Great White Sharks vs Dolphins: Collection of Drone Footage

In this video, we take a look at various clips of great white sharks and dolphins interacting. While some folks believe seeing a dolphin means there are no sharks around, observations largely prove otherwise.
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DISCLAIMER:
I'm NOT a marine biologist. As with all KZbin content, I encourage independent verification of facts via official scientific and trustworthy sources. I will strive to post citations for any information I discuss here whenever possible. My goal is to use photography and drones to bring awareness to wildlife and the nature around us. I welcome collaborations with scientists to bring cinematic elements to the educational presentation. If my drone work can assist in the study of these animals, please reach out to me.

[@Romulan2469]

Finally a nature video that isn't clickbait, that isn't narrated by a robotic AI voice and is interesting and informative. Thank you for posting this awesome video!

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Glad you liked it!

[@DeeP-_PerspectivE]

@@TheMalibuArtist Is this malibu? Or is that just your name?!

[@Steve-ev6vx]

​@@DeeP-_PerspectivEthat's him. You can click the pfp and see it's him.

[@RatingsFor]

@@Steve-ev6vx I think he meant is it filmed in malibu

[@GumaroRVillamil]

​@@DeeP-_PerspectivEi think he films throughout southern California

[@paulebert223]

I’m glad that I got 50 years of surfing in before drone video like this! I’ve seen lots of dolphins up close surfing but I never saw a shark even though they obviously were all over the lineup.

[@chuckwaardenburg496]

Lol Ignorance is Bliss when you're having fun in the lineup. I always thought I was safe when I saw dolphins. I guess that's not true. Also I hate shark week!

[@jonnes__4657]

The sharks are the cleaners of the ocean. Sometimes they clean the ocean from reckless humans. 👍 .

[@stuarthynes6136]

While surfing, have seen a triangle fin followed by a group of hooked fins... and chased off. Same fishing.. feed a few dolphins and sharks won't be near to steal your catch.

[@JulieIelasi-lt7yp]

Yeah the drones see everything man its a wake up call so many great whites dome surfers this nah the sharks are that close but yeah they are few steps away sometimes wow so scary 😨

[@Orangutan_Stella]

😂😂

[@nikkilovesrocks]

Content like this is SO important! Growing up at the beach we were told "if dolphins are near by then there are NO sharks" 😂 I don't know who started that roomer but I heard it more than once!

[@Getouttahere78]

Normally dolphins will drive the sharks away, but only when they feel threatened

[@s.miller2648]

I don't know who taught you how to spell "rumor".

[@NeversurrenderMM66]

I blame the old TV show Flipper. That show always shows the dolphins chasing the lonely shark away from the area.

[@anthonyjagers7770]

@@s.miller2648 No it's correct. I'm a roomer. All I do is stay in my room and play video games.

[@erinmetzger896]

I had heard that too, growing up in Florida.

[@federicocortes8401]

thank you for the time you take for filming, editing, producing this kind of videos. people like you is changing paradigms. thank you so much!

[@sharks3653]

That was amazing shark footage as always Carlos. 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈 It was so cool to see that shark literally swim right under those guys without them seeing it. Imagine their reaction if any of them watched this.

[@tileux]

Just to add to your video, here in Perth, Western Australia, we get a lot of shark attacks, mainly from bull and great white sharks, but sometimes from other species. We have possibly the highest fatality numbers in the world (but we do not retaliate against sharks - recognising that they are just doing what sharks do). Early this year, a 16 year old named Stella Berry was riding on the back of a jetski in the Swan River close to where it opens out to the sea in the port city of Fremantle. The reports said she spotted a pod of dolphins bunched up, so she jumped into the water to play with them. As she got in the water a Bull shark hit her and fatally injured her. The warning indicator there was the fact that the dolphins were bunching up, probably defensively, which I have personally also seen them do near very big great whites off rottnest island. So you are totally correct. The presence of dolphins does not mean that sharks are not present. Sadly, Stella Berry's death is very clear proof of that. But the behaviour of dolphins in the area can be an indicator of the danger level.

[@prentgc]

Well we do retaliate...the government immediately has the sharks hunted an killed after a human death

[@teeanahera8949]

Australia also retaliates in deploying shark nets off swimming beaches. Dolphins, turtles and sharks die in those nets.

