My Favorite Great White Shark Encounters Filmed...So Far

In this video, we take a look at some of my favorite moments filming sharks over the last few years. I also offer a different insights on the videos and answer some questions I often get in the comments regarding these viral moments.
LIST of Viral Moments
00:00:58 - A Family Encounters Great White Shark
00:02:54 - A Swimmer Encounters Great White Shark
00:05:30 - Great White Sharks Attack Kelp
00:07:46 - People Unknowingly Near Great White Sharks
00:10:45 - Great White Shark Approaches Fishermen
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[@PaleoEdits]

Perhaps they might be practicing their hunting technique with the kelp?

[@isurus91]

and now as I read down i see you've suspected the same thing, I concur :)

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

I believe so. They also occasionally practice on people and even seals. There are times when they will kill a seal and swim off without ever even eating any of it.

[@michaelb.42112]

Or they are like dogs that eat grass to cure an upset stomach, or get nutrients.

[@cory_hugs7850]

@@michaelb.42112 🎯

[@andyfriederichsen]

@@JoshuaTraffanstedt They don't practice their hunting techniques on humans. They don't even use their hunting tactics in shark attacks involving white sharks.

[@isurus91]

LOVE the shark and kelp videos! I'm a marine biologist (algal) but sharks are my happy place. Just hazarding a guess but if juvenile, they could be practicing, exploring predatory behavior. If adults too then perhaps its not a stretch to say they eat particular algae for nutritional purposes perhaps even during certain times during the year or their life cycles. SO INTERESTING! Thank you for shining a true light on these magnificent creatures.

[@kscarrigan6892]

I'm curious to know that if the kelp is actually being expelled, out of their gills... could it serve a "cleaning" purpose for the gills and or mouth?

[@SuperTurtlemanGaming]

​@@kscarrigan6892Or, maybe even using the kelp to "scratch an itch" so to speak. Very interesting indeed.

[@danasinclair3470]

There eating it to help with digestive track. Like a dog eating grass.

[@isurus91]

These are all excellent hypotheses! Maybe a combination of many, needs more hands on time observation...how to get paid for that 🤔😂

[@birbdad1842]

Afaik some sharks nibble in kelp, since it was found in their stomachs

[@Trojan0304]

Thanks for narrating these vlogs, the premier marine channel on KZbin 🦈🦈🦈👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@sacredgeometry8275]

Thanks for sharing these. It's been fascinating seeing the behaviors and their sheer beauty over the years. Hopefully May gray and June gloom clears up soon for more footage.

[@larslovestech]

you HOPE you can make more of these videos...NEVER STOP BRO...your content is amazing and your narration outstanding...keep it coming

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Thank you, I will

[@johncollier608]

When you introduced this video, I thought, oh no a re-hash/collection of old footage. However, my instinct said, relax, it's Carlos, stick with it. Am I glad I did! Looking back and overlaying commentary based on what you learnt since you started was genius. Loved it, I will never doubt you again. Thanks for sharing.

[@pretzel2272]

Your amazing footage gets even more amazing with your comments (who else watching didn't know that sharks can get a tan? 😃) Absolutely love it! 🦈🦈🦈💙💙💙

[@redbarondroneimages8871]

As a fellow drone guy, I'm always impressed by the quality of your footage buddy. Great content, please keep sharing these incredible moments!

[@lisatruhett5555]

Had no idea sharks could get a tan!! That’s really cool info! Thank you for the compilation! ❤

[@liferx4343]

This was some of the most incredible footage I've seen.

[@shirleylooper2369]

Hi Carlos, wow, you have a beautiful and calming voice! Your narrative of these videos are very knowledgeable and informative! No hype, just to get viewers! Well done, sir! Keep it up!

[@Teufel_Resen]

“Mad scramble, painfully slow, it fast” 😂😂. By the way, the newborn GW is something I’ve waited to see since the the late eighties when I gained interest in the critters around 1st grade.

[@deneeburnshobbs]

I love love love your drone footage and videos even your photos. You’re very committed and talented and have showed and taught us some amazing things. I have an obsession with sharks 🦈 I love them and have since I was a little girl with my animal kingdom encyclopedias ☺️. I also live in Pensacola Florida and I’ve spent countless hours in the gulf; swimming, surfing and fishing. I will agree it’s virtually impossible to see a shark while your in the water. I’ve only had two encounters with a shark knowingly, one large bull swam by/under a group of surfers and I was actually touched by it! The other was more recent and it was a larger tiger shark 🦈 we believe hunting stingray. I worked for a film processing shop and we developed film for an Ariel photographer back in the 80s and that’s when I absolutely knew there were many many sharks at all times in the gulf. Huge schools of hammerheads, bulls, tigers, sand, nurse and even great whites which back then we were told they didn’t swim in the gulf close to shore…ha, that wasn’t true! I’ll have to say my most favorite video is of the new born great white. I was in awe 😮 what an accomplishment! Also, them eating and rubbing on the seaweed. Never stop what you do…you have taught us so much. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Now go get a great white giving birth and really make history. One thing I hope Is to see that in my lifetime, so hurry up! 😄

[@The_Witchery]

I’ve been using these videos to help with my writing, thanks!

