shark wants head pats

[gorobei]

mom can i get one? mom dad can i get one? can i get one? can i get one? i promise to feed and clean up after it every day.

or should you ask for a whale shark first so the tiger shark looks like a reasonable alternative?

 

[purbeast0]

That is nuts and fascinating at the same time.

As much as I love seeing sharks when diving and snorkeling and usually sharks won't mess with divers because they know bubbles are not something associated with any prey, but getting all lovey dovey with a big ass tiger shark... no thanks!

 

[gorobei]

you pull some fishing hooks out of a shark you and you have a new friend, ezpz (as long as the hooks werent preventing them from eating you)

 

[igor_kavinski]

She's either gonna get herself killed by some rogue shark or she's gonna get people killed who try to emulate her. She's probably the sort that animals love (must be her aura).

 

[balloonshark]

You can have all the tiger and bull sharks you want. I want no part of those two species.

When you touch a sharks nose you mess with their sensors. https://www.sharktrust.org/tonic-immobility

 

[igor_kavinski]

There's evidence to suggest that orcas use tonic immobility to prey on sharks.

In 1997, an Orca in the Farallon Islands was seen holding a White Shark upside down for 15 minutes. Whether intentional or not, the Orca likely caused the shark to enter tonic immobility. Defenceless, the shark, suffocated. This also happened again in 2000.

In New Zealand, Orcas also seem to use tonic immobility to hunt stingrays. Before attacking the orcas will turn themselves upside down. Then, holding the stingray in their mouth, they'll quickly right themselves. Flipping their prey upside down.

Damn. Intelligent animal.