Great White Sharks Seem to Be Around Humans All the Time: Plus a Ground Breaking Study Using Drones
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- In this week's episode, we examine a surfer and great white shark encounter near shore in Southern California. We also take a look at a monumental two year study conducted by Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab that utilized drones to see how close white sharks get to people.
The research, conducted by graduate student Patrick Rex, used aerial surveys of the nearshore ocean waters along 26 beaches of the Southern California coastline. Rex found that although there were always people in the water, juvenile white sharks were only seen at two “aggregation” sites. (Juvenile white sharks tend to “aggregate” in groups along the near shore before maturing and becoming more solitary individuals).
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I am shocked how calm those surfers/boarders are, how they just don't seem to be afraid. If that was me (even knowing sharks leave us alone most of the time and watching this channel for a long time) I know I would be panicking and swimming in instinctively - which would not do me any favors!! Great vid as always thank you.
I'm the same way. As much as i like and respect sharks, i could not go in that water despite knowing i would probably be fine. Steven Spielberg really did a number on me as a kid with the movie Jaws, that lasts to this day. If any good came from it, it was understanding the power and influence of media on us.
@@jock-of-ages73haha if Speilberg hadnt done Jaws I think most of us wouldnt be worried about them 😂
@jock-of-ages73 Yep absolutely! After watching jaws when I was a kid in the 90s I couldn't even swim in swimming pools for two years!
I surf frequently in SD. It's normal to see lots of animals in the sea( GW's too ) doing their thing. Be calm but hyperobservant just like you would in bear country. There's nothing wrong with being afraid. Use it as guide but try not to let it cheat you of worthwhile experiences. It's hard. 😊
@@adambrown3918 Good advice.
Crazy how close they're getting and the 97% of the days observed numbers. Wild stuff and beautiful images. Thanks for sharing.
Theyve always been this close. Kind of what hes saying here.
Respectfully observing GWS from the safety of this RUclips channel is close enough for me 😅!!!
The clear wàters here obviously has a positive impact on these close encounters, being stealth predators. a lot of the less positive encounters around the world usually involve overcast days and murky waters. Its great to see the locals here are comfortable knowing the sharks are around and stay calm around them . This channel has some of the most stunning photography of white sharks, well done sir 👏👏
Mostly unfactual
They have attacked people in crystal clear waters.
maybe it's not just about being stealth predators, but also about not actually being interested in eating humans, but in murky waters and bad sight conditions being less fortunate in telling the difference before the first test bite.. which can already turn out bad enough for a comparatively small human as we know
Fascinating to see sharks observe humans. Thanks!
That was amazing. It's cool how the shark lab used drones to conduct this study.🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
This is both mesmerizing and horrifying at the same time. Thank you for all the amazing videos.
I couldnt put it into words. Mesmerizing and horrifying is perfect
Yes, more horrifying than mesmorizing or beautiful as many people post here. I think they're nuts personally, liberal tree hugging environmentalists. Wait till one of them bites your leg off.
Poetry in motion! Their graceful movements gliding through the water, takes my breath away. Such grace, like a water ballet. Now, I won’t put a toe in any sea, though I live next to one, I never tire of watching them.
Your fabulous photography captures their beauty and motion 💕
P.S. Too short 😊
Your absolutely right. My rule of thumb in ocean water is dont swim or wade out deeper than waist deep water. Even then you could step on a stingray. That's what did in 'Crockadile Hunter' of all the dangerous things he did. Robert at 68.
Your footge blows me away every single time, Carlos. Thanks for sharing.
Your footage is always so relaxing to watch...
Sharks just chilling and being sharks
Fabulous name!!! Patrick T Rex 😊
You have shown that Great White sharks are not the mindless killers that they were portrayed as. Thank you for educating people about these beautiful creatures
They are still killers when so inclined. Thats like saying hanging around grizzly bears is a beautiful thing. Bottom line..stay far away.
They are not and never have been mindless killers, they usually have a very good reason to bite people. Either they are hungry, or they are trying to get you out of the area they are feeding in. Occasionally there can be mistaken identity, or even accidental bites, but those are also less common than some people would have you believe. Most of the time, as Carlos clearly shows, they have no interest in us. Of course some sharks are more aggressive than others, bull sharks for example are extremely aggressive and are known to have the most testosterone in their bodies than any other shark.
Those were juvenile sharks they can't even eat seals at this age why would they try to attack a person the same size? Now if it was an adult then that be a different story
no, they're the calculating killers as a matter of fact
Absolutely awesome photography, soundtrack and production, As always. . .
