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Great whites sharks may be regarded as cold killers. However the bull shark is now reputed to be guilty of many of the attacks that we have blamed on great whites in the past. From the BBC.
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[@moneyball69]

lol at 0:27 that guy just smacks away the shark like it's nothing

[@winwin1009]

whoa!!! I used to love watching this program on tv!!! it ws nice finding these clippings on youtube!! Keep up the good work Steve!!!! :)

[@iurhviusdfavhi]

being that 1 person thats going to die in a great white attack this year is the scariest thing I could ever possibly imagine.

[@DarkArTs202]

at the end all i could think of: "omg get outta the water THEN start explaining" xD

[@yawteg]

holy shit! that shot at 2:45 and onwards of the great white was frightingly amazing! such a majestic creature

[@Sniffysmyboy]

I remember swimming in a reef in Fiji when I encountered a Black Tip Reef Shark, which I know are very safe to swim with and are mostly likely used to humans swimming around their habitat since it was a tourist attraction, so I stopped swimming stayed still and tried to calm my racing heart by holding my breath. It didn't even take any notice of me and swam right underneath me not bothered. Shark's aren't always man-eating mindless predators.

[@daveslow84]

which series is this?

[@nizzam1]

omg, this dude must be really brave to put his hand on the shark's mouth like that

[@DeerhamsGirl101]

OMG! I'm going to meet Steve Lenard soon!!!

[@heartthehorse]

this guy has some serious balls

[@ruarck]

i remember when i was a kid my dad went diving in mexico and his friend kept pointing behind him and when he turned around there was a bull shark...which are more docile than they lead you to believe

[@MrAndiBr]

I don't mind the ads but if there always comes the same ad on so that you've to watch it xxxxx times that's really annoying

[@luckyvet]

Hey, lets go chase some sharks in a rubber dingy.

[@Lessinath]

1:58 - I agree, don't tempt fate.

[@miggle89]

"that was a huge fish! Fantastic" then he gets bitten and pulled away from behind

[@EpicBlueSpikes]

@Nepthu im not stating anything, i was merely commenting on basic shark behavior, i never grouped sharks together as a certain stereo-type, i was commenting about basic shark behavior, i didnt say they will react like this, or in this way, because in hindsight they probably won't, and nature IS unpredictable that im aware of.

[@Robopencil]

I was watching something interesting on the discovery channel a few months ago. They had a shark in a tank, which they drugged to make it docile. They attached electrodes to it's head, and measured it's reaction to the smell of human blood, and the smell of seal blood. The shark became very excited when it's smelled the seal blood. When it smelled the human blood, there was very little electrical activity. Humans are certainly not the preferred food item of sharks.

[@itsallgood239]

i live in florida close to the beach and ive never encountered a shark. the day i do i will never go back to the beach though haha

[@088ALLY]

you guys got balls!!

[@ceabo4u]

ZOMG what a little boat ..

[@CrainerEU]

here in Belgium (Europe) we don't have adds :D

[@mocachinogirl]

I almost thought that great white was going to turn around and come back

[@chrisgurule]

to satisfy human curiousity. much like a snake charmer kissing the cobras nose. stupid? very... but gives you that adrenaline rush!

[@connornovak2362]

what a cool shark

[@Sethrod8]

And here we a have a bull shark look at it's amazin-Oh My God!!.....CRUNCH

[@Betoladodgers]

Dammm ..that shits crazy

[@Spuddud]

Lol, does anyone actually think of sharks at mindless man-eaters?

[@AsianGirl933]

why would you do that?? i heard a story from someone once. he was scuba diving with his best friend and this curious great white took a bite out of his friend and started vigorously eating him. the guy said the water all around him was red and murky mixed with sand and blood. he got the bends disease because he swam for his life up to the surface. a few days later his crew and him went down to the same spot where they were before. all that was left was a flipper, mask, and the actual footage!

[@luckyvet]

Whales are born with excellent bouyancy. (they float quite well.)

[@MrSebastiansek]

that was a huge fish :):)

[@LILSHORTY20s]

Great White shark are the only know shark that can jump out of the water to catch it prey which is totally cool

[@HuwLewis95]

imagine if at 3:40 he just suddenly gets pulled underwater by a great white

[@Qchaos.]

Ya your right, and anyway sharks are not hostiles to us, they are just attracted by blood.

