Creature Feature: Blacktip Reef Shark!

[@jadedarling6891]

I’ve gotten into a routine of watching shark bites before bed and I don’t regret a thing.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Great bed time routine 😁

[@jadedarling6891]

@@SHARKBYTES I couldn’t agree more!

[@Marshmobilise]

Me too but I end up having sharky dreams 😮😢

[@jadedarling6891]

@@Marshmobilise well, now I must know what your dreams consist of. Please enlighten me

[@Emzibubble87]

@@MarshmobiliseI’ve had so many sharky dreams lately 😂

[@aidagalito]

I've seen hundreds of them snorkeling in The Maldives. When I asked the locals if they were dangerous they said "nah, they are vegetarian" which I knew that wasn't true but reasured me to enter the water. Those are some of my most trasured memories

[@nqgamer]

Okay, we need a shark tier list video from you as to which ones you love the most and, this is where it gets spicey, which ones you don’t like.

[@SHARKBYTES]

I like this idea tbf

[@nqgamer]

@@SHARKBYTES you could have a lot of fun with it tbh. All animals, even the ones that we have bad interactions with from time to time, are amazing, but you could really meme the less desirable attributes. Oceanic White Tips are the psychos, Hammerheads the inbreds, bull sharks have anger management issues, etc. you know the breeds better and probably know the inside jokes amongst shark scientists.

[@wildworld6264]

2:43 😂😂😂. I come for the facts but stay for the humour.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Damn the discovery channel nonsense 😂😂

[@lizycole8999]

Blacktip reef sharks are a popular species to keep in public aquariums, I've noticed. Stands to reason because they're so photogenic.

[@emallace447]

I first saw one while snorkeling in Fujairah when I was 12. It inspired me to get my PADI diving certification a few years later and I have been obsessed with the ocean ever since. I am currently completing my master's in marine biology at the University of Hawaii. Sharks are truly fascinating and misunderstood creatures.

[@DazDaMan]

I love blacktip reef sharks! I got to feed some when I did a shark-keeper experience at an aquarium some years ago - it was pretty epic.

[@CYERI0N]

I love blacktip reef sharks! I'm generally fearful yet fascinated by sharks, and this species is just one I find straight up adorable. Thanks for covering them!

[@ghostshirt1984]

Most sharks are harmless to people like the many in public, private home aquariums to the whale sharks and basking sharks that eat plankton. There's also dog fish sharks that are harmless to people.

[@tanukibeth7693]

Yea, they look like those shark gummies

[@surfrider986]

Nice one, buddy - I've been lucky enough to snorkel with these cuties 😃. I just love these creature features 😃

[@sujeanthsunbeam]

I would love a creature feature on the bonnethead shark! I love those little cuties along with the fact that they eat seagrass

[@im3phirebird81]

I agree it is a lot less invasive to identify these sharks with pictures than stopping them and asking for ID / license and registration every time xD

[@valerieunsworth4038]

I saw one while snorkelling in The Maldives. Breathtaking.

[@aidagalito]

Just one? I saw hundreds. The first night we arrived at the resort we were welcomed by a 1.5 meter black tip shark stranded on the beach that took 5 good minutes to manage to enter the water. After that I swam past them all the time for a whole week. I don't know, maybe It was mating season but there were hundreds

[@kcgunzz3416]

I just wanted to say that I love the new and improved (and lengthened) creature features. And, I too love the black tips.

[@lucycecil5682]

babe wake up !! new shark bytes video just dropped !

[@MermaidMama360]

Thank for covering this shark. It has been on my radar for decades and now I feel like I understand them better. Brilliant.

[@SHARKBYTES]

They are absolutely one of my favourites!

