The great white Sharks of Guadalupe | Full Documentary

The great white shark has a fearsome reputation and diving with them is definitely risky business. However, Mexican zoologist Mauricio Hoyos believes that their aggression is triggered by excessive disturbance in the water, and hopes that Frederic may be able to observe the calmer side of these infamous predators.
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[@robertlefou]

"an apex warrior, afraid of no one, the white shark!" Orca:"i sense some liver"

[@DorisDay-lw4xs]

Aren’t they called Killer Whales anymore ? Not woke enough?

[@tiabeaniesemotionalsupportdmon]

It’s so upsetting that the Mexican government has essentially abandoned the stunning nature preserve that used to be Guadalupe Island. As of January (I think) 2023, they’ve withdrawn all protections and residents on the island, and have put a complete halt to any and all marine biologists/researchers/documentary crews/boats/shark cage diving outfits, etc from diving, boating, or filming at the island. Their Coast Guard isn’t really there now, either (unless I’m remembering that part wrong), so it leaves the island and all the marine life so vulnerable. The big problem with this is that the constant presence of the research crews and shark cage diving outfits keep the fishing boats away, protecting the sharks (and probably the seals) from the possibility of exploitation and risk of being caught and killed for their fins. Kristian, a shark scientist, has a KZbin channel called Shark Bytes. He recently did an excellent video on this issue, and it’s truly horrifying. I hope there will be enough public pressure put on their government down there, so that these beautiful sharks, whales, dolphins, and all the other fabulous creatures in that environment will be protected from harm once again.😭😭

[@SACITYTEXAS]

Thank you for sharing!! I am now subscribing to his channel.

[@tiabeaniesemotionalsupportdmon]

@@SACITYTEXAS Anytime! He has an excellent channel! Another I’d highly recommend is TheMalibuArtist. He also did excellent video on the closure/abandonment of the island and what that may mean for the majestic great whites and other precious marine creatures who live there. Plus, his channel is mostly filled with aerial/drone footage of great whites swimming amongst people in the ocean. It’s endlessly fascinating to watch and I bet you’d love that channel, as well. 😀

[@joy-lc4bx]

I love Shark Bytes!

[@mrkipling2201]

Sharks Happen is another great channel. Hal is a great presenter. Shark Bytes and The Malibu Artist are also great channels. Hal and Kristian did a collaborative video very recently.

[@sophiecat14]

All three fantastic channels, each different in their own special ways. There’s also a great documentary about the 2010 Sharm El Sheikh shark attacks. I’ve added a link but I’ve had links removed by KZbin before~ if you’re interested, just search 2010 Sharm El Sheikh shark attacks documentary should the link “disappear”, lol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXrRlKCgq6-Mars

[@aliciahawkins114]

I love the majestic Great White Sharks! They are crucial to keeping the balance of the eco system in our oceans! These apex predators are fascinating creatures.

[@DTM45]

Sorry these divers are loco.

[@aadi9534]

@@DTM45 They know what theyre doing

[@kiki29073]

​@@DTM45someone has to do it. Just be thankful there is a choice on who does it and not some government body directing what person does what job regardless.

[@mattlawrence1932]

I agree they're majestic....till one breaches your ass up in the air in its jaws👍

[@aadi9534]

@@mattlawrence1932 I bet you're fun at parties

[@TDH8988]

Best thing i watched for the last year.

[@cecilias_shorts]

This was such amazing to watch...they have great respect for these beautiful creatures...thank you so much for this

[@endoraismygma]

Truly one of the best documentaries I've seen. Informative with stunning footage.

[@get.factual]

Thank you!! we really appreciate this comment 😻

[@waikikil5205]

😮 Wow! Just Wow! Majestic and beautifully shot. These men have balls of Titanium.

[@bassingbasics6621]

You know it’s going to be a great documentary when the first sentence is incorrect. 😂😂

[@marcmc2873]

Facts sure ain't what they used to be

[@shawnenglish4286]

Orcas?? Are they the biggest apex.