[@andyfriederichsen]

Dolphins also are not always friendly or nice.

[@tileux]

@@prentgc not in western australia.

[@johnryan3106]

Just doing what humans do?

[@storehouseads5934]

The Malibu Artist is my favorite content on the internet. I grew up in SoCal in Ventura before drones and always knew that these amazing animals were cruising along even though you couldn’t see them. You could literally sense them there. Once in a while you’d catch a glimpse and question whether or not you really saw what you think you just saw but his content just confirms what all my family used to tell me I was imagining. Thank you for the content sir!

[@jostewart554]

It’s the same here in Western Australia. They are always around, we just don’t see them there.

[@keithartworker]

Great video. Around 20 years ago there was a Australian broadcast TV story showing Helicopter footage of Orcas and Sharks encircling a giant school of fish and coordinating taking turns where the orcas would all go into the fish and then all the sharks would go all in. It was the first time I had ever seen that kind of cooperation. There's so much still to learn. Keep up the great work.

[@nkscou9008]

I think it's called the big feast, or something like that. It happens every year.

[@katiekat4457]

This surprises me because I couldn't imagine orcas cooperating with any other species on the planet. While I think orcas are beautiful and amazing and I was obsessed with them when I was young However, since over 30 yrs have passed and we are so lucky to have so much information right at our hands, I have done a complete 180 degrees with them. I think they are cruel, calculating, and mean-spirited. There are some organisms that extinct would improve the planet. That would be humans, orcas, and mosquitos. Orcas are just not right in the head like humans.

[@christianpedraza858]

​@@katiekat4457I think you have a very poor understanding of Orcas. They're not these savage creatures as you're describing them to be. There are different types of Orcas all around the world and each type lives a different lifestyle, some are more peaceful then others. There is a video footage of a pod of Resident Fish-Eating Orcas swimming along side a pod of Pacific White-Sided Dolphins and the Orcas did not bothered them one bit.

[@nkscou9008]

@@katiekat4457 The sad thing is that you know nothing about the nature.... The saddest thing is that you have an opinion... Well, many times opinion replaces the knowledge...

[@DerrickDeitz]

​@@katiekat4457 orcas are highly intelligent social mammals,of course they can and do coordinate with other species. In fact,orcas would collaborate with whale Hunters.

[@Hklbrries]

Gave another small donation, Carlos. Small is all I have. Greatly appreciate the important work you do on behalf of sharks and other marine life. 💙

[@lake_cooper]

Thoughtful and generous of you to donate. Although, I find it odd, he shows ❤️ to soooooo many comments, but not to someone who donated 🤷‍♂️

[@jojowynne233]

I love getting notifications saying you’ve uploaded a video! I’m so intent on watching and hanging on every word you say. I’ve even done my homework on the “keystone species” which I understand now. I loved watching the sharks and dolphins interact in the water too. Thank you for being so amazing and bringing us this incredible footage. I feel honoured that we get to see it. I think it needs to be seen in a cinema for all the amazing work you put into it. You’re simply the best! (TT❤) ❤

[@danyeleringgenberg-kk7nn]

Me too!

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First of yours ive watched. Well filmed and highly educational... thank you. Ill be watching for more of your worthy work.

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that and your subscription! :-)

[@johncollier608]

More stunning footage and insightful commentary, Carols. Thanks for sharing.

[@AquaticRod]

One of the best channels I have found in KZbin. This content is a breath of fresh air amidst an ocean of rubbish, click-baiting, unoriginal videos. I am a fellow filmmaker, and I truly appreciate the quality of what Carlos does here. One question: How do you stay cool with the drone amidst so many birds? I always get very anxious about birds taking down my drone (which they larger one love to do).

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“a breath of fresh air amidst an ocean of rubbish” I see what you did there! Very clever and very true 👏👏👏

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Все просто-он и есть эта большая белая акула😂

[@lmp8932]

Your videos are fascinating; I wonder now how many sharks came close to me when in the surf of Eastern Australia (Bondi, Coogee, Maroubra) in my teenage years. We saw dolphin surfing with us and never for a moment did any of us register that sharks were also close by, after all, we could see a lot of sharks patrolling outside the surf line from the surrounding cliffs when looking down into the sea!

