Swimmer Encounters Great White Shark: Shark Scientist Explains its Behavior
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- In this week's episode, I visit the beach with Patrick Rex, a graduate student at the Shark Lab at California State University, Long Beach. His thesis is specifically about human & shark encounters in Southern California. We search for sharks using our drones and sit down to discuss some of my closest shark encounters to date.
*I am donating all ad revenue from this video to SharkAllies.org, a world renown NGO fighting to protect sharks worldwide.
Thank you to Patrick Rex, & Dr. Chris Lowe of the Shark Lab for providing me with yet another learning opportunity.
CSULU Shark Lab:
www.csulb.edu/...
Shark Allies
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Not gonna lie, in my ~15 years of browsing RUclips this is one of the coolest channels I've come across. Super fascinating stuff!
Wow, thanks!
Could not agree more! The rando YT gods had this pop up & it took a few days to take the bait (ba-dum-dum) but it is an instant favorite.
Agreed, I backtracked and watched every episode. The sharks and the calming voice talking about them is perfect!
Seconded. It's completely changed my perception of sharks ❤️❤️❤️
Drones are perfect for behavior observation of animals because animals behave differently when they know people are present. Of course, the subject here is shark and human encounters but this technology allows us to see *unplanned* shark encounters with people which also valuable. This can be applied to other apex predators as well *hopefully* to protect them rather than hunt them.
So appreciate what you share.......you are continuing to teach us how beautiful our world is amongst all the chaos, thank you! Much love from across the pond, Australia.
Cheers, Australia! From, Sacramento, California 🇺🇸
Across the pond! I wish. Sydney Australia.
The expert never explained why the human swam towards the shark. That's the better question that needed an answer.
Because of your research and curiosity for white sharks, I have an entire new outlook regarding these fascinating animals. Thank you!
Especially for those whom were traumatized beyond belief from
" JAWS " and have lived in fear of Sharks and the ocean since childhood !! One film damaged us and them and these are slowly repairing it with LOVE and UNDERSTANDING !! Eternal gratitude dear kind Sir and deepest RESPECT from Australia !!! 😁💖🇭🇲
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Same is true for me. Very much appreciate your content
I think the same can be said for most people who watch these videos, I know it has for myself.
I feel the same!
Your videos and commentary are mesmerizing! What a wonderful service you are providing in allowing us a glimpse into this breathtaking creature’s world! I have gleaned so much from your sharing! Thank you!
That first shark does appear to be swimming in a very serene dream like state, not speeding up or slowing down, literally just vibing.
Seeing a "baby" shark that is 10 feet long, lol. It's interesting to me that juvenile sharks are not aggressive, but meet a juvenile crocodile, and they are the worst! The best is going to places where you see both at once. I wish he'd take his drone to Central America or Africa. Maybe someone can fund him some day.
At 7:52, the shark is saying "if I survive this, I am going to show the footage to my shrak friends to see how I escaped death as one of those human creatures that kills everything spotted and kept following me".
I learned so much from this episode. I’m an open water swimmer so being able to swim around sharks safely for them and me is really important to know about. Donated with thanks from the U.K. Keep up the great work.
So crazy seeing these videos and recognizing some of them are filmed at beaches I frequently go to to swim. Such cool footage, and I appreciate the narrative you tie to your videos.
Great video.
Love seeing the sharks in a good light and behaviour explained.
Talking of good light, it was literally good light at the end of the video
Beautiful!
First, I LOVE your channel. The images are unique, and you give viewers an accurate picture of actual shark behavior. Sharks are unique and beautiful creatures who keep our planet in balance. Your videos are mesmerizing and, at the same time, so informative and educational. I appreciate how you show sharks interacting with people and with each other. Sharks are curious, not mindless. I appreciate your channel for giving viewers a first-hand look at these magnificent animals. After watching this video, I joined Shark Allies and filled my cart up in the Shark Café! I did not know about Shark Allies, so thank you again for the new information that I will share with others. Keep up the outstanding work you do, and know that your viewers appreciate all you do for sharks and the planet!! You are awesome!
In the first clip with the swimmer, the researcher was mistaken to say the shark probably doesn’t even see the swimmer, or wasn’t paying attention. You even responded with a firm “really”. It totally saw the swimmer and was totally Paying attention.
Of course it did, these shark experts are so biased they’ll say anything to make people think sharks won’t attack people. No matter how many times they attack people. It’s so irresponsible. There have already been 43 or 46 attacks this year.
