe 😁☺️" Me: *shoots the bathtub

[@seerofallthatisobvious1316]

Late at night, a bit high, Man this comment made me laugh.

[@andrejo7532]

@@seerofallthatisobvious1316 aye, im smoking rn. Was high when i wrote that now that i think bout it

[@OurHereafter]

Her: nowhere is safe You: so anyways I start blastin

[@muffim_tv]

there’s actually a movie called Ghost Shark about a ghost of a shark (shocking, i know) and it can pop up in *any* body of water, even puddles and bathtubs 😅

[@seerofallthatisobvious1316]

@@muffim_tv Cool, where would i find that movie?

[@rodericoatienza4265]

She's so witty! I hope she breaks down more shark movies. I would love a Part 2 Marine Biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez, GQ!

[@trdshortbus8009]

Mind you also, the case used in jaws for those final scenes of the shark being on top were smaller props used to help the small sharks look enormous.

[@Athanza]

"-sometimes it's the one you don't see." And THAT, my friends, is one of the many many reasons why I have thalassaphobia.

[@adrianrocha49]

I only recently discovered I had it, when I clicked on a link about it, saw two pictures and was scarred for life.

[@jayssmile2644]

As someone who also has thalassophobia, I relate to this on a maximum level.

[@lucyicanel]

I also have thalassaphobia and this video made me extremely stressed.

[@freakytostadacartoon]

Me too, when i see deep waters sometimes I feel nausea

[@deejeh9494]

If you're not fearful of endless nothingness then you are psychotic or something is wrong with you.

[@kaned5543]

The sandpaper bit got me. I swam with whale sharks in Mexico with a conservation group (be mindful about your interactions with animals!) and couldn't get out of the way of a huge whale shark fast enough, and his tail slammed into my side. It definitely hurt, and my skin looked like I had razor burn for several hours after.

[@cheyanneshonce5846]

Me: laying in bed completely safe My brain: there’s a shark under your bed My anxiety: 📈📈📈

[@valerianacoronado7032]

Same lmao

[@lilyireland5974]

I am laying in my bed too and I am thinking it’s behind me

[@bellmsky]

I’m now on my bed, dare not to put down my legs... But I need to pee... Send help please

[@LilSinger097]

That's why you tuck your feet into the blanket. So you can't get pulled under the bed by the shark

[@XxPeriCo27xX]

Girl, me too XD

[@lamarkwooden7455]

I love how the couples retreat guy was actually giving accurate advice 😂😂 out of all the movies did not expect that, this is why I love experts break down

[@normalhuman9878]

I recently went to an aquarium that had rays and small hammerheads in the same tank There was also a pool where you could touch and feed the rays but sometimes a little shark would swim through (unfortunately couldn’t touch them, but it was for the sharks safety) and I fed one, one of the best experiences of my life

[@txtallydti]

That seems so cool!

[@beny874]

"Great white sharks that close to shore is possible....." *Laughs and cries in Australian*

[@ladymoniquevonmolendorff5304]

Agrees while laughing and crying in South African 😂

[@mccaindabeast]

Yea a few of the things she said seemed iffy Bc most shark attacks happen in less than 3ft of water and with great whites being in the top three along with tigers n bulls on attacks on humans it seems logical that it would be in shallow water quite a lot...n the stuff she said ab megalodon seems off too...like the thing ab sharks being around a lot of humans she said it wouldn’t happen Bc most r timid but like the shark has been extinct for 2 million years so how would we know n honestly a full grown megalodon could probably pull that anchor especially if she said a whale shark could when megalodons are believed to have been able to get up to 60ft

[@abigailgarrett66]

crying in southern californian

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

There are alot of sharks in australia and some parts of asia/rivers across the world that get onto land whenever there's a flood

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

@@ladymoniquevonmolendorff5304 ayyyyy me too!!!! I live in sea point in cape town too.

[@Thejordanenthusiast]

Her: Sharks don’t make noise at all *Jaws 4 would like a word with you*

[@nealboss3889]

G

[@Beth_Amphetamine]

I haven’t seen jaws 4 lol what noise does it make?