[@big2753]

This is the coolest job ever.

[@kristaskyangel1965]

I totally appreciate your videos and your narration / explanation of things. I swam with leopard sharks in San Diego and it was an awesome experience.

[@tyneanderson8830]

I’ve been following your videos for a number of years now, and I really appreciate what you do. It’s cool to see that the more you’ve been filming sharks, the more you’ve been learning from them. It seems you’re taking that learning curve graciously and I feel as if I’ve been learning vicariously through you and your content. I’m very happy to show my kids your videos (especially because there is so much junk online for them to watch). We are a surfing/boating/water family. Your videos definitely help calm some of the nerves they may feel before getting in the water. Please keep up the videos, I believe there are many other people like me who look forward to seeing a new post from the Malibu Artist!

[@natalied9592]

You are absolutely amazing, this footage gives us so much more information about sharks. As a photographer and filmmaker myself, your footage is absolutely breathtaking and this is the power of imagery, bringing awareness to these beautiful animals with powerful videos of just sharks being sharks, even with the presence of humans. We are able to experience the shark’s every day life, not just “scary teeth.” You’re teaching us that we need to respect the animal as a predator, not as a “monster.” You bring knowledge on what to do to be safe when encountering a shark in the water and also you utilize the drone to bring awareness to the swimmers that a shark is nearby (whether or not they know). You’re work is fantastic and you save lives with this information, human lives and shark lives! Thank you for all you do!

[@mutteringmale]

So interesting. I"ve lived all over the world, swum in lots of oceans, and never realized how many sharks were all around me! Only encounters was when I was spearfishing, shot a snapper, spear was at it's end's trajectory (hell of a shot if I do say so!) and it wobbled off. I ran out of air, went to the surface (about 40' of water, came back down to get my fish and it was gone! I looked all over and then I had a glimpse of what I later identified by the tail as a 6' thresher shark going down into the dark depths. He stole my fish, but I was just below him! The other time was when I was 10 and we all went swimming in crystal clear water, sandy bottom, for many times. My dad took a helicopter to the rig offshore and he looked shaken went he came back for dinner, stating "I looked down where we swim and there were 100's of sharks, all swimming around where we swim!". Never saw one.

[@M-20-100]

The presence / absence of gills or blow-holes do indeed help differentiate between black & white sharks and orcas. However, a far easier-to-spot distinguishing feature is the large tail-fin: Sharks have vertical tail-fins; whereas orcas have horizontal ones.

[@jojowynne233]

I loved re-watching these videos Carlos! It’s so crazy because I KNOW the sharks 🦈 aren’t going to attack anyone but my heart is always beating a little quicker 😀. I also love that you’ve made friends with the local surfers, paddle boarders and the Marine Biologist. They all know now if they see your drone there’s a shark. I can’t believe people decided the Great White Shark in one video was an Orca. They look completely different, even the colouring. Sorry for the long comment. Sometimes I can do short but this video there was so much to love ❤️

[@sorinholland4]

Love your work Carlos! Keep up the amazing public education program. 🦈📖

[@SpookyRedz]

With the Kelp , we can see how they are investigating things in the water , they even check the kelp with their mouth

[@christinamichelle3229]

LOVED that you joined and narrated this video!! Your videos are amazing all on there own but you added another depth of entertainment enjoyment, I look forward to more of these, thank you ❣️

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting too!

[@The_Witchery]

Eating kelp could be because of the small snails and other tiny sea life that cling to loose floating kelp or use it for cover, it could be a seaweed flavored meat snack

[@bodhivankessel6274]

Maybe they are cleaning their gills with the kelp, or their gills are hurting, and they think the kelp can help. Loved the video. Keep it up!

[@DaveyKos]

I'm a kiwi who lived in LA for 8 years. Recently movcd to London. Love your videos and miss going to Malibu. A beautiful area. Saving to get back to So Cal.

[@keithallison3756]

Found you a couple years ago. I love and appreciate your footage and passion for sharks. How you show the audience that they aren't blood thirsty animals, but intelligent and curious apex predators that do not want humans as prey!! Keep sending it.

[@Uchihagaara9]

Love these videos! Always nice to see the positivity surrounded our aquatic animals!

[@hiroprotagonist525]

Kelp: maybe it's a texture thing? Maybe they like the taste, or maybe it serves some other function in their digestive process? Last hypothesis: maybe it's a game that harkens back to their days as pups staying in/near kelp for safety?