[@noneedtowhine]

Your work and sincere dedication are trully amazing! Thank you for such a high quality and inspirational content. Keep it going, Carlos.

[@scottc3165]

As always, thanks for the excellent video. Glad to see your channel thriving!

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Much appreciated!

[@evolitile]

Enjoy your videos. First time I ever have seen you live. Thanks for sharing :)

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Awesome! Glad you caught it live!

[@mew19forever]

I love the water! Sharks and Dolphins are my favorites and i love them both, may we never know an ocean without them. Keep up the amazing work!

[@usmcromp8769]

Wow, this is my first viewing of any of your stuff. And i have to sau absolutely loved it. All the footage, all the info, the music, the soothing voice. Lmao im suscribing. Good stuff sir.

[@joeschianodicola1810]

dang, that shot of the shark swimming right below the unaware surfers is CHILLING!!! when I'm at the lineup I always try to keep an eye out for wildlife, but now I think that, no matter how hard I try, I'll never see them coming anyway!

[@annakeye]

I'm perplexed as to why you've had 1.8million+ views, but only 4.3k likes. It takes a split second to hit the thumbs up so why are people not doing so? Thanks for a fantastic, and dare-I-say mesmerising, video Carlos.

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It never occurs to me to like , or not like, a video.

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Because you need an account to like a video and not everyone has one

[@annakeye]

@@samore11 I don't know if the "not like" thumbs down option even works. It certainly doesn't effect the numbers on the screen, though it once did.

[@annakeye]

@@palmerphotojournal5403 Obviously however, out of 1.8million, I think it would be fair to say a lot more than 4.3k viewers have accounts. (shrug)

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Thanks for doing this work and sharing. I love your channel!

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Thank you very much!

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Aside with all you showed us, is i love to listen to the 🌊 waves. That has always seemed so soothing to the souls! Thank You for your videos and looking forward to seeing more!

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I don’t even have words to express how surprised & amazed I am by this beautifully executed video. Thank you so much for all you do to share your knowledge & experience with us. ✌🏼

[@nicholas672]

Thanks for creating this. Educational and beautiful to watch

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Always love your uploads. Your voice is so soothing and calming, great music choice and always hugely educational and fascinating. I love it. Really appreciate the work that goes into this and I feel enlightened after every upload I watch, thanks!

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Agree with every word

[@BLD877]

Pretty sure it is an AI voice.

[@leslee32183]

These videos are wonderful. Love your narration and, of course, photography!

[@peterwaters126]

Thank you for producing this high quality content. It has changed the way I think of sharks. I swim wild every day and it’s never far from my mind but I am far less fearful having watched your channel. I tell everyone about your wonderful work. Thanks again. PS it does seem that both sharks and dolphins prefer to follow the other rather than be followed - hence the circular “dance” Makes sense from a risk perspective. In a dog fight you want to be the one behind. 👍🙂

[@user-px5hd2vc9y]

These are juvenile great whites and the dolphins know it. Prey targets change as they get bigger.

[@jeffingram8280]

Very enlightening and entertaining. Special thanks to all who take time and effort to bring us this content. Very valuable to all of us. My compliments to all responsible

[@rpdx3]

The video narration is full of assumptions and baseless conclusions, though the video was interesting.

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Dude, i totally appreciate your work.

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Thank you so much!

[@daveoatway6126]

This was a very interesting video. It showed complex relationships that I had never heard of before. Your drone work is excellent and informative!.

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I love the cadence of your videos, and the music is perfect, you really have mastered your craft 🙏

[@charlieboutin3341]

Really incredible footage. Thanks as always Malibu Artist. 👍👍 🐬🦈

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Thanks for your support!

[@dannytravis2299]

Great video

[@AngieJames4172]

Another lovely and informative video, thank you.

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Glad you enjoyed it

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I appreciate your videos so much and I love them for so many reasons. ❤

[@denisejefferson3969]

Fascinating stuff. Fabulous photography and narration.

[@Steff.i]

I really really like your Content - very informative & thank you for pointing out that sharks are vital to the survival of our planet! 🦈

[@user-by7tf3qx9s]

Thank you so much for the effort and thoughtfulness you put into your content! I love watching shark footage but unfortunately most of it is only available with narrations of “monsters” and tons of misinformation. It is so amazing to see this kind of footage and get actually educated narrations

[@dalbywalker2257]

Please continue in this love to nature, your message is valuable. Thanks. All the best!