Magnificent video👍. Both you and Patrick are doing fantastic service of informing the public about sharks👏. Thank you so much. ✌👌
Great video, Carlos!! It's so nice of you to donate your ad revenue to the sharks!!
Amazing video, gosh this was really great. Thanks once again for the beautiful content!
Awe I have been watching your channel for Months now, congrats to you for your National Geographic special. Love the Videos and commentary
What a fantastic video. Patrick was full of information and it was great to hear his take on things. The shaking behaviour is certainly an interesting one. Although I've never seen a dog shake to throw up unwanted food, I couldn't help but draw comparisons between dogs and the white shark in the second video of it shaking. It shook from dorsal fin through to its tail, as opposed to the first one, which seemed to shake from its head through to its gills and upper abdomen. That behaviour definitely looked like a shark 'vomiting' (of a sort) but the second one? I'm not so sure.
This channel is brilliant. I stumbled across it as I've recently got into drones for shooting around the coast. I'm banned from showing shark videos to my GF, which i typically understand, but I feel these videos are quite different to the scary human attack videos. Keep doing your thing, my man.
My youtube went from a great white decapitating a diver to "we are not on the food chain"
Don’t see your notifications but always appreciate your content❤
Very interesting and informative my man. I'd like to see you come over to the east coast to do some filming and see if there's any difference in behaviors.
That is a great idea. Is there a difference in their behavior?
@@Rick-xe8dm yes there is
You can also tell that the swimmer in the first clip starts doing "shark safe" swimming, he puts his arms and legs out almost like a frog to make himself look a bit bigger and keeps them under the water to stop splashing. Good thinking
I've gone from not wanting to swim in any waters with a potential for sharks, for a while I didn't even wanna swim in lakes because "what if some psycho planted a bull shark", to kind of wanting to go to California and snorkle along the shore to see if I can spot some sharks (by no means approaching them, just seeing if I can spot any from afar, if any cruise past me - and backing up slowly while keeping eyecontact if they get curious)
Yeah, just go near La Jolla Cove in La Jolla. There’s a beach that has Lemon Sharks that swim close to shore. They’re a relatively small shark (about five feet) but it’s still pretty cool and they’re easy to find. Watch where you step though.
I spent many years swimming and surfing in San Diego. Only ever saw big sharks (not lemon sharks) while surfing. The water visibility in socal is often kinda shitty so you might be swimming 20 feet from a shark and not know it. The drone footage is a way better view than at the water surface (part of that is just physics's fault). There's probably some spots you could dive in socal and reliably see big sharks but I'm guessing there's much better places
You’ve been trusting far too much into what those invasive divers are telling people. Don’t get eaten listening to them. Their videos are slow motion to calming music to deceive people. And their wording are lies, “curious” is really a light attempt to bite them. “Sharks don’t eat people” is a blatant lie.
This is going to be an awesome video! I can’t wait to see what scientists have to say about what we’ve been seeing!
Props to that little microphone. that thing is doing work
IKR I thought the same thing. Fantastic sound for a tiny mic.
This was a fascinating video. Love all the explanation of the shark behavior.
That’s awesome that the professional says “it’s not a regular occurrence” then you say “i have a a lot of footage” i think you know more than he did. You from watching him from schooling. You have become the professional by excessive witnessing! Good job brother!!! Keep it up! Maybe they will hire you someday!
I have watched many of your videos and find them rather gentle and relaxing. Something not generally associated with sharks. I think you have an untapped career in nature documentary narration.
This was a very interesting video, having input from a shark scientist. Thank you for bringing this together.
the over head view is way more interesting than the "in water" view we've had for 50 years.
It certainly does give a better perspective when they are swimming near the surface, whereas with in the water cameras we mostly only get glimpses of shark behaviour.
It makes sense to use drones. It gets absolutely natural behavior of sharks. When you actively look for sharks, in the water, you’re actually interfering with the shark. There’s risks involved. The behavior isn’t fully natural, especially if the water has been chummed. It’s still a valuable way to research sharks, but drones show their behavior without any kind of interference. I absolutely love this channel. I wish there was a way to ensure no shark attacks a human, like we finally figure out 100% what triggers an attack, and there was some sort or “shark spray” (like the Batman tv series, lol) that would prevent any kind of attack. Sharks are scary, but beautiful.
Another fascinating episode full of great information. Thanks again!
I love sharks 🦈 and my thirst for knowledge led me to your channel. I love your videos. Your videos are so relaxing to me !
