I was a Divemaster,
and enjoyed along with others SCUBA diving with the fish on coral reefs or if in freshwater Lake Tanganyika, but I would have doubts about diving with a Great White, (Carcharodon
carcharias), but not so for Hawaiian diver Ocean Ramsey, the shark is named Deep Blue, who
is believed to be 50 years old and pregnant, which is why she is so big and
doesn't act like the Hollywood version of a great white, last Tuesday, Ramsey and
other divers were observing tiger sharks feeding on a whale carcass in the
ocean off Oahu, great whites don't normally come close to Hawaii because the
water is too warm, but Deep Blue hung out all day with the divers and some
dolphins, Ramsey enjoyed the interlude, She was especially thrilled because, based on the shark’s
size and markings, she tentatively identified her as Deep Blue, a shark she has
swum with on research trips to Guadalupe Island, Mexico, “I’m without words;
it’s heartwarming; she’s probably the most gentle great white I’ve ever seen.
Big pregnant females are actually the safest ones to be with, the biggest
oldest ones, because they’ve seen it all — including us.” (Sharks only bite
humans when they are curious or mistake people for their natural prey, she
said.) “That’s why I kind of call her, like, a grandma shark.” you can read more about Deep Blue and Ocean Ramsey at the Honolulu Star
Advertiser, for myself despite assurances I still would prefer to see Great White's from the safty of being inside a shark proof cage!
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