[@koriw1701]

That's an interesting thought, about the shark likening the kelp back to the time they were pups being for protection. Not sure if they are ever that small, but if I were small enough to need to hide, kelp would be where I'd go. Brilliant idea.

[@normannisbet1213]

Thank you so much, Carlos. Nice to meet the face behind the videos too. I have already seen most of these clips but nice to see them again. Look forward to some Orca footage too 🤟🏻

[@nigelhaines404]

In the 50 years this year since my first scuba dive & having dived in many so-called "shark-infested" regions around the world since then, I can vouch for the fact that most species pose no great threat, especially to divers, and I've encountered a fair few in open water from Tiger & Bull sharks to Great Hammerheads in Fiji & the Bahamas. The Great White the only one where a cage was employed since they were being lured in with bait into video range at Guadelupe Island Mexico. Most thrilling was being bumped in the chest while snorkelling alone by an inquisitive, 14 foot juvenile whale shark at Tubbataha reefs in the Philippines. Had that been a GW you might have witnessed me walking on water! Seriously though though, keep up your great work.

[@ozzyjustyouraveragezomby4986]

1986 I encountered a white shark at Santa Cruise CA it was about 10 to 12 feet n I hid in the calp with the sea lions n otters. The shark didn't come close to the calp knowing the calp would get wrapped up on their fin and would get stuck in their gills so they stay away. When he left, 1 otter went under water to see where the shark was and a few moments later the other came back up n told us it was gone. When I seen the lions n otters all dove back in and that told me he was gone n I paddled my boogie board the heck out of there n I never jumped off the pier ever again That was enough to remind me that I was intruding on their turf. Pretty scary but my appetitive respect goes out to the sea otter that looking out for everything hiding in that calp. Thanks little otter for looking out for us. Thanks for the comment option. Again ty Mr otter.... Bob Ross Santa Cruise CA 1986 I was 16 yrs young!!

[@ozzyjustyouraveragezomby4986]

I now live in Missouri far away from those white shark's. Call me chicken but at least I'm a smart Chicken lol

[@birbdad1842]

Uhuh

[@rabbitscryptos7757]

Ironically you probably should have been equally as scared of the sea lions. They aren't called lions fir nothing.

[@HeatherLovesTMills]

Love love love this channel!

[@maryford2761]

Thanks for putting this together

[@NakEdits]

You should attach a small remote speaker to let people know there is a shark near on the drone 😄

[@IanAlderige]

Yes, they eat the kelp, just like dogs eating grass, it helps them with digestion. They get constipated some times ;)

[@framestomind7548]

Perhaps for the same reasons bears scratch their backs to trees sharks scratch their sideline of the cheek towards the jelly-smooth kelp, making them feel good....

[@SelmaSeltsam]

I just love the colour of water, love love the perspective from your drone, I'm thrilled by the natural beauty of these wonderful creatures, I enjoy your music, feel sucked in by the ocean noises and the sublime sound of your voice and I'm excited by all the information you are transporting. Thank you so much, this is pure joy!

[@ChrissieNicely]

Very nice to be able to put a face to the calming voice. Thank you for all the beautiful footoge. I appreciate the edits even though I may have seen some clips before! Tgank you!😘

[@kykrazy6050]

You have THE PERFECT voice for these videos, and they are THE BEST on th' tube...PERIOD.

[@crispybacon5378]

This is your best video yet 👌 Love the commentary and analysis.

[@joetheagent]

Personally, I enjoy going back and seeing highlights from past footage. You do a good job curating the clips to keep it interesting and the commentary helps with that also.

[@Fettman89]

Man thanks for capturing all these amazing moments, you get some insane footage, can't wait to see more.

[@Jollyroger4973]

Always beautiful. Thanks for your work!

[@mariahhead3788]

Awesome footage 😊

[@unicornyankee]

Thank you so much for all the awesome videos and photos. Love your channel.

[@TommysTube]

great work again, love your videos and comments

[@Modigleana]

You do such a great job with the videos and the vlogs. I've been following you for a few years now and visit your site often but I'm also always happy when you repost older videos, especially with commentary. Please do some more of that!

[@lgran79]

Thank you for sharing, i love watching the sharks 🦈 ❤️

[@DtheD740]

Carlos, please continue in your pursuit of the ultimate perfect marine moment. Your passion, tenacity and skill, shows on your videos. You are an amazing artist

[@Mermare]

Love your videos. Thank you!

[@verbone]

Been following you for quite a while. Good to see your work getting recognized on a larger scale.

[@PabloEmilio1000]

Thank you very much!! I always look your footages! amazing.

