08-2011 – Sharks of Fiji
Over time, I hope to improve the edits. Enjoy!..AND…don’t try this at home!….:-) It is now believed through research that these “feeds” have little effect on the diet and behavior of these sharks. The benefit in education to see that these are not the man eaters of “Jaws” fame has done far more to help protect them than harm them. It is estimated that shark decline is due to mostly Asian long line fisherman who take over 125,000 animals….EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR!……
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- 12-14 foot Female Tiger Shark – Aqua-Trek Diving – Fiji
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- Joyce hanging out with the sharks
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- Predators in their own right. They were here by the dozens and didn’t seem to mind mixing it up with the sharks at all…..Except TIGER GIRL!
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- Our friend Terry Kennedy in Baja, California said that Silver Tips are “A Sharks…shark!”
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- This divers camera dome was “nibbled”. I had the only other dome there. They do seem to be curious about recycling strobes. That may have explained why she came within 2 feet of my dome. While she was “nibbling”, I got to pet her tail!
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- Tiger Girl with Diver and Pedro the videographer
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- Dental Exam
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- At 12-14 feet, she’s small for an adult. Large Tigers can get to 18 feet and around 2000 lbs.
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- Believe it or not, I’ve yet to look at the video….soon, I promise. Anything good and I’ll edit and post it.
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- This sequence is everything Joe told US not to do….Enjoy AND…DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!…:-)
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- An impressive set of teeth and jaws
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- Pedro with my video camera can be seen on your left, Joe in the background
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- There is a pecking order in this animal kingdom. Tiger Girl is ON TOP!
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- In Florida and the Gulf Coast, these are the shark of concern.
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- They don’t know we can’t bite them. Good thing too!
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- Bull on the bottom
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- Oh and don’t forget those teeth!….:-)
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- Big Girl
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- Note the gash under her dorsal fin. Most likely a mating scar. The males bite the females to mate. The females have developed extra thick skin to accommodate this Darwinian event. And now you know where the expression “thick skinned” comes from!