[@MrAPEMothership08]

Why is it always necessary on a TV show about sharks to emphasise how deadly to people they can be? The story here seems to be 'lay off the great whites, save some of your anger and fear for bull sharks'

[@sementeoliveira]

0:28 OMFG I do this all the time...but with my dog

[@IntrebuloN]

huge problem with that argument. 300 mill people or so in the USA. only a very small percentage live near shark habitat. although statistically true that on average you are more likely to be hit by lightning then attacked by a shark, that's just it, it's an average. for people living near shark habitats and regularly go in the water the chances of being attacked by a shark are much higher then being struck by lightning.

[@EpicBlueSpikes]

@Nepthu sharks arn't stupid mindless killing machines, a human is to lean and if put in the water with a seal it is highly likely that the seal would be the prefered choice of any shark, as ive mentioned before, they are generally calm and observative creatures, they swim closely just to observe it doesn't mean they want to kill you, and when they bite a human its generally a sample bite, and quick grab and release, there never ripped to shreds.

[@MrWthisthis100]

3:16 that huge great white shoulda came from the side and much em up :]

[@IntrebuloN]

there isn't a single species of shark in existence that is attracted to human blood.

[@kmkfiction2]

@HxXFromFirstToLastXx "So hot? My poor little sir." - Emerson

[@OldMoon85]

i would shit my pants straight if i was there

[@Helge129]

they don't attack without reason. Making sounds/Smelling like their usualy prey is a reason, btw.

[@blackmagicks]

the guy at 0:27 didn't have any balls the thing is that he didn't have any brains to think that the shark can rip the hand off

[@kmkfiction2]

1st, both victims were swimmers- not surfers. 2nd, sharks attracted to a free meal at dives are in a different, more relaxed state than predatory mode. 3rd, if there was nothing to fear about sharks, then there would be no cages at all. I've seen over 20 White sharks from a cage. They were curious in the sense that we are a known, tertiary prey item. Sharks don't have the cognitive faculties for abstract curiousity, now do they? I will check out that beer next time I buy Maredsous, et al. Cheers

[@killaguy555]

press F6 to skip adverts! spread this around youtube

[@AlexandraDelbaere]

@Robopencil I saw it too and indeed, it was sooo interesting, and really showed we don't need to be so afraid of sharks, as long as we don't make them mad or they're not extremely hungry, normally they'll never hurt you :)

[@nicola-sorace]

sharks only attack humans when they think their fish.

[@fusilier45]

we all know theyre not like represented in Jaws but the fact is if a GW bites you its quite likely your in the shit

[@IntrebuloN]

killer implies that it kills things, nothing more. murderer implies malevolence.

[@triggert531]

What a nut. That guy could have easily lost his arm up to his elbow!

[@lucasjpot]

im sure they don't wonder why they lose their hands. their probably quite certain why their hand is gone.

[@CHRIS12345and7]

did he just TOUCH the damn thing?!

[@bobzilla211]

well first off, it would be like giving a bird gills or something. it would be completely unsuited to its environment, it wouldn't work with the animal and it would be really really freaky to look at. second off, i do understand (though not all shark attacks come from 'curious sharks'), but the idea of being groped by a mutant shark hand in the middle of the ocean doesn't appeal to me, ok?

[@mk3stargazer]

yeah i would want a bigger boat and i would want to stay onboard thanks! theres no way i could get in the water with sharks around!

[@OneProof]

how come you're not afraid of something that you can't kill with fire?

[@KarlsCars]

To many people are killing sharks just to have ... SOUP? Seriously, I'd stick with doughnuts.

[@corperationblackout]

@perpexel Same

[@kmkfiction2]

"Come on in, the water's great!" /s/ White Death

[@IntrebuloN]

the sailors are killed by the sharks, not eaten by the sharks. yes it's a feeding frenzy, but they don't actually feed. they are only biting to test if it's food. all the shark knows is there's a massive disturbance in the water so they investigate and home in on anything swimming erratically. they take a bite, killing the sailor or mortally wounding him. they don't eat them.

[@isarose1]

look it up mr. wizard.

[@bobzilla211]

why did you bother responding to a comment that is over a year old? some things we may never know.

[@IntrebuloN]

it didn't attack the lady for no reason. there's a very obvious reason why it attacked her. it was hungry and thought she was food.

