Hand Feeding a Great White

Somebody recently shared this YouTube video with me:

My first knee-jerk response was, “What a nutjob”, but I thought about it a bit more. Is she really that crazy?

Like all animals, we have a pretty good “gut” feeling about when we are in danger, particularly around animals. I’m sure evolutionary biologists could write a thesis about why this is, but in short, it boils down to survival instincts and those having better ones living longer (and passing on those valuable genes).

The woman in the video admits that she usually does not feel this way around white sharks, but this one was different. The shark even looks less aggressive than your run-of-the-mill white shark.

What do you think, shark whisperer or nutjob?

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5 Responses to “Hand Feeding a Great White”

Koh Tao Diving Says:
June 30th, 2011 at 4:56 am
I’m not sure I would have been quite as brave as she was. I had the jaws music playing in my head all the way through that clip.

Still… I’d love to see a great white up close.
Jerry Says:
August 11th, 2011 at 7:23 pm
I’ve seen this sort of thing in South Australia where divers have stood on top of the cages and stroked large great white sharks. It scares me, but so far I have not heard of any of these scuba divers getting injured. Check out the sites around Port Lincoln, SA here:
http://www.live4diving.com/dive-sites/search.aspx?town=port%20lincoln
Luke Ansell Says:
September 4th, 2011 at 3:38 am
We’ll I cant say that I would try that, but i have seen guys out in SA swimming and diving with them without too much problem.

Still nice to see on a sunday morning, Thanks!
Paul Says:
October 21st, 2011 at 8:26 pm
Would not do it myself.
Diving Spot Says:
December 15th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
Sungguh luar biasa……