Love watching your footage. It's always so neat to see how often we are side by side with these beautiful apex predators
I always look forward to seeing your upcoming videos and this one, like the others, does not disappoint. Thanks for bringing the ocean life a little bit closer for those of us who are unable to experience it firsthand.
Phenomenal footage per usual!!
Love your content. Thanks for doing what you do! My family and I were at Redondo a couple of weeks ago and I reminded the kids to be aware and respectful. I am always on the lookout, hoping to see your drone, in case I can thank you in person one day 😀
One of my favorite top 10 channels on RUclips 💯👏
I was at La Jolla beach one week ago. When we were there my wife and I went out on a kaiak tour. When my wife and I fell out of the kaiak I looked up and saw a drone 15 feet above me and immediately thought of your channel. I was freaking the hell out!!! 😂
Big fan of your work. Any news on the newborn footage?
They really are beautiful animals. I lived in Monterey, Ca when they had the juvenile White shark at the aquarium. I went there a couple times and just watched it swim around for long periods of time. I remember thinking how mysterious it was, and how there was something more to it than just an eating machine. Also, I hated that it wasn’t free. Anyway, thanks for the videos🤙
Poor bub. Great Whites don't live long at all in captivity. That's why it's so rare to see them in aquariums. We have AQWA here in Perth that has an array of sharks but no white pointers. The Grey Nurses are huge and you can swim in the aquarium with them which I'd LOVE to do. Hubby knows I'm obsessed with sharks so is keen on taking me cage diving...swim with the Whites and other species of shark in their own environment. Can't wait😃👏👏
They are not beautiful animals. I would shoot every one if I could. Chief Brody did the right thing in the movie 'Jaws'. I had a close encounter with a stingray as a kid. I never went in ocean water again deeper than waist deep.
I may be misremembering, but I believe the juvenile white at Monterey was the longest any white shark has ever survived in captivity, about 6 weeks, as they usually only survive a few days at most.
A shark study by Mr T-rex. Love it! Hahahahaa
Love your videos!! Thank you for all the great work! Much love from South Africa.
This video, this one in particular, is beautiful and important. Thank you :*
Juvenile Great Whites are apparently more curious than adults which is interesting given human curiosity in adventurous risk taking also typically develops in our teenage years. So you could say, they're just being teenagers. Love these beautiful animals.❤️🦈
Yes, and remember, these sharks are literaly left alone by their mothers from the moment they’re born, so they have to figure out their environnement on their own.
Your footage’s are incredible extremely professional. Thank you
In the Farallon islands, or Humboldt county California, or South Africa, I think things are very different. Fully grown adults GWS that are hunting marine mammals are a different story.
Very educational. Excellent. Thank you from Ireland 🇮🇪
Thanks again for the awesome footage. I’ll be sure to look into the information by Mr T. Rex 😂
Great footage!
Great videos, thank you for helping inform us and keep people and our aquatic neighbors safe.
Interesting theory about sharks headed north because of warmer oceans in the south. I'm checking out the study you've so kindly left for us. Thanks for the video, hope you are doing well.
You always capture such magnificent scenes of white sharks in their rightful depiction, Carlos. The last scene of shark, surfer, beach & cottages encapsulated life in harmony. IF the shark is respected. Cheers from Vancouver. 🇨🇦 (& colder water 🙄)
You always deliver Malibu Artist! Great vid!
Somehow lying on those boards not comforting. Can't wait to see video. ❤
Thanks. I don't think I'd be on the board myself. haha
Very very cool!
After seeing the Shark attack in the Red Sea on the Russian, my terror increased. The pure power and strength was simply astounding! He threw that man around like a toy. And the final arching of the back, and the “bucking “ up and down for the kill, was sickening and terrifying! That Shark must have been starving………
Why people go there at all……….you could not give me a first class trip to anywhere in Egypt.
INCREDIBLY FOOTAGE!!
Amazing research and information. Never had an interest in shark research until I started watching your videos a month or so ago. These videos and information should be collated and edited for TV. This sort of stuff should be in the mainstream, very interesting!
Hey Carlos, I find what you're doing fascinating. I have a huge fear of sharks but I think they are awesome!! Out of curiosity, have you ever been to the "red triangle"? The wildlife out at the farallon islands is supposedly beautiful. Ive always wanted to go. Anyway, keep doing what you're doing its great!!