[@jeremymartin-ys3gj]

😂😂

[@ItsTooBrutal]

@@shawnenglish4286 Sperm Whales

[@ItsJustD1975]

Orcas #1 GW#2

[@Kevinlovgren]

Thank you for this one!

[@Bayoubebe]

36:48 okay respect…that is absolutely terrifying!!😮

[@2swiftness852]

Amazeing documentary was such a great watch... keep up the great work Guys, pure respect for the sharks being tolerant into there home (AS WE ARE VISITORS TO THERE OCEAN WORLD).

[@CulturedPrickmetal]

This is so much better than what we have been getting on discovery.

[@DR-eh6bc]

Prelijepi dokumentarac, baš sam uživala!

[@lknanml]

Spectacular documentary! So nice to see a professional documentary on sharks again. All the shark week reality TV fake drama docs are complete garbage.

[@puppy2haley]

Such a awesome video to watch. Thanks to all of you for sharing with us. 👍👍👍

[@DavidWBIII]

Thank you for this, I can't wait for us to learn more about these majestic creatures.

[@tonyaadkins6377]

Absolutely stunning images!! I love sharks. They have the ideal job! So calm and still. Almost trance-like with the smooth movements of the divers and sharks. Incredible!! ❤️🦈

[@mhutch5082]

Have you seen that horrible video of that Russian guy getting killed in Egypt by that tiger shark? Its terrifying

[@steveallen3845]

Tanks!!!

[@kennygo5053]

Great documentary

[@honeybee519]

Thank you so much for sharing this 😍

[@get.factual]

Thank you for watching

[@sabinemartin306]

What a fantastic film. I love the water but am so scared of sharks. So so informative and hope it will change the reputation around. However these guys are very experienced so ordinary people still have to watch out.

[@JuniorMonteiroOficial]

Are you blind? The sharks tried to catch them all the time... always looking for an opening to attack. And they almost succeeded a few times. They were very lucky, even with a big team and always one covering the other's back, a tragedy almost happened there. If they had not been focused on a large group of people watching at all times, in transparent waters and during the day, they would have all been snacks. White sharks are ambush hunters, all they seek is a breach, an opening. These guys are crazy and reckless, they rolled the dice and got lucky this time. Next time they might not be so lucky and become statistics.

[@CeeHimself]

Thanks to all who participated in this documentary and for all your hard work to bring some more education about these wonderful creatures to the world. #SaveTheSharks #Save #SaveTheMarineLife #SaveTheOcean

[@pats9414]

Cool video. These guys are freakin insane.

[@janewebster3663]

Amazing. How lucky to swim with a great white and be so close. I just couldn’t hold my breath that long so I can’t go 😊

[@chavamelendz6293]

impresionanti

[@sandrapetzoldt6827]

Beautiful white Shark documentary and very interesting ❤

[@Chessbear78]

Great Video. Perfect. Well done. Keep doing what you all doing. Peace.

[@ckvisme]

Great vid

[@lilianacalkins1799]

Beautiful documentary! Thank you get factual

[@angrysoybean1012]

Just WOW

[@JohnDoe-1000xt]

stunning footage..free diving amoung big white sharks is still a risky proposition. the vid almost portrays the WS as harmless puppy dogs..any one watching do not make this mistake..these are professionals..still very risky

[@akunokaori]

The images are beautiful and soothing.＝素晴らしかったです。映像も綺麗で癒されます。

[@yunusakyuz5372]

Thank you Get.factual👏👏

[@olijordan1224]

Those divers don't need divers weights. Their balls of steal does the job for them.

[@KernowekTim]

Orca is the biggest predator in the Ocean. Orcas kill Great White sharks, as well as other large sharks.

[@MrNoodlesforall]

Nope,the sperm whale is the largest predator

[@58nunzi]

@@MrNoodlesforall That is correct. And they have the scars to prove it.