Amazing footage. You do such great work!!
Another great video! Could you do a video on what our oceans would look like without shark? I think that would be really interesting. Also something I would like to learn is if the life span of a shark goes down when a shark is caught and released? AND maybe work with Shark Lab on how sharks should be properly released. Thanks so much for all of the thought put in your videos.
Thank you so much for your beautiful educational work.
I grew up on the beaches of Southern and central CA and also have been on the water as an adult.
I’ve seen so many things, but the white sharks I’ve seen have been the coolest, most interesting ones. Never saw one right near me in the water, but from boats.
The big ones are just breathtaking
Brother I absolutely love your work, I’m looking for your and maybe the audience’s opinion about some things…
The channel Sharks Happen is also a good channel and he brought up something that intrigued me.
He noticed some attacks that ended badly, where the body was recovered, they fail to say what actually happened to the person, yet as far back as the 1960s they could tell that kind of shark attacked or if it even was a shark attack.
Which led me to wonder if maybe certain tourist attractions look to maybe be suppress information to not freak people out.
I wondered if maybe you have encountered this or maybe have an opinion or educated viewpoint that could help me with these doubts.
Thanks again for reading this I love what you’re doing. We need to raise awareness and you are making a huge wave in this community I would say.
of course they do, it all comes down to greed
Tourist Revenue is important to Tourist areas! Without it, entire communities go bankrupt. However, it is vital that shark reports be complete & honest.
You rode the short bus with the leaky exhaust manifold didn’t you? 🚌
@@petemitchell6788 if you think that people don't suppress information in order to make a buck, you have to be naive. Grow up, people will do ANYTHING for money.
Your drone footage of sharks is absolutely amazing and it really helps to truly understand how mundane shark activity is on a daily basis. I’m addicted to your footage and shared this channel to many. Cheers.
This has just become one of my favorite videos!!! Studied Coastal Management at Uni and surf, subscribed in the first minutes.
Thanks for sharing you passion for sharks. Your clips are fantastic. Thanks for sharing what you learn, and thanks to the Shark Lab scientists as well !
2:13 "we are not on the food chain whatsoever" well, when you get in the water, you are definitely on the food chain.
Do you realize how silly you sound? Sharks do not consider humans to be a food source. If humans were on the sharks' food chain, sharks would have learned long ago that it would be much easier to just hang out off Daytona Beach during spring break and eat drunken co-eds than it is to chase around seals, penguins, or sea birds and eat them. White sharks congregate and hunt around Seal Island in False Bay off South Africa because that's where the seals are and that's what they eat. White sharks do not congregate and hunt around Miami Beach (or any other human-frequented beach) because that's where humans are and that's not what they eat. A shark might bite a human to test to see if it is food, but sharks certainly do not eat humans. And it's the eating part that puts one organism on the food chain of another.
@@bartikantonelli1091 Sharks do not eat humans? That's exactly what happened in Sydney, Australia the other month
Humans have barely any meat and are much more skin and bones than all fish and marine mammals. I think telling the shark scientist that he is wrong about shark behavior is quite funny
@fart63 go swim with sharks then lmao, try not to lose your arms or legs
Absolutely your best episode yet This one is exceptional!. Where you examine the pectoral fin and possible downward movement: could it simply be stabilization against waves and current? It's a big animal; it seems the boaters are drifting (but maybe it's the drone's movement?).
I have a great fascination and respect for sharks, but I still don’t want to be that close to one in the water unless I’m in a cage.
GREAT EPISODE!!! Very interesting! And terrific footage!! TY MUCH!
I had never seen a shark defecate, but you can see it at 3:29.
I have encountered 7 ft whites cruise in between 5 different surfers checking each and every surfer! I have encountered a 6 footer coming towards me as I am paddling out as it sees me it does a 180 and goes back out 2 sea. These Juveniles have maybe 0.00001% interest in even nipping a human in Socal. Love hearing the right message about how important they are 2 the ecosystem! I surf Trestles area and the ecosystem is thriving like I have not seen in 30 years! All species have rebounded since the 1980's era of long line fishing and shooting seals and sea lions on spot for eating fishermans potential catch!
still think that now after recent events? its just stupid half of these videos the sharks are in complete sleep state, if they're in attack mode its utter shite they only attack you if it mistakes you for seal, its going to attack you if its hunting. problem is they only hunt in deep water and thats where you dont swim. yeah you might get away with having peaceful encounters but its so false to go and encourage people to swim where its popular with white sharks.