[@maverihk]

Excellent footage and content. Thank You for posting this.

[@kikostibas]

Amazing work as always!! I wish discovery channel would just show your footage for shark week.

[@christopherkahn6522]

You must be one of the foremost experts on juvenile white shark behavior by now. Thanks for sharing your observations. I feel better every time I go to the beach in Malibu, knowing we are not really on the menu.

[@prototropo]

I love the use of the hovering I 6/4 chord throughout the background score to denote tension. Very cool!

[@dwaneanderson8039]

Yet another outstanding video. Thank you Carlos.

[@vipahman]

Your videos are art and your narration is poetry.

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@vwvw4]

Thank you for taking the time to educate people about Great Whites, Dolphins and other ocean dwelling species. Your videos are interesting, informative but also very well edited and for me, soothing.

[@m.e.c.1007]

Awesome footage! Especially that shark swimming right under the surfer! Thank you for continuing with this amazing species.

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Glad you enjoyed it!

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Outstanding video and they are getting better and better!, great work and thanks!

[@kerrygranville6029]

Beautiful footage and narration 🐬 ❤️ 🦈

[@vladimirputindreadlockrast812]

Shark to dolphin: "You're undressing me with your echo location again, aren't you?"

[@ivangim1]

Great drone videography. I watched every second of it. Thank you.

[@ianmccurley2806]

Thanks for a great year of content. Merry Christmas. Thanks Ian (Australia)

[@scrubjay93]

Really neat footage! I was watching the livestream camera at the killer whale "Rubbing Beach" this past summer and Pacific White-sided Dolphins were leaping around a small family of the Southern Resident Killer Whales. This endangered killer whale population that lives in the Salish Sea specializes in hunting Chinook salmon, unlike the Transient killer whales that eat marine mammals like seals, sea lions, and dolphins and I'm certain the dolphins must know the difference, probably based on the individual dialect that each killer whale pod uses.

[@richardbernard6845]

outstanding content!

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Many Thanks!

[@iMontemo]

Great video. Thank you so much for your work!!

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Malibu Artist...this is a great documentary. So relaxing and informative. Great job. Thanks. 689 all the time!!!

[@makkamako349]

😍 Amazing footage, thank you

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Thanks for watching

[@chiedelilah8536]

Thank you so much for giving us a glimpse of these great creatures. While it's a spectacular sight, learning about their behavior helps us to understand the greatness and importance of their existence. I cannot express anymore than that. Grateful!❤️

[@tamaradabney8699]

Thank you so much! AMAZING, as always.

[@treemerryweather]

wonderful footage and I really enjoyed your commentary!!

[@frizzyhairedfool6186]

The Jaws/Flipper crossover movie didn't quite go according to plan.

[@gijane880]

Don’t forget Free Willy! 😂

[@peaceleader7315]

🤣😂....hmmmm

[@Dozer-xt4wn]

Free Willy would have Jaws as a snack.​@@gijane880

[@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056]

Malibu will never fail in getting amazing footage of marine wildlife. Especially Great Whites.

[@adamfowler350]

Man 10-15 years ago this kind of footage was unheard of

[@TheFinalBathAmber]

I grew up swimming at Newport Beach. Your footage takes me back to my beautiful waters.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

It is amazing because one is a mammal and the other a fish, so the relationships are so interesting. 🐬🦈

[@t-bonejones3576]

Even more when you realize bony fishes are more related to the dolphins than the sharks. The trout I caught the other day is more closely related to ME than any shark! Even though they are both fishes

[@ryno583]

Just like humans and…..Reptoids😂

[@drew-shourd]

As a former global diver, let me give my two cents. One main reason why sharks fill our nightmares is because they are fish and we are mammals. Bears, lions, tigers...even dolphins are all mammals, like us, somehow that seems more natural, an encounter more seemingly reasonable. The fact that a fish, a big fish with lots of very sharp teeth and zero hands (to explore us before biting us...) can kill us in a nano second, is worth our fear. Plus the fact that humans, face it most mammals, are very vulnerable in the water, where fish are right at home. Remember, dolphins eat fish, but sharks eat fish, birds, mammals, reptiles....