[@Stereostupid]

Yes orca , sperm 🐋 and polar bears lol

[@RossGordonMusic]

In fact the blue whale is technically the largest carnivore in the ocean

[@soccreyes4647]

All of those, the grea white shark, sperm whale etc. Are just an Orca's daily menu.

[@debs.9612]

Beautiful, graceful creatures! 🦈 ❤🎉

[@papayoukoulele2716]

Super vidéo

[@thiodorchalkias8906]

Nice video!!! Thanks for sharing!!! I think the bigger predator of the sea is the orka .... The only one can beat the great white ....

[@lloydchristmas1086]

​@@highcountrydelatiteMaybe Bulls can predate juvenile white sharks but thats it. An adult white would bite a bull in half. Also bulls are more dangerous to humans but not other sharks.

[@EigentumMeins]

Exelen

[@drewwhite2228]

amazing mystical creatures

[@ssrider7]

Love how they try to help the little bird.

[@HudsonInFlorida]

Came for the sharks, fell in love with the seals.

[@johnshields6852]

The clarity of the water there is the best asset, once they know they've been seen they rarely attack

[@SpLiC3]

@@highcountrydelatite 100% Watering. I have seen some say tigers are worse. Bulls are far worse i think, they are relentlessly aggressive in any situation from all i have seen and read about.

[@josephcosta5382]

​@@highcountrydelatite I'm glad you're still here brother 🍻 nothing but love and respect for you aussies. You guys are some tough s.o.b's, lol. I hope you don't mind me asking but I can't help myself. Where did the shark hit you and how big was she/he? I've never met or had a conversation with anyone that survived a shark attack. You would think I have, I live close to San Francisco CA. We got some monster whites out here.

[@SJKWHU]

@@highcountrydelatite Bengal tigers, other humans

[@SJKWHU]

@@highcountrydelatite out of luck, how? 30 yrs and you need retraining?

[@SJKWHU]

@@highcountrydelatite just stop bullshitting

[@romeomarks8344]

Great job divers wow beautiful

[@919blade]

Awesome doc. Love the sharks, glad they're protected, The obvious quip, My conclusion. Ti's only a question of time, white shark will adapt and start biting. I wouldn't do this too often, nature doesn't do humanity.

[@ladyrose358]

I love sharks 😍🙏

[@angelp7321]

Viva Mexico 🇲🇽

[@Topgunphoto]

This is beautiful, but at one point when trying to put the transmitters on, the narrator says it was too dangerous to tag as one of the divers was in front of where the shark was heading. Then at the 46 min mark, that same shot was taken. Brave as can be with no cages or tanks.

[@lilianacalkins1799]

Bravo Guarda Costera Mexicana! Proteger a la naturaleza no al crimen! Viva Mexico 🇲🇽 viva la ciencia! Vivan y protejan los tiburones 🦈

[@alomon7738]

lol

[@theworldisavampire3346]

Yeah. They closed the island so cartel poachers can hunt them in peace.

[@Thistrainundertherain]

Too risky ,they have been very lucky ,any stupid or inappropriate move would have made this fun in something else,nice doc.

[@tomgregory8985]

What is the sharks behaviour in shallower water? Would they be more aggressive and confuse humans for seals?

[@JuniorMonteiroOficial]

Don't be fooled by edited images... the sharks tried all the time to force an opening to attack them. And they almost succeeded a few times. A tragedy was very close to happen there. Even with 4 people in the water together, one covering the other's blind spots, the sharks almost made an opening for an attack. A human being alone would have been devoured on camera. Make no mistake, it was not a calm dive, they took a real risk and were very, very lucky not to have entered the statistics.

[@allbriardup6451]

They fear dolphins and orcas but you’re right…no fears 😂 Still a very enjoyable documentary 👍

[@CharlCrowie1]

They do fear Orcas , they do prey on other dolphin species though

[@CycoSven69]

@@CharlCrowie1 I'm not sure a 7 m great white fears anything in the sea.

