Great white shark, Farallon Islands off San Francisco.
Great white shark, Farallon Islands off San Francisco.
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A great white shark jumps out of the water while he was hunting Cape fur seals near False Bay on July 4, 2010.
A great white shark jumps out of the water while he was hunting Cape fur seals near False Bay on July 4, 2010.
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A large white shark jumps out of the water while it was biting a fake lure near False Bay, in this archival photo from July 4, 2010. At least two great white sharks were spotted near from a beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in July 2012, causing anxiety and excitement among tourists and locals alike. The sharks, one of which measured nearly five meters, were spotted on July 3, reports the website Capecodsharkhunters.com. The media conclude that the increase in the seal population in the region has attracted sharks. Less
A large white shark jumps out of the water while it was biting a false lure near False Bay, in this archival photo of July 4, 2010. At least two great white sharks were seen near from a Cape Cod beach, … more
Great white shark November 16, 2003 in Guadalupe Mexico.
Great white shark November 16, 2003 in Guadalupe Mexico.
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A great white shark photographed for Michael Scholl's print project in the sea off Dyer Island, South Africa.
An international team of scientists led by a British university is setting up a new extraordinary computer system designed to identify each member of one of the world's most feared predators, the Great White Shark. Less
A great white shark photographed for Michael Scholl's print project in the sea off Dyer Island, South Africa.
An international team of scientists led by a British university is building a … more
These amazing photographs show a diver swimming surprisingly close to a great deadly white shark. Taken by high-level photographer Amos Nachoum, the images were taken in August of this year. Taken as part of the human interaction section of the world – class Big Animals photography expeditions of Amos, the human diver is Fernando, the Mexican assistant of Amos. Regularly taking groups of up to six people diving with great white sharks, Amos has been managing Big Animals for almost 20 years. Less
These amazing photographs show a diver swimming surprisingly close to a great deadly white shark. Photographed by high-level photographer Amos Nachoum, the images were taken in August from this … more
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A great white shark is seen in the Indian Ocean near the town of Gans Bay on July 8, 2010 in Gansbaai, South Africa.
A great white shark is seen in the Indian Ocean near the town of Gans Bay on July 8, 2010 in Gansbaai, South Africa.
FEATURE – A tiger shark swims in the "dangerous lagoon" at the Ripley Aquarium in Toronto.
FEATURE – A tiger shark swims in the "dangerous lagoon" at the Ripley Aquarium in Toronto.
Photo: Ripley's Aquarium Of Canada
A naked man jumps into a tank filled with tiger sharks, swims around him
Wearing only his birthday suit, a man jumped into a large shark-filled aquarium in downtown Toronto and began to stroke, according to CBC News.
Fortunately for him, the tiger sharks at the Dangerous Lagoon, a 760,000-gallon exhibit at Canada's Ripley Aquarium, were not in the mood to grab a snack. Several would have passed a few inches from his feet.
The incident occurred Friday during the bi-weekly Friday Night Jazz event of the aquarium, which offers a cash bar and live music until 23:00. Several people have posted videos of careless swimming on social media.
Security personnel asked the undercover submarine to come out of the water, but he ignored them at first, the police said.
"The guy seemed totally relaxed and there were sharks like everywhere," Ervin Acland, a visitor, told CBC Toronto. "He seemed to be totally naked and like to laugh."
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Eventually, the man came out of the water, jumped out a door and retrieved his clothes from a woman in the crowd who apparently would have held them for him.
He left before the arrival of the police.
Jenifferjit Sidhu, a Toronto police spokesman, told CBC News that the waterfall was "extremely dangerous".
"This endangers the safety of humans, marine animals and the personnel who have tried to get them out of the water," she said.
Police have not yet located the man, but she wants to talk to him, Sidhu said.
He could possibly face charges of trespassing, mischief and indecent laying.
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