[@yvettelucy7378]

Hello, Carlos! Nice to meet you! I really admire the work you are doing, soothing, good music, good video informative, the list goes on!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@patrickmuller3248]

I really like your comments on your videos! Great stuff!

[@smalltreefern]

this was a super nice format! I haven't seen your videos regularly in many months so i actually hadn't seen most of them!

[@mariasaha8303]

great to see these clips again! I hope you never end up catching someone getting bit!

[@jkt3andme]

I love every clip, always enjoy all your videos! please keep doing this! Your work is truly amazing❤

[@nickyn1083]

This was my favorite video I’ve seen from this channel. I’ve watched the odd ones that pop up on my recommended, and of course seen many of the TikToks, but I’m definitely subscribing here in hopes of more retrospective compilations like this one!

[@aleksgabriel]

Loved the video and your narration!

[@Happyvalleyband]

your footage is outstanding! Thank you!

[@Abeylius]

Always great content!

[@priyankad22]

Your videos are so peaceful to watch! ❤️

[@steffiwalker5781]

That great white is a beauty and huge. Great video.

[@Kevin-wr9um]

Can't tell you how much I love your stuff.

[@grorc]

Love these clip videos... keep up the great work!

[@jscatt6123]

Great video Carlos! I really enjoyed the commentary

[@njseashorechas2698]

Great stuff, Thanks!

[@TheWriterNW]

Absolutely amazing footage! Captivating!

[@les7529]

Love your footage ❤

[@jdorado16]

Good job with your channel, always entertaining 👍🏾

[@Komainu959]

06:56 Dear Lord that's a giant dolphin in an orca suit mimicking a great white.

[@user-zt1ey8kp3m]

This was very enjoyable! Love your work, thank you so much x

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bronwynpawson6162]

This was great, thanks

[@julesalison325]

I have always had absolute TERROR about sharks (JAWS trauma, haha). Your films give me so much peace about being in the ocean with these beautiful creatures. I love your passion for what you do!

[@victoriabunnag4070]

Thank you for sharing. I love your videos.

[@bpdlr]

Nice change in format, I like this! Was surprised you didn't include the footage with that actor...

[@J-dizzle2021]

Awesome! I love them all. Thanks 👍🏻

[@emmadonaldson7876]

This was fascinating, thank you! ❤🦈💙

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Thank you!

[@michaelb.42112]

This is hands down the best great white channel as it shows them as how they really are, not how Hollywood wants us to see them. Yes, they are top tier predators, but not evil, just living like you. EDIT I love that you're also a guitar player. Maybe they eat kelp to practice hunting, or it's like a dog that eats grass for an upset stomach or nutrients not found in prey. She needs her veggies.

[@pierredupreez418]

Hi there, great videos and information on these misunderstood fish. Many thanks from RSA✌

[@jodifox2283]

Fantastic videos, thank you for sharing

[@GmanMusicProductions]

Love your videos and also like to see more of that Telecaster sitting in the background. 😉

[@kbeck001]

My favorite was the fin flip video. Thanks for all you do!

[@jogglehead]

That one blew my mind. I had no idea they could move their fin like that!

[@magiller2010]

Cool video bro and the way you talk through it and explain what people are seeing and thinking is cool too 🙏

[@ShabibAnsari]

Wonderful work, your channel is great

[@TheJoshBartlett]

Amazing video🦈

[@wrmacdonald9383]

Really enjoy your work, thank you.

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Glad you enjoy it! Thx!

[@smallone9825]

Thank you i love your channel, love and hugs from the uk 🇬🇧 ❤

[@gtkovac1]

Wonderful channel. You do such a great job shooting the scenes and educating us on how sharks live their lives.

[@pamydosy]

Love this! Your voice is soothing despite the potential danger. lol

[@angelanicholls9647]

I have never been in the sea 🌊 since seeing Jaws 👀 🤣🤣❤️❤️

[@pyatig]

I genuinely feel sad for you

[@sylviarivas8817]

I’m so glad I didn’t know about the sharks when we went to the Santa Monica beach back in ‘65. My brother was 13 and I was 9.

[@thedeathwobblechannel6539]

I like that you're revealing a lot of behavior that a lot of people even the ones that study sharks probably didn't even know about

[@michelob.]

Referring to the clip with the men in the fishing boat. Do you know what visibility distance is for the diver under the surface and did he see the shark under water?

[@JoseAndino-xg9jk]

Good jobs Carlos i love you Chanel...love from PR

[@rock-steady-yeti]

Love the videos, love nature, thanks dude!

[@sharkmolars]

Outstanding! What we observe is not nature, only nature exposed to our method of investigation. Your insight that "eye level" views are far different than drone views is chilling. White sharks appear to be relaxed and non-aggressive, until....... they aren't.

[@mallt4197]

Awesome Footage