[@andyfriederichsen]

Dolphins are not nearly as nice as people think. In fact, sharks and dolphins IRL are polar opposites of how they are often portrayed.

[@DtheD740]

Well we manage to kill millions a year, guess we are the scariest of them all!

[@Press1for]

Not much as the Karen

[@Danin4985]

Dolphins eat reptiles, crustaceans and, given an opportunity, other mammals too. They are carnivorous, after all.

[@jasongelb6745]

Very well said. Your insight is greatly appreciated.

[@tommyblueeyes6892]

Awesome footage bro. Keep up the hard work.

[@rstar6496]

Love your work. It's amazing really. Thank you for sharing.

[@user-bb1gm9or8p]

Thank you. Very interesting and informative. Enjoyed very much 👍

[@samelgore7575]

We recognize how much time and effort it takes to produce such professional quality videos. So, thank you very much Carlos and crew.

[@lizarrrdbeth]

One of my favorite videos you have produced of the year.

[@raulstnn]

Amazing video! Thanks for your efforts.

[@SaneGuySports]

Great Drone Footage. Southern Cal is a pupping ground for Juvenile White Sharks, we see them all the time. They eat primarily fish at this age and are not aggressive usually to bathers or surfers. As they enter adulthood, their jaws and teeth mature to take on mammalian Prey (Generally when they hit about 10').

[@ChristophersMum]

Thank you for this amazing video...I had never seen this interaction between sharks and dolphins before... ATB from Scotland😃🌠

[@DonaldHE]

Thanks for this. Very informative and I know how much time and effort must have gone in to it.

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@Deathst4lker]

I've been fortunate enough to dive with sharks and dolphins many times. Unless they are hunting, dolphins are always inquisitive and playful - and in my experience, most sharks are shy - and often are ambivalent to our presence but as soon as they go 'fins down and back up' you know it's time to leave. I've seen them hit bait balls together and hunt in harmony - it's a beautiful thing (unless you're a fish). Great footage - thanks, as always, for great content!

[@BaxorUpGreat]

What do you mean: getting fins down?

[@fotosapient]

Beautiful and thought-provoking at the same time. Great video.

[@skipmoto3438]

My stomping grounds. Love the footage and commentary. About 7 yrs ago, I was flying drones out there. Was going to start making videos for the surfers. Lol 🍺😎👍 Subbed

[@nickfowler1981]

Incredible footage, and love the commentary

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Awesome information and thanks for a great video!

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I just watched this highly informative video and i immediately subscribed and liked. Thank you sir.

[@TheMalibuArtist]

Thanks and welcome

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Truly one of my favorite KZbin channels.

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This is always beautiful to watch, thank you.

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Another awesome video 👏 thanks as always

[@denningfamily2145]

Great footage! So beautiful. Thank you!

[@bumpstockbilly4263]

what an amazing perspective the drone can provide......wow

[@ChristopherMullen58]

Very interesting and nice camera work You are a true artist. Thanks

[@muma7406]

Wow! Thank you! This was amazing to watch. ❣

[@larrywonnacott2628]

This video is Amazing 😊. Very interesting 👏. Keep up the great work 👍

[@francesco_311]

One of the best videos I have seen in a long time!

[@stevegoodyer274]

Have learnt a lot from your videos, have always been fascinated by the Great White and it make you realise how wrong the film Jaws was. Keep making your videos as I always enjoy watching them 😁

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Beautiful, and very original footage, not something I've seen anywhere else.

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Amazing content. Liked and subbed as well.

[@deanjericevic8912]

Some well performed drone video, especially that clip @ the beginning; up close & personnel.

[@xcloose]

Amazing piece of content. Thank you guys

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Gorgeous video love seeing a whole new view

[@watchalert]

Fantastic video.but the best part of the author is how he conducts himself as a KZbin and the subtle and humble approach to gather likes and support. Miles ahead of those KZbin that use loud shouts and distasteful tricks. Kudos to you!!!

[@shaneclaridge2308]

Another brilliant video,thank you ❤

[@samuelnicholls3068]

great vid. loved every second of it

[@leemcmullan]

I remember your first video!! WELL DONE!!