I never realized there were so many sharks close to shore. Back in 1965, my family took a vacation where we visited Santa Monica beach. I was on a rubber raft and would go out into the water at chest deep and catch a wave to the beach. Ignorance is a blessing. Where there that many sharks back then? (Saw Jaws in ‘75. Never saw the ocean the same again.)
Peter Benchley, who wrote the book, said he wished he'd never wrote it, due to the excessive number of sharks that were killed as a result. To be fair, the book is based on a series of real shark attacks, that happened in 1916 I believe.
I've had some hammerheads check me out like that years ago. I've always respected sharks and by that I mean, I get the hell out as calmly as possible. Great video.
Patrick T. Rex :)
I think the surfer liked the camera far more than the shark :)
I love your channel, me and the wife watching this now in bed 🇬🇧 We got married at Salt Creek Beach and spent a lot of time Paddleboarding around Dana Point and also surfing at Laguna Beach. I knew great whites could be there, but we didnt see any as there was a lot of cloud cover. Scary but also fascinating ✌🏻
Some see the sharks and do not get out of the water. I root for the shark. The human brain is fascinating. That guy in the red swim trunks? Wow. I root for the bull, the bison, the snake, the shark, the bear. These people have serious thinking disorders. Twice, in the past few months, sharks ate people and the rest had to listen and watch. No one was by the shore, no one had any help, nothing anyone could do.
It is not likely, but it is significant. That's enough. My goodness. 9 out of ten people who mess with wild animals will be killed or seriously injured by them. It's not a guessing contest.
Great content as always.
You're a HERO!!!
Makes me wonder how much of the time did your drones give away the sharks locations to swimmers on the beach.
if I saw a drone buzzing around out over the water, I'd have to assume it was watching something, and that would make me curious to see what's there, too. And if I knew I had eyes in the sky, I'd feel a little bolder checking it out as well
Yeah, the attitude of the surfer who kept approaching the shark is the attitude of someone who believes nothing bad will ever happen to them, and they are going to live forever. He's probably fortunate that it was a juvenile great white, and not a bull shark of any age that he approached.
Your videos are amazing.
Brother please keep up with the good work Sir 🙏 we are not ment to swim in the sea it's their domain x much ❤ from Derbyshire England x
Derbyshire is land locked lol 60 miles from the sea 🌊
I mean it. If you seriously consider having a volunteer, just to buy you water or trivia like that, let me know. I will fly to find you just to be a volunteer. Coming close to GW is always one of my dreams.
You have to provide for him sexually as well
@@skankhunt9078not a cool remark.
This channel really is an eye opener. I suspect (or, if my memory serves me right, has been hypothesized on this channel before) that the local juvenile GW’s in California grow up used to humans and therefore don’t see them as prey when they are adults. In less human populated waters that may not be the case. If the sharks can no longer find enough of their natural food, that might complicate the matter.
me too! 💙🎉
I bet shark's think humans stink, id bet its just like us when we smell something strange we tend to seek it out
I love this beautiful Animal!🤍🦈
I hope that there will never be a serious attack by great white Sharks!
People are only guests in his home!🌊🏖🇺🇲😉
There's been many attacks by white pointers but most people live. Most..not all. Tigers and Bulls are a lot more likely to attack but pointers have killed before.
Does anyone else find it funny how the guy who studies sharks is named Patrick T. Rex?
Thank you again TheMalibuArtist 🦈
All of these observations are in daylight and you have to wonder if the shark behavior would be different in the early dawn, late dusk, or nighttime. A couple of the more recent attacks in So Cal were in mornings and evenings.
From dusk 'til dawn is their feeding time as they have more of an element of surprise. People shouldn't be in the waters when the sun's low or gone completely. They're just asking to become prey if they do. Overcast skies aren't the ideal conditions for swimming either.
Southern Cal has become a hot spot for the juvenile GWS, so where do they go when they grow up?
1:33 wow, cool guy
I wonder if there might be ways to develop some sort of shark tourism that is safe for both sharks and humans and the surrounding habitat. Like a floating pier with a plexiglass walkway or something. Or a gondola that goes out on a cable from the beach to the ocean. I've wondered about the same for areas in the Salish Sea frequented by killer whales. People have a great desire to get close to wildlife and it puts both humans and animals in danger but there seem to be few alternatives to places like zoos. In southern Africa, you can go to parks where there are waterholes that attract wildlife in the dry season - you can sit on benches and watch wildlife from very close without disturbing the animals. Maybe something like large "blinds" in Yellowstone - log buildings with an opening all the way around from which to view and photograph wildlife. A volunteer could be stationed in each blind to keep people from being dumb. Without such opportunities, the dispersed nature of human recreation continues to shrink habitat for wildlife that is sensitive to such disturbance. Again, in Africa, there are parks where you can't leave your vehicle, thus keeping both wildlife and humans safe and confining disturbance to the road ensures that animals have predictable access to areas undisturbed by humans. In those parks the wildlife is habituated to cars and you can be very close to the animals. We need opportunities like this more than ever in a world where social media sites monetarily reward people who disturb animals in the wild to get video clicks.