[@Thejordanenthusiast]

Beth Amphetamine It roared when attacked

[@strangeosyndro272]

Jaws is a movie. Fictional 😁

[@Thejordanenthusiast]

Choolio Oh really? I had no idea it was fictional 🙄

[@josephfarr9128]

Really wish she’d covered The Reef, they used real sharks for a lot of the filming process. It’s still supposed to be a horror movie so not a totally perfect depiction of shark behavior but probably the best I’ve seen

[@themontypython9540]

It was a long time ago when I watched it but I never understood why the people didn't even bother trying to swim to shore? They just let themselves be carried further n further out to sea.

[@madelinegarber7860]

I was in Cape Cod over the summer and my mom literally downloaded an app to track shark activity. We also came to the beach right after a shark sighting once and ran into someone who saw one while we were on the beach. And every beach had a shark bite kit. Pretty sure it was just tourniquets and pressure blankets.

[@Max_Krypto]

That’s terrifying I’d literally never touch the water , my biggest fears are sharks and open water lol and I live in Kansas

[@madelinegarber7860]

Right? I’m not afraid of sharks and that still made me uneasy. I also have a very mild fear of the ocean when it’s rough. It was worse when I was younger.

[@-Ghostess]

"How do you lose such a big shark?" *shark breaches* "There he is!" Why did this make me laugh so hard?!

[@AkiraChan24]

It has very strong "Hey, buddy!" energy

[@blake7587]

I’m glad we have women like her learning about sharks.

[@ryuko_wolf5874]

She’s a literal marine biologist she knows these stuff by experience and learning she has a degree

[@kinlee2110]

I can listen to her talks about sharks, ocean whole day

[@BartesCooking]

👍

[@danielaromero9395]

“Fuxking tard gahhh”

[@pmtf18092005]

Dude. I can listen to her saying anything all my life. I want to propose her already!

[@bradyhoneycutt3564]

*Giant Mutated Hammerhead Shark comes at me* Me:*Pulls Mask off and starts blowing bubbles* Shark: Understandable have a good day.

[@randhirparbhunath8843]

Is the shark's name Bubbles? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bradyhoneycutt3564]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheSpy149]

Well, mutated…. Bubbles might not scare it

[@Felix-mt1zb]

@@randhirparbhunath8843 yes

[@TheNukedNacho]

“It’s not the shark that you see that’s sometimes the problem. It’s sometimes the one you don’t see.” **Dr. Alan Grant and Velociraptor smirks*

[@deraltehesse8632]

I think that people are not surprised that there are sharks in the ocean, but you can be surprised when they are directly under you, the ocean is so huge that you can be scared when there are sharks under you

[@Cybeldar]

She needs her own show or channel. She did an amazing job in this video.

[@m3galodon_22]

I've always been so passionate about sharks. My mom told me how one time I pissed off the staff at the aquarium in the shark show because I was constantly correcting everything they said... never lost my passion for them almost 20 years later. I'm not scared of sharks, I just respect them. When in the ocean I fully appreciate that as a human I am no longer the apex predator, and I am not in my environment anymore, I am in THIERS. Also, love how she casually says she's never been bitten by a shark but she's been chomped by a croc.. Miss Ma'am I think I'd rather take the shark...

[@chelseafcrocks82]

As an oceanographer, I love this woman

[@joshuanicely8722]

As I regular guy...I love her too 👍

[@owensigal3468]

i liked most of it but she got the bit about ram ventilation wrong

[@Gilhadriel]

@@owensigal3468 pls elaborate

[@owensigal3468]

@@Gilhadriel ram ventilation is where the forward movement forces oxygenated water in the mouth and across the gills. Whereas what she referred to as ram ventilation, where the fish opens and closes it's mouth to pump water across the gills, is called buccal pumping. I have nothing against her, she may have accidentally called one the other, I know I sometimes get tongue tied

[@JiveDadson]

As someone who is often conscious, I love this woman.

[@davyroyer6573]

When she said trash cans of the sea. It reminded me that there was a story that came out a few years ago in Australia, I believe, where a tiger shark was caught by some fishermen and they saw a tattooed arm inside the mouth. They called the police and the arm belonged to a guy who was suspected for a crime, I can't remember which crime. But the police were able to get the finger prints off and catch the guy.