[@sharks3653]

Thank you Kris. I've been asking for this creature feature all summer. These are my favorite species of sharks. I think the study where they were identifying the same individuals over and over via photos of the fin coloration was awesome. I also think it's cool how quickly they healed. It's also cool that female black tip reef sharks traveled over 50 kilometers to reach nursery grounds. Thank you so much for this creature feature!🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈

[@SHARKBYTES]

Thought you’d enjoy this one! 😁😂

[@sharks3653]

@@SHARKBYTES I absolutely did. This is why I absolutely love being a SHARK BYTES member.🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈

[@keithdrummond1003]

Very cool. I fell into the category of confusing black tips and black tip reefs.😮

[@DrBrule-ht2ms]

I just stumbled across this channel randomly and it’s phenomenal. Much better than the typical shark videos with dramatic voiceovers that you see on Discovery or Nat Geo.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hey! Super glad you’re enjoying Shark Bytes 🦈😁

[@JudeenGarza]

WOW You are AWESOME!!! I never lost interest for one second. Everything you said was relevant to the subject AND interesting. Blacktip Reef Sharks are VERY beautiful and i SO appreciate them now. THANK YOU!!!

[@sarahmoore6183]

Would love to see a video going into more depth about the differences and similarities between black tip sharks and black tip reef sharks.

[@kellyntoombs7873]

Thank you for these facts, especially the conservation info! I work at an aquarium and the blacktip reef sharks are a favorite among guests. Their relatively small size means guests often mistake them for baby sharks, but they nevertheless want to learn all about them!

[@mdmjeremiah]

The Blacktip has always been my absolute favorite shark since I was a child. I’ve literally spent hours just watching them at aquariums I’ve been too. I remember getting a plush blacktip from Sea World when I was on a field trip 30+ years ago and I still have it. Thank you for featuring these guys!

[@KyriosMirage]

Thank you for that Black Tip vs Black Tip Reef comparison, I was going to inquire about that.

[@tylermiller7789]

I remember seeing these guys at the beach earlier in the year. There were about three juvenile blacktips that were in the water near us.

[@sarahmendel2962]

When I was on my diving trip in the maldives a blacktip reefshark swam right into my face... Nothing happened to me or the shark but the shark was definetly not expecting a human in its path... I laughed it off and it's something i'll never forget. On my trip, I also dove with nursesharks, whalesharks, manta rays etc... It was absolutly amazing and its an experience i'll never forget. The manta ray even slapped my mask off my face on my night dive, and one of the divers caught it on video! I was doing my final exams project on plastic in our oceans, and I actually made a book which i'd love to show you (I just dont know how) - Im a graphic designer and photographer and I love the ocean more than anything! I'm a new subscriber and i've been binging your content for the last couple of days. Please keep making these videos, I love them so much! Sorry for my little rant I just really wanted to share my tiny story!

[@BinroWasRight]

One of the many species that unfortunately get overlooked because they're not five-meter great whites. But they're so very scrappy and graceful both that it's hard not to love them when you really get to know them. Your love of them shows here. Well done, sir!

[@dacksonflux]

Blacktip Reefers are one of my favorite species of fish. They're right up there with Sand Tiger Sharks.

[@ShepherdsCreek]

Definitely still want that mako creature feature 😅

[@SHARKBYTES]

Promise it’ll be done at some point soon!!

[@NocturnalCachalot]

Loved all facts. Such a beautiful shark (and yes, would be an absolute shame to lose this beautiful species) 🥰

[@Iamadog-u4n]

Good video

[@jillianc949]

I've seen these guys at the Vancouver Aquarium. I feel like they don't get as much press as some of the bigger, flashier sharks so I'm glad you gave them some time in the spotlight.

[@chrissunley678]

A blacktip reef shark was one of the first sharks I had the pleasure of swimming with on the Ningaloo reef in the north west of Western Australia. Seeing this just brought back the incredible feeling of seeing one in the wild. Keep up the awesome work Kris!

[@weilim10]

This is the shark I've seen the most of while snorkeling, scuba diving. Just last week, a juvenile blacktip reef approached me, swam right under my legs. FYI, I'm from Malaysia: shark finning is still legal, baby sharks often sold in fish markets.