Unfortunately I disagree, mankind has changed the behaviour of every single species that we have encountered, and not in a good way. We have successfully wiped out most predatory land animals, and it's only a question of time before we get all of them. I believe that only marine biologists should be interacting with marine wildlife, and only for scientific purposes, but you can absolutely guarantee that if there's money to be made, then some human is going to be doing it, no matter if it is legal or not.
Aren't most of these sharks near the shore juvenile sharks looking for food? 🤔
They eat rays and fish at that size if I'm not mistaken.
They'll eat whatever they deem safe enough or low enough risk. Best believe if a human was passed out sleep on a paddle board with a leg or arm in the water motionless the shark will take a taste
It's not only juvies coming in to shore. We have 4+m sharks coming in all up the Western Australian coast atm....and it's not even Summer yet. The waters are still cold. Unfortunately we've been getting whale carcasses washing up too. Obviously that brings the sharks even closer. What worries me is why so many deceased whales are showing up. 3 were on my shark watching and alert app just the other day. 3 in one day!! Different beaches but close proximity. It's extremely alarming. I hope the researchers and marine biologists find out why it's happening asap.
You can see their pectoral fins are out/flat with slow tail strides in these clips. Definitely not showing aggressive or predatory behaviour...just curiosity and cruising around. I love our Aussie waters. We have sharks by the shit ton because, with them being protected, they're thriving. Excellent outcome imo.
I accidentally kicked a tiger shark that had been directly under me while swimming in our Swan River where Tiger and Bulls are seen frequently (part of it is the bulls' breeding ground). If the shark wanted to, it could've bitten me as my kick would've been provocation but it just continued on its merry way. I have nothing but love and respect for these beautiful creatures.
Perhaps they're speaking among themselves when they observe us in the water: "Okay, who's gonna take the first bite of THAT thing? I bet a tiger shark wouldn't touch it!"
Sharks are amazing, and like almost all the big sized marine predators are not really a threat statistically. You only need to watch and learn to understand this. But ppl are losing the respect a bit too much. Ppl should know how dangerous can be a 3 metres great white if its reacts agressive in a forced interaction. Even if an attack is rare to happen. Those beauties are fast, strong and fit out formidable weapons.
Forcing situations like this one we are not doing anything good for sharks. Specially ppl who love sharks should have that in mind. Just because we all know the bad news travel fast, and sharks still have that bad reputation among many.
Another great video, thank you. We previously discussed juvenile vs large GWSs and it's certainly interesting to see large GWSs in your videos that are so close to humans and don't seem to be much of a threat. It's remarkable to think that most of us assumed for years that GWSs were simply mindless killers, but they're not, they're amazing, beautiful creatures of nature. btw I don't recall seeing the newborn footage you mentioned...looking forward to it!
They are not beautiful, stay far away. Stay by shore in waist deep water.
@@bobmalack481 maybe I should have said "I think they're beautiful"...and thinking they're beautiful doesn't mean I'm getting anywhere near them in their natural habitat! Especially being I live in the south of Western Australia
@@daleblanchard1768 Ya..I hear all the stories about Croc and shark stories out there.
@@bobmalack481 yep, and it happens, but attacks are rare. Either way there is literally no amount of money I could be bribed with to go diving, spearfishing etc. in the waters here. More chance me flying to the moon. Good example is the Joe Petrovic video, which we're told was near Rottnest Island: ruclips.net/video/R2GVeY3gYM0/видео.html
And unfortunately if something did happen to this person the shark would have been demonized and thats terrible. We always need to respect all wildlife regardless if they seem "tame" or adjusted to human interaction. I just feel terrible for the wildlife that gets blamed for incidents that could possibly have been avoided. Anyway thanks for these amazing videos.
wow. i grew up surfing and swimming all the time in california. only ever saw two sharks Id say
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This surfer's encounter with this juvenile shark is what could, very well, get him seriously injured or killed by a shark. This shark is giving him a false sense of security that may not pan out well with another shark or, better yet, a hungry one!