[@nunununui]

Yeah, that's actually a pretty famous case, pretty old too, 1935. Some fisherman caught a smaller shark which was eaten by a tiger shark, they kept the tiger shark and brought it to the aquarium to become an attraction, the shark was okay for some time, but after some days during visiting hours the shark vomited a human arm, which had NOT been bitten off by it and wasn't even eaten by it, but by the smaller shark. Ended up discovering that the arm was actually severed with a knife, and the shark was also killed after some days. The arm belonged to a missing boxer (which was also a police informer) and through investigation ended up with a whole mess which involved a fraudster and a forger, some blackmailing, a second murder, and more questions than answers really. Kind of unsolved.

[@annastevens1526]

When you say "catch the guy", do you mean a guy who must have killed & dumped the arm owner, who presumably is dead having lost his arm...? 🤔

[@devinfox8378]

Buzzfeed unsolved covered this case

[@shibemyths3054]

@@annastevens1526 he was alive.

[@MadMusic26]

“Sharks aren’t scary.” 5 minutes later “Remember, it’s sometimes the shark you don’t see that you need to be worried about.” 😳

[@artsycosmie887]

i mean technically those 2 things dont contradict eachother.

[@thatoneperson3704]

Hammerhead sharks: I fear nothing but that thing "BUBBLES" SCARES ME

[@maiaj376]

I am intrigued about her crocodile story tho🤔

[@CLNCJD94]

For real, I lost it during her story of a TEN FOOT CROC

[@maiaj376]

@@PrNycTina1091 thank you

[@kcbaby136]

PrNycTina1091 Thank you! I knew I had seen it somewhere before!!

[@samlong2033]

My grandfather actually helped build 2 of the 4 jaws props . He worked at Adrian steal company and he was in charge of the steal wires and mechanical operations of the shark models

[@kaytlinjustis5643]

Cool! ^^

[@outrageous3182]

"It's no longer in our oceans *UNFORTUNATELY* Me:😳

[@b_wrld]

😂😭😭

[@ju1cy794]

Hol up-

[@kevk9306]

Tf is wrong with her...

[@brendandulaca3147]

Actually, I think it would be cool if there were to still be living Megalodons in the ocean. I really doubt we would be on its menu in real life!!

[@tylerchapin2207]

What the crap does she mean unfortunately

[@captainteeko4579]

I keep forgetting Jaws has a real name: BRUCE FISH R FRIENDS. NOT FOOD.

[@egg.egs_27]

HAHA LMAO

[@elkynethehorde5592]

When I was in Vet Tech school I wrote a paper on the role sharks play in preventing climate change. Sharks are amazing misunderstood creatures.

[@whitelantern3599]

I would like to know more about that. To Google!

[@ValirAmaril]

...by eating humans?

[@hebl47]

They eat way too few humans to be effective climate change fighters.

[@iheartjbgccb]

Watch Saving Jaws

[@SWREngineering]

People do judge you badly when you're armed to the teeth. Literally.

[@jessajay1862]

We need part 2 of her. I enjoyed her explanation and basically her.

[@serenapenner3581]

Yes I'd watch more ideas by her, evaluating other shark scenes, or any ocean life really, in movies, or t.v series!

[@PunTimesWithNeil]

"Bruce, the main character, is a great white shark"

[@unmusicallyinclined]

i love this because she’s a good sport. she’s not like: “this is stupid and everyone i stupid and this would never happen and everything is stupid and i’m smart and no one else is as smart as me” she’s just “no yeah, this is wrong for this reason which we’ve explored over the history of marine science. but it’s cool! and i get why you’d like to watch it!”

[@hvogel7763]

She really said “megaladons are extinct..... sadly”

[@JonPITBZN]

She's a marine biologist. If they weren't extinct, she'd get to study them.

[@Gilhadriel]

I would really like to know what they ate, probably something whale sized out in the ocean. Or still a coastal predator? Oh well I'm never gonna find out

[@failed_divorce836]

Gilhadriel With its large serrated teeth megalodon would have eaten meat - most likely whales and large fish, and probably other sharks. If you are that big you need to eat a lot of food, so large prey is required. This would have included animals as small as dolphins and as large as humpback whales.

[@mechghost5742]

mila !!! Large squid too

[@NiechoV]

They have the perfect person reviewing these. Marques is also known as the mother of sharks because not only is she a shark scientist but she is also a big fan of their preservation efforts and as pretty much a PR person for them. I am absolutely terrified of sharks and the ocean. I saw the movie Jaws when I was way too little to have snuck and watched the movie.