[@nicolecollie1789]

they guy puts his hand like in its mouth 0.o YOU MAD 0:28

[@coasterfreak100]

not to mention one hell of an attitude! Great Whites are more cautious.

[@kittcute]

I had a phobia w/ those sharks..yikes xD

[@IntrebuloN]

no they don't that's directly at odds with how shark attacks happen. they bite the human, realize it's not what they thought it was, and release. if they developed a taste for human flesh, which is what you just said, they wouldn't release and would attack swimmers all day long.

[@Bblazenewell]

and they wonder why they lose their hands and shit wtf he put his hand near its mouth

[@Helge129]

Yes, I am sure. If they attack a surfer, it's because the surf board makes the sound of a fish.

[@RogueRaven17]

@alisquin315 as we go through life, we realize: There's not really a difference between the two ;)

[@KoishNoish]

They mostly come at night... mostly...

[@popspie]

The squid are the ones to watch out for. arr!

[@Excalibur_86]

@akumassj4 me too

[@omniexistus]

lol it's ok man, just fuckin with ya..

[@bobzilla211]

sharks with hands? that is wrong, and scary.

[@alisquin315]

@Nickmuzi xD lol i was gonna say that D:

[@IntrebuloN]

actually they're very predictable. that's how we know they bite out of curiosity.

[@reillyboy100]

they're using a blue sharks head as a bait

[@JOHNCHUYOUTOO]

i think they need a bigger boat....

[@perpexel]

I heard that more people are killed by coconuts than by sharks

[@Piranha722]

Keep diving until one kills you? Is that the goal here? I don't get it.

[@mk3stargazer]

would you go swimming with them? they are nice to watch on telly or from a big boat but at the end of the day they are unpredictable killers,they may just bite to check you out but that would hurt and lead to a lot of blood in the water leading to a possible secondary attack. no i"m fine just watching them from my sofa thanks!

[@sgAKAchina]

shit i would fucking shat my self if that fucking thing bite me or something

[@omniexistus]

Hey, you forgot to put apostrophe for "isnt"! You're also didn't capitalize letter "i". Go back to school!

[@marinelife4eva]

well i dont cuz i love sharks and know way mroe about them then probebly u(not in a mean way)

[@hiperanimallover]

was the shark bait a shark ?!?!

[@ahtiahto]

Most sharks are opportunistic predators that attack only when they think there's food available.Attacks on people happen when sharks mistake people for some marine animal or fish, their normal food, and that's why sharks don't usually eat people, they bite once, find out that they're mistaken and swim away. Of course sharks are dangerous, any predator is, but they aren't some demons that only exist to kill or maim. Caution is the key word when dealing with sharks, not panic or irrational hatred.

[@xmicfernzx]

try swimming with a great shark even if you stay still or acting not scared it still gonna eat you that beast onlyy 2 thing on its mind.. "Meat, FOOD!!!!!!!!!" LMAO

[@pricelessmajoy15]

@Robopencil maybe, the shark is not hungry d tym dat d human blood was placed for test..:)

[@AlexPedersen123]

Haha try say that after they attacked u how freindly and kind they are =P

[@XXc24pimpinXX]

but we dont exactly know if they are still alive

[@DHFHades]

if you're in the ocean you're shark food :)

[@hemigod2]

BUT THEY SAW YOU!

[@Runnerofall]

looks like theres more den 1 great white

[@GondArchive]

most deadly shark would be bull shark, i read.

[@spfann1]

hahahah are you mad?! have you ever seen jaws?! theyl snap u into pieces

[@kmkfiction2]

That is also absurd. Tell me, what happened to Mr. Martin in my hometown a few summers ago? Was there blood in the water? No. What about Mr. Skinner off Fish Hoek, SA? He was attacked and eaten completely without warning, without provocation. Stick to opining on Belgian Beers (I love La Chouffe), instead of a subject you obviously know nothing about.

[@IntrebuloN]

he got the bends and was diving a few days later? made up story. you don't swim a few days after you get the bends, you are usually rushed to lengthy hyperbaric chamber treatments. the bends is not something you get over in a couple of days.

[@kmkfiction2]

Ok, sharks aren't "evil"...you don't think they have the capacity to feel empathy, do you? After all, they eat their own young.

[@booshpower]

what the fuck? they didn't even go down in a cage

[@IntrebuloN]

@bobzilla why did you bother replying to his original comment if you understood what he was saying.