[@ryancharlton292]

Love your content mate

[@EllieKedward]

So excited for this one! Blacktip Reef is one of my favourite sharks! I've been wanting a proper shark tattoo as well myself (we won't talk about the little one on my thumb), and I'm always so torn between these little cuties, and whale sharks

[@sharks3653]

The Black tip reef shark is my favorite species of shark 🦈 🦈🦈🦈🦈

[@larslenny5064]

THIS IS MY FAVOURITE SHARK

[@JulianaSpetlana]

Curled up in my shark blanket with my shark plushie watching shark bites to wind down, nothing better. Love black tiped reefs! Kayaked with them in a mangrove where they were just chilling. Watching them from above, letting them do their thing without disrupting as much as possible. They were cool, just hanging out in groups having a nap.

[@mtathos_]

Loved it. Love me reef sharks. Video is perfectly balanced with the clips man, well done as always!

[@leahvatson6379]

Your videos are always so entertaining and fun, yet very educational as well!! Thanks for always making interesting content!!

[@eqqulate]

YAYY!! I’d love to see one on those sharks that we don’t have much info on 👀 Like Bramble Sharks, Pondicherry Sharks, excettera 😂

[@tomwood555]

I went to the aquarium in Atlanta Georgia and they had some Silvertip sharks there, gorgeous sharks 🦈 and would love an episode on them

[@heatherm2324]

I really enjoy your documentary style of your vlog

[@ianscreamsvideo]

I just missed a visit by a black tip. I was snorkeling in Hawaii and just as I was exiting the water, I turned back and right where I had just been…I saw the pair of fins cut through the water. Pretty decent size I’d say 5ft long gauging by the fins distance. I was a little shook to be honest. I probably would have panicked a touch had it swam by me.

[@funpheonix9752]

My favorite shark!!! ❤ they’re in an aquarium that’s local to me. I love them so much and it’s always a treat when they swim by me in the tank!

[@TOMCATFAN]

I love the Blacktip Reef Sharks, My wife and I swam with them in FP and I got some great pics of her with one.

[@AndyFarnham]

Back in 1986, I lived in Saudi Arabia, and would spend many weekends swimming in the Red sea. One of the places we would go was a lagoon. I was swimming out to the main reef, and came up for air when I heard one of my dad's friends at the reef shout shark. So I put in my snorkel, and floated sill in the water, and saw a beautiful black tip reef shark swimming not far ahead of me. The next day I had a white tip reef shark swim on the bottom about 6m below me. I often think back to the 5 years I spent out there, and wonder how many sharks saw me but I didn't see them! Parenting was a bit different back then! Could you imagine letting your 6-10 year old swim alone for hours in the Red sea today?

[@bennettnez4711]

Dwarf lanternshark creature feature, perhaps? Thanks for pumping out high-quality content consistently. I'm very happy to count you among my 5 KZbin subscriptions.

[@JohnWilliams-hw9yn]

That was fantastic. So many great facts, but that Wolverine like healing capability is incredible. I’m putting Lessepsian migration in my locker for any future pub quiz.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Lessepsian migrant is such a great one to throw out

[@theturts9626]

Pls do the short fin mako next they are my favorite

[@nebel9628]

Blacktip Reef Sharks are awesome! Also I recently visited a museum in Dublin which had a "Porbeagle Shark" and since I'd never heard of them before that I would love to know more about them. Keep it up!

[@patkelly8309]

This was a great video. Thanks

[@scorpion-lg4ic]

the back tattoo was my fav tidbit of info....lol

[@maureenparton7104]

Great video Kj. Is the black tip reef shark the first ever shark you saw when you went diving with dad?

[@dianevcic6210]

Blacktip and Blacktip reef shark's are two of my all time favorites too! They're so beautiful and cool 😎 looking 😍 Awesome creature feature video Kris. Keep up with the great work man! 😃🙂💙💙💙

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

That would be Etymology, Entomology is the study of insects. Sorry, its in the construcive criticism spirit lol, great video as always and beautiful sharks! Love your videos, you're one of my favourite channels that I discovered in the last year.

[@zerogamerx1087]

I really like these and I just recently subscribed and I love this channel. I have a few shark suggestions maybe cookie cutters, any dog fish, or the salmon sharks!

[@glenmurschel5939]

Excellent episode! Hi from NC USA

[@Tseringlhatso]

Great video again, thanks!

