An oceanic whitetip boldly approaches the camera on a bluewater dive offshore from the Big Island, Hawaii

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An oceanic white tip (Carcharhinus longimanus) investigates me while blue water diving off the Kona coast of the Big Island, Hawaii.

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Photo credit: © Jeff Milisen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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