Watch a Great White Leap From the Water and Chomp for a Sailor’s Foot

Have you ever experienced a great white shark bite? Luckily, very few have had to endure such a challenge. While occurrences like this are few and far between, they’re still bound to happen to some. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy posted a startling video of an encounter between a great white shark and a human near Wellfleet, Massachusetts. In this scene, a great white shark nearly bites the toes off a boater.

Check Out This Intense Moment in the Video Below!

The video begins by depicting a boat cruising rapidly through the water. A man stands at the end of the boat when, suddenly, a great white shark jumps out of the water. The great white attempts to bite at the man’s feet and the boaters have an intense reaction. The men aboard discuss the bizarre scene, and the close encounter can be viewed once more in slow motion.

Background on Great White Sharks

Great White Sharks can be found all over the globe and have many characteristics that are unique to them. For instance, great whites are highly intelligent and learn quickly. They are clever and efficient, which aids them in hunting prey. Great white sharks also have a sixth sense called electro-reception. Electro-reception allows great whites to sense electrical currents within the earth’s crust and electrical fields of certain prey. Due to this quality, great white sharks have an advantage over other predators and can hunt and navigate with ease.

Great white sharks also have physical characteristics that aid them in catching prey. Their sense of smell is acute and impressive. If a single drop of blood were to fall in over 10 billion drops of water, the great white could sense it. Furthermore, the great white’s sharp teeth are helpful in catching, killing, and devouring prey. The great white has 300 serrated teeth that make it one of the best predators in the ocean.

Great whites look for prey such as sea birds, crustaceans, and other sharks. Larger species of great white sharks will eat sea lions, orcas, and seals. However, some great whites enjoy feeding on massive animals like whales and whale carcasses.

Great white sharks may look fearsome, but they are not as violent and threatening as they might seem. Most great white sharks do not mean to attack humans. In many cases, great whites are prone to mistaking humans swimming in the ocean for seals. They will attack or bite a human, who they think is a seal, and quickly retreat after realizing their mistake.

Overall, shark attacks aren’t common. In 2021, only 73 unprovoked shark bites were recorded across the globe. Furthermore, the likelihood of being killed by a shark is one in 4.3 million. Therefore, shark attacks are not something that the average person should be concerned about when wanting to take a relaxing swim in the ocean.

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The great white shark is considered one of the apex predators of the ocean, but it isn’t the only one. There is another animal that is thought to be more dangerous than this mighty shark – the killer whale. Highly intelligent, this apex predator has been known to hunt the white shark when food is scarce. Check out this video to see who is on the menu for the powerful Orca.

Dolphins are highly intelligent mammals and have been known to protect humans from sharks. Since dolphins live in pods, they are in large groups and when threatened, are able to face this threat as one unit. The video illustrates not only how formidable they are against the great white shark but how much they help humans.

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