How different beach closings there are in contrast to here in SE New England. Specifically my area of Cape Cod. Juvenile White Sharks seem less of a threat to swimmers whereas here we are entertaining adult sharks. With our ever growing Grey Seal population area as far as southern Maine are closing beaches based on shark movement. Just last year a woman was killed by a shark in the waters off southern Maine. Here on the cape beach closings are so common even the ponds are off limits most of the time. Salt water ponds that is. Having gone on my first shark sightings cruise I can say what a lifetime thrill it was to be alongside a 15 ft White Shark slowly cruising. Having seen Jaws in the theater during its initial release and my passion stirred for all things Lamnidae since, it is such a wonder that things have changed so much during my life that now these magnificent animals are a stones throw away at any time during our rather short summers. Horseneck Beach is not the same anymore.
Ohhh...sharks make themselves throw up human legs, arms, snorkeling gear, etc.
I think the scientists should have the Malibu artist on payroll!!
Awesome video! I learned so much about these magnificent animals. Please post more videos like this 😄
Lol...the kid at the end emerging from the Earth behind you guys....must have been there all day diggin' that hole. Cool Video.
Qualtity content! So important to take the fear from people and transforming it into healthy respect.
Fanatastic as always and thank you!
Did that guy really start to suggest the shark didn't know the swimmer was there for a minute? lol
We humans clearly aren't built to live in water... Great videos, Thank you!
Really interesting episode! Love all of your postings!
Thank you for videos❤️is co habitation worth risk? From Oz. If you can just get out of water…nothing predictable. Never sharks fault..anything could happen. Drones great guards😊
amazing channel, man! there's nothing like it. ❤️
I went cage diving in south Africa with the whites. It was the most awe inspiring thing I've seen. They move so quick and with such force, that if they really wanted you, it would be done in a second and you wouldn't know what hit you. These babies look like they're more curious than anything else
Oh make no mistake about it if you werent in that cage youd be in that sharks belly right now ..only a fool trusts a great white shark or a white tip or a bull shark or a tiger shark or a mako....they will bite you .they may or may not eat you but they will bite your legs off..even if they dont eat you test bites are enough to kill you horribly
Excellent, thanks for this. Great to get the views of a shark behavioural expert
Great interview and footage.
So it seems like it's the seal eaters that we need to be afraid of, 12ft+ since they can bite us in half when they choose to 😆
Awesome research. Still, all my nightmares look like this.
In So Cal, even the sharks are laid back.
Outstanding! Thank you for sharing these videos!
There’s a video of a shark going about a seal in slow, lazy, uninterested motions, just like the “expert” said, then, in a sudden burst of speed it charged the seal, attacking it in a violent predatory kill!
I think Artist knows more about what the sharks are doing more than the college student for the simple fact Artist is out there "in the field" instead of in a classroom.
Agreed.
It's so nice to see sharks behaving as "babies", I think we often forget that these big beasties are kids too and they behave like kids sometimes and aren't being aggressive. It's certainly helped me to diminish my fear of them. Thanks for this.👍
This is amazing! Is someone not doing this same analysis in other locations? Cape Cod, South Africa or Australia?
YOU. ARE. AWESOME
If anyone is guna catch an attack on video. It's this guy
it’s gonna happen, probably a few different angels…!
Wouldnt be surprised if it happened already
The Intel this channel is gathering is invaluable. To science and future research. Having said that, this guy interpreting these videos is falling a bit short of full disclosure level, in saying sharks don’t put us on the menu. They most certainly have in many cases. We even have a few videos now of them clearly predating humans in the act. The research can help us keep safe in the future though. And can form basis for things we can do to reduce the chances of being prey. Certainly the bigger sharks are a lot more dangerous and inclined to prey upon people. But even smaller white sharks and bulls have attacked humans.
Fantastic work... great interview and helpful information share.
Just found your channel and I love it. I have always loved and been fascinated by great white sharks and your channel is very interesting. I wish I had a drone and could do similar things! 🙂❤
Thank you for all you do!
Sharks are sleep swimmers like some humans are sleep walkers 😁
While these smaller sharks are not showing aggression, there haver been very rare instances of attacks by smaller white sharks in Southern California. Maria Korcsmaros and Leeanne Ericson were both nearly killed in SoCal waters near the beach by smaller white sharks in the 10 foot range. I am not sure convincing people they are safe near white sharks is a good idea, people may seek interaction with white sharks based on these videos. I really like your videos and the knowledge gained but I do think you should still emphasize that their are risks and they are quite consequential. Ms. Ericson was in a coma for 9 days due to blood lose from a juvenile white shark attack.
