See the Epic Waterslide That Goes Straight Through Shark Infested Waters

Fancy spending some time in shark-infested waters but without the danger? The epic waterslide will do the job and more! This vid gives you a perfect view of what it’s like. Don’t blink though, because you’ll miss it!

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Sharks And Water Slides

The vid features the ‘Leap of Faith’ waterside at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. We get the view of what happens as you speed through the 60-foot slide entering the clear acrylic tunnel submerged in a lagoon of amazing marine life.

The park has many lagoons filled with marine life and is the location of the largest open-air marine habitat in the world where over 250 marine species are displayed.

One of the lagoons is called the predator lagoon and you can walk through the transparent 100-foot underwater tunnel and appreciate the creatures at a more leisurely pace than when on a waterslide. Some examples of the amazing creatures on display include rays, sawfish, barracuda, and sharks.

Sawfish And Barracudas In The Bahamas

Sawfish are large marine creatures with a very distinctive appearance. They like warm, shallow, coastal water habitats and can grow to weigh over 1,000 pounds.

You will recognize them instantly by their rostrum. This is an elongated snout that can reach up to a third of its body length. The rostrum has peg-like spikes which make it look like a saw. Different species and different individuals have a varying number of teeth on the rostrum but the older the sawfish, the more teeth it will have. Also, females tend to have fewer teeth than males.

This rostrum is not just there to look good! It is covered in sensory organs and allows the fish to detect the movement of fish through a process called electroreception. But it can also be a weapon! You may see sawfish using it to pin their prey to the ocean floor!

Barracudas are big and fast carnivorous fish! Adults are often up to 20 pounds but exceptionally they can reach 50 pounds. They can achieve speeds of over 30 mph. Barracudas have long, slim bodies and a lot of teeth! They have a pointy lower jaw that sticks out and they tend to swim with their mouth open. This reveals dozens of tiny but very sharp teeth! Some of them are angled forward but others tilt backward. This is to stop small fish from getting out once they have been caught!

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