[@n.i.k.1977]

You are so likable! I always enjoy your videos! Thx 🫶🏼🦈🖤

[@factchecker472]

Good video! I've seen lots of these sharks while snorkeling and diving, so shocked to hear that they're under serious threat of extinction - that's very bad news.

[@sophiavarnai6692]

Such a great video! In the next season I’d be curious to see an episode on trophic cascades and your thoughts, since I know it’s a pretty highly debated subject among scientists. As a member of the general public, though, that food chain argument is the main one I’ve come across for shark conservation. So it’d be interesting to hear the social/political implications of it discussed in combination with scientific research and nuances!

[@AntnAndArr]

One of my favorite sharks

[@lieslhemsworth6293]

I could listen to you all day. I get so excited when I see the notification for your videos. Fill my brain please 💚

[@kaiishere92]

Blacktip Reef Sharks are my favorite shark! I even have a squishmallow that I am pretty sure is based on one.

[@laowra272]

I love Clyde and Seymour! 🤩

[@susiedonahue2874]

Great episode as per usual, this shark is so cool looking, it would suck to loose it. Thank you for creature features, my favorite

[@SHARKBYTES]

Really glad you enjoyed it!!

[@JurassicReptile]

I hope you do the Sand Tiger Shark one day, that's one of my favourites

[@JONATHAN-yh3dm]

Hope we'll get a creature feature on the Grey nurse shark. Such an iconic species

[@pamelajackson6954]

Okay I feel really stupid. I thought the black tip reef shark and black tip shark were the same 🤦. Well, it is good to learn new information. I would like to know what causes the shark to heal so fast. I know previous studies thought it was the huge liver. I'm going to go nerdy and look for this study 🤓

[@SHARKBYTES]

Supposedly the liver does play a role in detoxifying their bodies. The dermal denticles also have a role in regards to them being continuously replaced. And then finally it’s in their genes! They’ve got some important genetics that are tied in to wound healing, especially blood clotting genes.

[@kirksealls1912]

Being naive about a topic isn’t the same as being stupid. No need to feel bad about naivety, unless you’re a Marine biologist, then I’d question your competency 😜

[@indielixir100]

bro this is cool i swam with blacktip reef sharks earlier this month

[@stefanooliva4147]

love sharks, and love ur vids, thanks, greetings from italy❤

[@allthingsemeraldcoast]

We have black tip sharks here on the Emerald Coast (Gulf of Mexico coast of Alabama-Panama City Beach, FL area) I can see how the names could get confused. Love your channel! Do we also have black tip reef sharks in the Gulf too?

[@rottweilerfun9520]

Thank you Kris , another banger !

[@soulfoodsmama2980]

I’ve never heard of black-tip reef sharks crossing the Suaz canal, but I have heard of them passing the Panama Canal into the Gulf of Mexico, I’ve seen them while diving coral reefs in Florida and they’re absolutely adorable. It’s been a few years since I’ve seen one, which probably does have to do with the fact our coral reefs have been struggling. It would be great if you could do an episode on how people can do more to help coral reef survival.🖤

[@christinegibbs9272]

I really enjoy your channel! Do you know anything about the New Jersey shark attacks of 1916? If its something you'd be interested in looking into? I'd be interested to hear your opinion of it. I think Jaws was loosely based on it.

[@Cynthi_007]

Very nice creature feature. I think you could have done black tip and black tip reef on the comparison side a little more. Are they related? Let´s face it, the black tips are just a bit more exciting since they do attack people quite a lot in comparison. The famous 4 attacks in a day along the Florida coast. Still interesting facts and studies on the smaller version. Thank you for finding those.

[@AllenMejo]

hey I love your video content and studies. Doing a great job thank you so much. I was wondering what courses to go to if I want to follow your same job as a scientist?

[@shylapalmeira2207]

We have a lot of those here in Hawaii 🌺🌈☀️🌴🥥

[@riafitzgerald2988]

Love your shows! So good!!!❤❤

[@baileyschultz4320]

Swam with these guys off Phi Phi island when I was 8 in Thailand (kinda near where the Beach was filmed) and they were super curious but not aggressive.

[@tatianasafi4458]

Hi Kris, can you pls do a creature feature on thresher sharks? Thank u for this one too!