[@Unsane77]

@@CycoSven69 they fear orcas like crazy.

[@baboon0325]

@@CycoSven69theres a video of a great white swimming away from a pod of orcas once it spotted the orcas

[@CycoSven69]

@@baboon0325 a 6-7 m great white? Hardly.

[@bethking7348]

We had a few white shark attacks near the Catalina islands off of Santa Barbara. Usually abalone poachers. Go white sharks! My mom did jury duty for an abalone poacher. They went back to poaching after doing time and that's when he got bit. He survived but played the victim

[@avivapadrutt7952]

Hopefully, Dr Hoyos work can proove & help for the awareness, that the great white sharks are absolutely crucial for the balance & sanity of diversity within the oceans ❤

[@58nunzi]

I first saw this video 3 years ago.

[@markgray6982]

Real cool Timothy Tredwell,,,,,,Steve Irwin,,,etc etc etc etc

[@jannattjannatt9884]

😢😢

[@oliafrica4089]

In South Africa it used to be very easy to see White Sharks. Only 30 minutes from Kleinbaai harbor to get to the place where you have to anchor…

[@MrFun-fb8re]

I LOVE the idea that much of the info in the spoken introduction is now invalid.... THE apex predator is, of course, the orca, and it's also the largest and smartest. That quote, "he's the master of the ocean, he's at the top of the food chain and fears no-one.." Until those livers start disappearing, and then Mr. Grey Suit is G-O-N-E!!!

[@Janjetina]

These guys have big balls !!!

[@jdmbraceyourself695]

The Great White is my favorite

[@sarahmoore6183]

@SHARKBYTES opinions?

[@ichigen511]

Excellent video I love it. But to be 100% clear the Great White is NOT the apex predator of the ocean. Well technically 1 on 1 they are. But a pod of dolphins are a greater threat than a Great White. A pod of Orcas is even greater.

[@TheHartleyBoys]

How do these divers swim with their massive balls of steel

[@wednesday3561]

The seals! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@bobby_c7671]

Magnificant creatures that deserve our respect.They are far from killers than us humans.

[@majda108]

The orka is the king and top predator of the ocean 🎉

[@josephcosta5382]

47:35 🤯 I bet that guy has to wheelbarrow those big, brass balls of his around town. 🤔 these free divers are nuts! Lol.

[@HebrewHakaishin]

The white shark is the biggest predator in the ocean? Orca says hold my beer.

[@nbgforlive]

Hold my seal

[@jamiemorton1765]

The Mexican navy should stop the cartels

[@tekken278]

It's not the biggest predator in the ocean..as the narrator says..but they are awesome!

[@JuniorMonteiroOficial]

As an individual, alone, he is. In a group, no. That's the orca.

[@joss_ananascocos]

I thought of the sperm whale being the biggest predator 🤓

[@sharimoscoso3735]

Orca are the biggest predator in the ocean, frequently preying on great white sharks :)

[@CycoSven69]

Frequently, lol? How about no.

[@lloydchristmas1086]

Only because they are in pods of 10-15 orcas.

[@bradleyb.425]

And the Killer Whale says, "hold my beer."

[@equipmentflux]

They are so cute

[@jasonsmith5688]

I was just about to comment on the misinformation regarding the biggest predator in the ocean . Then I see someone beat me to it, it may be the largest predatory fish but the orca is far bigger and as we now know often kill great white sharks. Usually removing their nutrient rich livers. In actual fact a pair of orcas drove great white sharks away from a particular coastline in SA.

[@JuniorMonteiroOficial]

The largest recorded orca was 9 meters, the largest recorded great white shark was 7 meters. The orca reaches up to 6 tons and the great white from 3 to 4 tons. Speaking of maximum size and strength ever recorded, both are equivalent. But when it comes to jaws, attack, the orca doesn't stand a chance against the great white shark. A one-on-one between the two, the great white would win. The orca is a terror to the seas because it walks in groups. Its strength is in the group. One orca alone can do nothing against a great white. On the contrary, it runs away and avoids the shark. In fact, they both avoid each other because they know that a confrontation could mean death.

