This is of course also attributed to the cage diving operator, but also in no small part to Deep Blue’s calm attitude and curiosity. She circled the diver’s cage numerous times, showing her inquisitive and curious nature, though despite her size, the divers did not fear or feel in any danger.
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Her size, has those in the know, estimate her at 50 plus years of age, and obviously a very clever shark to have out manoeuvred man for so long, let’s hope she can continue doing so until old age takes her to the oceans in the sky.Īccording to Michael Maier, the diving enthusiast who captured the images and footage of Deep Blue she is calm and resolute in her oceanic element. So I see no logical reason why she would not migrate to other areas as well, though she has never been captured on film outside of the Mexican coast. That is not to say this is the only area she inhabits, as the little we do know about Great Whites, includes knowing that they migrate huge distances, and can certainly move between the waters of Australia’s West coast and South Africa’s False Bay. She has, as of yet, only been filmed off the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico. In the “shark community” as it were, the name “Deep Blue” is spoken in equal measures of excitement and awe! And when you understand that she is the biggest Great White Shark ever caught on film, measuring over 23 feet in length (7+ meters) with a girth just as impressive, you too will gasp in amazement, if you haven’t already! There have been other sharks also filmed of great size, but nothing quite as big as Deep Blue. ”īut although attacks on humans can be deadly, a shark is much more likely to avoid humans - and experts say humans would do well to do the same.Let’s Talk About Deep Blue, the biggest Great White Shark captured on camera “We need to remember that if these weren’t sharks, would we accept some of the things that were shown and done to them? We wouldn’t because sharks have a certain cache to them that allows us to somehow think of them as evil and/or unworthy of the same degree of respect that we would give other animals.
So why would you feel the need to harass an 18-20 foot shark?” Burgess said. Would you go grab the tail of a lion if you were out in the wild? I think not. “White sharks, because of their large size and big mouths, are dangerous. However, experts say that instances of sharks attacking humans are extremely rare and that the negative stereotypes associated with the creatures are exaggerated.Įach year, there are anywhere between 70 to 100 shark attacks worldwide, resulting in about five to 15 deaths, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida.īurgess said he disapproved of Padilla high-fiving the shark and said humans should give the animals their space. Deep Blue is estimated to be 50 years old. Sharks have been an enduring fascination for humans for decades, and none more so than the great white shark, immortalized in people’s memories - and nightmares - by the 1975 Steven Spielberg film “Jaws.” The jaw-dropping footage was captured by Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, a shark expert working for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, in 2013. The only thing I take umbrage to is that she was pregnant, I’m not sure that she was from what I could see.” She is an estimated 20 feet long and weighs over 5,500 pounds. “I’m not sure it’s 20, I suspect it’s a little less than that. Deep Blue is one such sharkthis female great white is thought to be the biggest in the world. One of the largest that has ever been seen in the water,” Burgess told ABC News. Padilla, who works for the program, said he believed the shark was a pregnant female around 20 feet in length and more than 50 years old.īut George Burgess, director emeritus of the International Shark Attack File maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History, cast doubt on estimates that the shark was 20 feet in length. The videos were filmed off the coast of Mexico’s Guadalupe Island and were previously aired as part of the channel’s “Shark Week” lineup.
In a separate “Shark Week” video, experts affix a tag to the shark just before it swims away. In one of the videos posted in 2015, Padilla reaches for its fin and “high fives” the shark as it moves past him. The shark, nicknamed “Deep Blue” by expert Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, could be one of the biggest great whites ever filmed, according to Discovery, the network that airs “Shark Week.”Īs fans tune in for “Shark Week,” interest in Padilla’s videos of “Deep Blue” that posted to Facebook has surged once more. Stunning footage of what may be the world’s largest great white shark caught on camera has resurfaced.
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