Noone gonna talk about that one guy fighting for his life at 2:20. Bro thought it was all over
The narrator is right..sharks don't want to have anything to do with people..unless of course they're either hungry of curious..in which case you may still get bit since they're curiosity is satisfied by biting things. There's only one sure fire way to protect yourself against sharks and that's to not be in the water with them.
If that Shark was hungry we are on the menu!
I was listening to , maybe shark week? Not sure.. that sharks are now thought to be very smart and have emotions etc much like dolphins?? I just love your channel, recently in the Fl keys, I was toooo afraid to snorkel at the Lighthouse or kayak much! Saw plenty of great things from shore ( baby nurse, baby grouper, and mom and baby manatee!!!) incredible.. and can’t beat that pie either!!
I'm from Montauk and also an avid surfer. As many know montauk is the fishing capital of the world and the same place the wr great white was caught that inspired jaws. Many of my fisherman friends have told me they're seeing way more sharks than ever. And more species that aren't usually here. They pull up at least two bull sharks a day now they say.
Jaws was inspired by the book of the same name, written by Peter Benchley, based on the true events of a series of shark attacks that occurred, I believe in 1916.
Nobody commented ont the guy mentioned so, I shall. Imagine a study by sharks being done by Patrick T.Rex.
That's some figurative evolutionary overlap worthy of a nod 😂
I think your videos have everybody feeling like they're a shark expert out there. 🤷♀️ I don't believe that ten years ago you wouldn't have seen so many people being so comfortable next to these sharks.
I love great whites ❤ fascinating, your so lucky to be able to observe them in your waters.
Thanks for ruining my beach days, lol
I'm going to stick with my plan to stay out of the ocean. It's beautiful, the sharks are beautiful, I'll enjoy looking at both from a distance.
You significantly play down the danger sharks pose and therefore put people in danger
Easy to do when you're filming from a drone.
He's not downplaying anything. He's giving us an idea of how often sharks are around beaches and that even though shark attacks are rare, we should still be mindful and respectful of them as we should any other animal.
We're given information. It's up to the average individual to not be a jackass. TheMalibuArtist doesn't have to tell you or anyone else on the planet to not be stupid.
@@rico653caines3 He should go into the water with an underwater cam instead of filming them from the air. After watching his videos you come away with the idea that they are not dangerous.
I like the idea of a good number of juvenile white sharks around. They will frighten off bull sharks, which are more dangerous, Bull sharks will take a bite out of that thing in the water.
That many around decreases the probability of a bite. Number of attacks per number of sharks ratio!
Surfer was smart enough to keep his hands and feet out of the water when the shark was near to avoid looking like a seal from below. I decided a long time ago I don't like being in the ocean when I watched a dude fishing from the beach and caught a shark. The idea of having God knows what swimming below or near me is enough to keep me From venturing out past knee high
THIS is why l never did go in ocean water deeper than waste deep as a kid to an adult to this day. Same for stepping on sting rays even in waste deep water. I'll do any thing ocean wise, fish from jettys, piers boating, sailing, but I will never go out in the water beyond my waste deep rule. Thats just me.
What type drone do u rec for beach & ocean videography?
I get scared in lakes thinking of Jaws. Spielberg ruined all that fun for me years ago.
Since watching Jaws 😢,, I do not enter the water, only for a paddle, I would definitely panic. And 💩 myself if I fell off one of those paddleboards.😢
These white sharks have been there with these surfers and swimmers long before drones were invented! Lol. I've seen 2 paddle boarding, and caught one surf fishing, which I immediately cut lose after realizing what I had on the line
All it takes is for one to be hungry.
Strange i have never has shark in my living room, are the sharks getting close to its or are we getting closer to them?
That shark decided that surfer was to bony.
Watch The Beach, and you'll see the difference between young sharks and full-grown adult sharks.
Where were these shots
Been surfing my entire life, seen many sharks. Humans are not on the sharks menu, if we were there'd be thousands of fatal attacks daily.
T. REX vs great whites 🙌
Don’t look like a seal, murky water & avoid any seals swimming. Large WS hunt fat seals🦈🦈🦈 great vlog of interactions
What makes sharks attack humans, is chumming near by…
SHARKS ARE MORE ATTRACTED TOO TRASHING IN THE WATER THATS WHEN THEY NORMALLY MOVE IN FOR THE KILL
In all your hours of drone filming, have you ever recorded a shark attack?
Nope. Not even one aggressive motion by the sharks actually.
@@TheMalibuArtist That's what I thought. Thanks for your reply as well as your important work. Please keep it up.