See One Of The First Great White Sightings in San Diego This Year

The narrator in this video starts by explaining that it’s March and that it’s sunny. Well, of course, this is definitely Southern California where there are hardly any notable seasons. Really, what you get to experience is a lot of sunlight on a regular basis with very mild weather.

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If you venture out toward the beach, you do get to experience a lot more wildlife. It’s one of the most humbling places! The narrator goes on to explain that during this sighting, in particular, the water just isn’t as clear as it would be during the summer months.

Watch This Amazing Great White Shark Sighting

The video was taken in March 2020 and as the narrator explains, the water is quite clear. She happens upon a great white shark via a drone. She explains that the shark is quite close to the surface of the water and that it’s only about 400 feet out from shore.

She then explains that the drone pulls up a bit higher to give you an even broader view of exactly what this shark is doing so close to shore. This great white shark is swimming in a circular fashion and it’s leaving a trail in a near-perfect circle.

According to research, sharks sometimes display this behavior when they are sleeping. Sharks don’t sleep as humans do. They don’t have moments of complete rest, releasing all of the tension in the muscles of their bodies. Sharks rest in a different state!

If you have children or pets or you’re just a light sleeper — you’ve heard the saying that someone is sleeping with “one eye open,” and in the case of great white sharks, they sleep with both eyes open. Their pupils remain alert, monitoring the space around them.  

Sometimes, sharks circle something they are curious about. Often, this is perceived as predatory behavior but really, it’s just a shark trying to figure out what’s going on. Even though some sharks do swim while sleeping, others may just sink down to the ocean floor and cuddle in a group or somewhere dark and secluded where they won’t encounter any trouble.

As far as great white sharks, however, they can’t stop moving. They have to keep swimming. They need constant movement to stay alive. It may just be that this first great white sighting was one of a shark just trying to get a bit of rest.

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Great white sharks may be one of the largest apex predators in the ocean, but they aren’t the largest animal in the water. That honor goes to the blue whale. As the biggest animal on the planet, this animal needs a large amount of food to keep itself nourished. Watch as this incredible animal enjoys a meal fit for a 200-ton beast!

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