[@VykeKing]

So I saw a video of starving seals, 2 of which had barbs in their neck. The cameraman thought it could have been stingray barbs but it was actually barbs from a shark called the St Joseph Shark.. I didn't even know these things existed and they look rather cool. Was wondering if you are able to make a video explaining them. I could look at other videos but tbh I'd rather watch it on your channel.

[@SHARKBYTES]

I’ve got a video hopefully coming out next season on defensive strategies in sharks. The St Joseph shark will definitely be in that video 😁

[@VykeKing]

@SHARKBYTES Sweat! 😁 Love the channel btw, keep up the good work!

[@RichardHeadGaming]

So Black tip reef sharks learned to hate the Paparazzi too.

[@ggoty]

My fave channel on YT!

[@julieslowgrove3524]

Loved it thank you

[@tanukibeth7693]

Black tip reef sharks, my favorite shark species, they’re just so cute

[@-Draco_]

I found the comments about the regenerative qualities identified in these sharks particularly cool! Do you think this impressive healing is more characteristic of species like the black tip reef sharks compared to species like great whites, which seem to be regularly documented with significant scarring?

[@CurryKitten]

Interesting. It's a shark I've seen a lot snorkeling on holiday, and I often see them in pairs so good to know about their "friendships". 2 extra things of note that I found interesting. I once came across a group of 10 sharks moving together over the reef. When I googled their behavior it was mentioned that they sometimes form what could be equivalent to a "teenage gang" to hang around. I often see a shark or a pair accompanied by a large giant Travelly as well. I'm not sure if the GT is just taking advantage of being able to pick off fish when the sharks hunt, or it's a protective thing. I must say as well that a big Black tip, vs a small one is like a different shark. I'm sure I've seen some that look at least 2m (but underwater magnification is always hard to tell) but those larger sharks increase substantially in girth as well, so look quite a bit more intimidating as a result!

[@nicollekyostia6764]

PS. We accidentally caught a Black Tip about 10 years ago over a ship wreck of the coast of Florida (gulf side). It wasn't being revived, so my Grandpa said we'd have to keep it and eat it so as not to waste. It was DELICIOUS. We just grilled it with lemon and it was like a chicken breast.

[@MermaidMusings7]

Such an underrated species.

[@huggledemon32]

I’m pretty sure I swam with two small black tip reef sharks while in Malaysia years ago. I was on a snorkeling holiday on one of the islands there, and we were swimming in what they called “the baby shark pool” foolishly I thought “ oh I’m sure it’s just a name, they wouldn’t let us REALLY swim with sharks! Anyway, I wandered slightly away from the rest of the group swimming, and got distracted by coral and fish etc, then looked to my left, small shark (maybe 2 feet log) swimming along side me from a few meters away, and then I looked to my right, ANOTHER one doing the same thing- keeping up, swimming along side me a few meters away. I swam back to the main group quite swiftly lol ( but also oddly calm🤷🏻‍♀️👍🏼😅) Amazing but freaky experience!

[@aquarianfog]

Me learning that Lessepsian is a word 👁️🫦👁️

[@parthasarathidey1113]

Sir can you do a Creature feature on the Goblin Shark?

[@sweetroscoeful]

I would think an interesting "Creature Feature" would be a dual creature so to speak, comparing the Porbeagle and Salmon shark, discussing their similarities, their differences, their ancestry (are they product of convergent evolution or divergent?) thanks...

[@annapurnakocherlakota6926]

Can you do a video on the sharks of Lake Nicaragua?

[@5amH45lam]

Is it less about two BTRSs being friends, as such, and more about them trusting each other, as in not feeling any threat around one-another?

[@julrashiddilangalen]

Cute tattoo.. I love these sharks too.

[@MichelBlaudszun]

Can you do a daily routine of sharks?

[@kyleahmed6345]

Snorkeled with a few of these in the Maldives, they seemed quite shy and kept their distance. One was quite curious though and approached me but as i swam towards it, it bolted really quickly. There was probably about 1.5m between us before he U-Turned nd torpedoed outta there

[@dave14162]

A feature on how sharks fare in captivity would be interesting.