Its a baby a 5 to 6 meter very different interaction. They size you up fast
Am I the only one who had a hard time discerning whether he was saying that shark bites "ARE" or "AREN"T increasing?
The first time I thought he said “are” but later in the video he says “aren’t” many times so I’m pretty sure it’s the latter!
Might be the cali accents
Yet again I have to thank you for your work. I have shown your videos to plenty of people, and completely changed their perspective on these amazing creatures. Greetings from Germany, mate. Dankeschön!
Cheers, Germany! From, Sacramento, California 🇺🇸
Best channel on marine life . Thanks 🦈🐋👍
Outstanding vid! The General Public has so much to learn about shark behavior in the water's of SoCal (I say that because shark behavior probably differs slightly in different locations such as So. Africa, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, etc.). Many thanks for educating all of us. Kudos to you for incredible vids 🇺🇸
That 'dude' is literally the polar opposite of Quint from Jaws
you'll be credited in a peer reviewed paper one of these days!!
Thanks! Been credited in two already. A couple more in the works. :)
heck yeah!!!! citizen science is the best! i wonder if it would be possible to do a drone bio-blitz on the shoreline. maybe you've already done that- either way i love your content!!
Its so obvious the difference between this new way of observing shark behaviour with a drone and the old way of chumming the water to attract sharks and then get in the water with them and shove big underwater cameras in the face while their feeding lol (not to mention Ive seen the people rip the bait/fish head away as they grab for it so I think that makes them frustrated too maybe)... observation is the purest science, the new way is much more respectful,the other is encouraging certain behaviour which obviously makes them look like aggressive and ruthless predators .. thank you Malibu Artist I love your work!
Amazing content by I cannot help to wonder what these experts think of the latest casualty in Egypt. Russian lad eaten by a shark. It’s one of the mots horrific death I have ever seen.
Every single one of them that I’ve seen has been making excuses. Shark bite apologists, people must’ve have asked for it according to them, and of course the “we’re trying to figure out why”. Others simply won’t touch it because it hoes against the ridiculous statements they make about sharks not eating people.
I felt so disappointed when he said the shark didn't know the swimmer was there
So......what happens when conditions eventually change for whatever reason...food, water temp....and all of a sudden 12, 15 and 18 ft white sharks end up there and not just juveniles? Even 10 ft white sharks are dangerous....and you guys act like they arent. 10ft white sharks have been responsible for many attacks. The woman who got bit at Churchs between San Onofre and Lower Trestles a decade ago got attacked by a 10 footer. 10 foot white sharks have killed people in Australia that I know of. Hell, a 6 ft Bull shark is even more dangerous. Just because they are juveniles doesnt mean you are safe swimming in the same water. They are wild animals and apex predators, its naive to think otherwise. I love your research, its very interesting, but when conditions change, so may the behaviour of these sharks.
completely agree
Love your content. A thought, imagine how many sharks can be dart tagged from the drones ? We will have so much data on behaviour and movement. Surely it can be done ?
Great idea!
Very fascinating video, thank you. Not too many white sharks here in Switzerland, unfortunately :)
😆 Cheers, Switzerland! From, Sacramento, California 🇺🇸
Not to many? So there are a few? Interesting...
I'm kidding, have a nice day :)
I doubt there is more people in the water than previous years and decades.
When will you post the full thing? I am dying to see it!
Is that Padaro lane in Carpinteria? If so that cove right behind y’all is a hot spot for juveniles. The shark week guys went and did some research at that exact spot.
Awesome video as Always!
Thanks again!
could the drone give warning signal with red light or beep. If they adopt an alert system, just use the internet to make it public knowledge.
What a beautiful white pretty cool that you can see the tag. How many tagged sharks have you come across with your Drone footage? Also do you see more tagged sharks than not tagged?
Thank you very much for the video, Carlos. ❤️ I love what you are doing for sharks. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I don't know why I pictured the guys at the shark lab in suits LOL
Thank you for all you do bro!!! I live in Northern California and when I talk about loving white sharks people think I’m crazy. I turn them on to your videos and I see mind’s opening! Please keep it up 🤙🏼
Meh, keep swimming with them and eventually your hand will be dealt. Make sure you’re filming if for us though. I’ll get the popcorn.
@@progradepainting3755you don’t know what you’re talking about