A shark being intrigued by the bucket. Grand Bahama, Bahamas: INCREDIBLE IMAGES captured a diver petting a Tiger shark before it widens its mouth towa
A shark being intrigued by the bucket. Grand Bahama, Bahamas: INCREDIBLE IMAGES captured a diver petting a Tiger shark before it widens its mouth towards their hand. One image showed the diver laying a gentle hand under the nearly 15-foot shark?s chin which looks like he?s petting the shark. Another image captured the moment the shark widened its jaws around the diver?s hand as it reached for its next meal. Underwater Photographer Julian Hebenstreit (18) from Hamburg, Germany captured incredible images of Tiger sharks in Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Using a Sony A6400 camera, Julian also captured a Tiger shark?s eyes turning white as it gears up to go for the kill. Julian was able to do this through feeding the sharks tuna fish in order to keep their interest and capture up-close shots of the sharks in action. Julian captured images showing him put his hand on the shark?s nose before it being inches from his face while another shows the diver putting his hand under the shark?s chin as if he was petting the shark. ?The box contains fish and fish leftovers from local fishermen, used to feed and attract the sharks and keep their interest in the divers. When the boat arrives at the dive site, the box is dropped to the bottom and the skipper throws additional fish into the water,? he said. ?Tuna is very oily and is therefore well preserved in the water whilst also spreading very quickly. From experience, most sharks are best attracted using tuna. ?Some sharks have what's called a nictitating membrane, sort of like a retractable shield for their eyes. Sharks use it to protect their eyes when going in for a bite. ?This was my third dive with Tiger Sharks ever, they've always been my favorite animal and it had been my dream to dive with them for many years so just to finally be in the water with them and see how they move and interact with me was really quite breathtaking. ?I loved how invested they were in everyone underwater, they checked us out and came extremely c
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