Ningaloo Reef: Woman injured by whale shark at Australian tourist spot

[Von Due]

^Why do they show a picture of a sand tiger when talking about tiger sharks? Pointless nitpicking aside, this is the kind of video that is meant to shock more than to inform. The narrator's choice of words, his selection of anecdotes and his voicing, it's infotainment for the sake of shock value, clicks and ad revenue. He must be a huge fan of Discovery Channel.

Help sharks in trouble

[Gerald]

This video I posted was just a small clip because of the topic as a whole. But I definitely agree that the person who tells this lacks knowledge of the clip..he probably reads from a script and he himself has no idea.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Von Due

^Why do they show a picture of a sand tiger when talking about tiger sharks? Pointless nitpicking aside, this is the kind of video that is meant to shock more than to inform. The narrator's choice of words, his selection of anecdotes and his voicing, it's infotainment for the sake of shock value, clicks and ad revenue. He must be a huge fan of Discovery Channel.

Help sharks in trouble

My thoughts precisely

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Von Due

^Why do they show a picture of a sand tiger when talking about tiger sharks? Pointless nitpicking aside, this is the kind of video that is meant to shock more than to inform. The narrator's choice of words, his selection of anecdotes and his voicing, it's infotainment for the sake of shock value, clicks and ad revenue. He must be a huge fan of Discovery Channel.

Help sharks in trouble

Just given a little more thought on the matter and possibly the only thing the narrator got right was the choice for the no1 spot.

[Gerald]

I would rather avoid that experience during a swim..this is crystal clear!

[Von Due]

One of the coolest, weirdest sharks in the waters

I would absolutely hate to meet any of them though while swimming around in their own stew pot.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Von Due

One of the coolest, weirdest sharks in the waters
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Looks like something out of a horror movie.

[Von Due]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Looks like something out of a horror movie.

Or something out of the dinosaur age One of the "living fossiles" we have today and it shows.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Von Due

Or something out of the dinosaur age One of the "living fossiles" we have today and it shows.

I'll stick to my indoor pool thanks

[vienna]

Is that what you're calling your bathtub nowadays?...







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[August]

Originally Posted by iambecomelife

Turns out the reporters made an error - the article wrongly said Whale Shark when it was a Humpback Whale. Huge difference!

However, what Platapus said is still true; Humpback Whales are another docile species. I think it was an accident; it's hard to picture one of them maliciously banging into a diver.

Tell that to Moby Dick!

[Gerald]

Scuba dive instructor Andrew Lomakin filmed an incredible 12-minute encounter with a juvenile humpback whale in the shallows of Lady Elliot Island.

Australia's east coast whale migration brings humpbacks to the warm waters of the Great Barrier Reef every year, but Mr Lomakin described the interaction in the shallow water as "super rare".

Video by Isabelle Rodd

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-au...t-barrier-reef

A wonderfully entertaining show.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by August

Tell that to Moby Dick!

ok but Mr Dick was a sperm or "pot" whale, not a Humpback. They are known to be a bit more aggressive. And whale hunters had tried to kill him several times, so his action seems appropriate.. the story of the whaler Essex being sunk by a whale is true.

Seriously, the most docile big-sized animal can accidentally kill a human, it is really any human's own responsibility to get in harms way, if he/she wants to watch a whale herd at touch distance.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by vienna

Is that what you're calling your bathtub nowadays?...







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Aye

[Jimbuna]