[@bethking7348]

Let's all go for a swim! 😂❤. I'll wear my lucky ham. Seriously I think tiger and bull sharks are more worrisome

[@kanagawakenji7]

If you are within 4 hours of a facility with a vascular surgeon, there is very low risk in using a tourniquet.

[@gamingbutter5768]

RIP AUDREY MESTRE

[@user-mu5ny1ks6t]

Sadly nobody is allowed out there anymore but fishing the sharks could happen without the science teams around.

[@Matt-cp9wh]

so basically swimming on the top and minding your own business is the most dangerous situation- splashing,, not making eye contact, moving along - you invariably might be at risk to a great whites predator and sneak attack mode.

[@kiki29073]

I wonder if the sharks that have been tagged think of humans like we think of bees? A little aggravating animal with a stinger. They tell the others watch out they will sting you by your dorsel find. Lol

[@michaelshort2388]

first fact I heard is wrong, the biggest predietor in the sea would be the Orca.

[@user-vg5rv5xf4u]

Video starts at 44:17

[@desastermaster2010]

When a big shark shows up, you get this "the landlord is here and I owe him money-feeling"!

[@Bayoubebe]

Bro… you’re in the open water with sharks and shoot them with a harpoon?!? 😮 imagine if it just pissed it off and it turned around and decided to eat everyone!!😱

[@aliciahawkins114]

Great White Sharks are curious by nature and will come to check out the divers but typically they don't attack.

[@CycoSven69]

Are you sure about that?

[@brennatarpley6010]

@@CycoSven69Statistically - yes; the data shows you can be very sure about that.

[@CycoSven69]

@@brennatarpley6010 There is data concerning divers coming into contact with great whites that are just curious? I don't believe you.

[@john77941]

The very first line in this documentary was incorrect....

[@joannalexander2876]

Has Mexico reversed the law banning diving and scientific research, but allowing commercial fishing in the channel between the island and mainland? 😮

[@jeanfourcade]

at 17:30: "It's new for them to see freedivers". Son, we have been spearfishing Guadalupe for decades, and from time to time great whites show up. They're familiar with freedivers.

[@riafitzgerald2988]

Amazes me they don't acknowledge the drop in first to an angry 90 degree angle in many of the sharks. They may not want to eat you but they may want you out of their feeding area.

[@carolgarver2364]

Recent shark attacks

[@jamieabeale86]

GWs are at the top because they are solo. Orcas need their pods to attack sharks, they do not attack GWs solo. They avoid them. So as a group yes. But solo absolutely not.

[@jakhaughton1800]

It never ceases to amaze me people getting in the ocean dressed in black just like a ‘ucking seal!

[@jimosulli]

This was great

[@sirpoopsalot5285]

20 seconds in and you lost me. Go tell the orca the great white is bigger. I hear Port and Starboard chuckling in the corner.

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

So they start out factually wrong. OK. Gonna keep watching. See where this goes.

[@karlabarb.s]

47:30 ✨

[@About_That_Life]

The Orcas bigger than a white shark 🦈

[@LadyOfTheLake77]

Guadalupe Island closure puts great white sharks at risk.

[@theworldisavampire3346]

Now Isla Guadelupe is forever closed to ALL tourism, yet they are OPEN TO COMMERCIAL FISHING. 😠. Locals that depended on tourism for their livelihoods will likely turn to fishing again. I am worried that illegal poaching will decimate the GW population, as well as other species. We know that chinese pay top price for their coveted shark fin soup. Now, because of minor shark cage accidents, there will be NO ONE to keep eyes on conservation. The Cartel will fully engage in illegal practices. Measures MUST be put in place for observation patrols as the Mexican government is notiriously famous for corrupted officials. 😢