Apex predator meets well-intentioned snacks.
I'm telling you, sharks have meetings about us, and this is just one of their tricks to score a free meal.
Edit: autocorrected "apex" to Alex lol
That's what I thought lol.
We're the apex predator, humanity can literally destroy the fucking Earth with the push of a button. Even if we put that aside, we have weapons capable of destroying our enemies continents apart
Sharks hate the taste of humans. There are less than 100 shark bites a year on the entire planet. You're way more likely to be killed by jellyfish than sharks.
If this shark bit these guys, that would be 5% of all the global shark bites that year.
The stats are misleading because the interactions between free swimming humans and great whites are rare. When it does happen the chances of the human being chum are probably very high.
I don't think anyone can say sharks hate the taste of humans, when they do attack you will be lucky to find a limb leftover, the recent resort footage and the malabar attacks come to mind. Ive seen the uncut malabar footage and that shark keeps coming back until there is nothing left.
Great Whites aren't apex, that's Orca. They eat those fishies for fun.
Even in a one-on-one it's not even close
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/01/africa/orca-kills-great-white-shark-south-africa-scn/index.html
Sharks do not usually eat humans. They might attack if they think that the human is similar to their usual prey (seals), and even in that case they will let go most of the times, once they realize that they were mistaken.
Also, the last thing you should do when you see a shark nearby is panic and thrash around trying to swim away. You would make them see you as prey or make them think that you are injured.
That's a mako??? Holy christ blue planet doesn't do them justice for size reference. I've always assumed a mako to be the size of a good yellow fin tuna. Or like a oversized barracuda. (Obviously more girthy)
I can't help but wonder what the shark was thinking when he stopped thrashing around. I like to imagine it was "okay guys, sorry for trying to kill you, but I've realised I actually need help" because he was just too chill when they dragged him back in.
Honestly it probably passed out since it was breathing straight air and exerting all of that energy. That's why when they got it back in it had to be leveled and sit for a second. With fish, when that happens you're supposed to kind of move them back and fourth to get the water in their gills again
That's wild! (Most) sharks swim while they are sleeping. That's crazy! Some do snooze on the ground. Those can push water through their gills while stationary
There’s actually a weird phenomenon where sharks go still when upside down. Described as “trance-like”, they basically just float there.
As they are dragging it back into the water, it’s almost completely upside down and if you notice, it basically never moves while it’s orientated this way. It’s not until it finally flips back over, rests a second, that it finally swims away.
Prolly coz it was partially drowning.
[Not meant to pull sharks backwards in the water](https://www.sharktruth.com/why-sharks-drown-when-pulled-backwards/)
No I think they turned upside down to induce tonic immobility in the shark so they could pull it out without thrashing. You will notice they turn it upright once in the water so it recovers from that and swims.
Helped it back into the sea, but still got the Heck out of the way when it was swimming.
That is real respect for nature.
Doing our biy while remembering that animals are wild, we can choose to help, but fear and hunger would turn our aid into disaster.
Do your bit for nature, but stay safe doing so.
Nah, the safest place you can be in this situation is in the water, this shark decided to try land to hunt and I'm not gonna be the dummy caught on land with a shark on the loose
he should have fashioned some kind of breathing apparatus out of kelp, it wouldn't have to work for days at a time but maybe an hour hour forty-five would be enough
Last time this was posted someone mentioned that Shark is probably doing really poor health wise to have beached itself like that, and very likely died shortly after returning to the ocean. Noble and brave of these guys, but risked their lives to save a fish that was dying anyways. Nature gonna nature.
this shark did wash up dead pretty soon after— i read that the people trying to help actually dragged it through the sand in a way that made it go into the shark’s gills. if not killing it, definitely making the shark’s condition worse.
so if they had alerted lifeguards and kept the area clear of other ppl the proper procedure would be i think to kinda barrel roll the shark back in to disorient (but not harm) the shark enough to get it back in the water but pulling it backwards in the sand by the tail causes sand to enter the gills and that’s a fatal injury in most cases. so it was worse to interfere tbh
Spearfisherman here, that’s a big ass mako shark. I’ve seen probably 100 sharks while in the water diving over the years. Ive had about 6 or them try to taste me. I’ve seen 4 makos, they are 4 of the 6. Fuck makos. But *sigh*, good job guys that was the right thing to do.
lol! I spotted that, that mad bastard sticking around! Isn't it one of those 'Remora' fish that eats scraps of food, really surprised to see how commited they are for a free meal lmao
They have a symbiotic relationship with sharks, wales, and other larger species. They essentially follow them, and constantly eat the stuff that grows on them. Basically, a living wash cloth!
This is what happens when you don’t enforce border control: first they beach themselves, then they want our help, next they’ll be coming ashore with baby sharks demanding citizenship!
"aaww this looks like a fine place to finally die. I'm tired of humans taking every fish in the sea. Now... I can finaly... rest...
EY EY EY WHAT ARE YOU DOING!"
That’s a very large mako shark, not a great white.
A couple people have noted this and gotten downvoted but they didn’t provide any context.
Great white sharks are at or near the top apex predators of fish. Mako sharks don’t get as large, but they get pretty friggin big.
“Jaws” was a great white shark, this is a mako. They’re known to be the fastest fish in the ocean, swimming over 45 mph. It’s possible they can go faster, we just haven’t recorded it.
Great whites are top tier ocean predators but their top speed has only been recorded at 35 mph. Befittingly, we recently learned that great whites are a prey species for orca whales which can also swim at up to 35 mph.
While an orca might be able to angle its approach and cut off a retreating or fleeing mako, the shark has a 10-12 mph advantage. They can flee if needed and avoid conflict. An orca or orca pod can typically track down a great white.
Makos are the cheetahs of the see. Great whites are the lions. Orcas are the tigers.
Wahoo are pretty cool fish. They’re like a mix between a mackerel and a tuna and can get pretty big (100-150 pounds). They have super sharp teeth and have been known to swim toward the boat when hooked and jump out of the water. I recall at least one unlucky fisherman who died as a result of a wahoo leaping full speed, getting over the transom or rail of the boat and its teeth sliced through his femoral artery.
When fishing for them it’s usually recommend to use a steel wire leader as their teeth function like serrated scissors and they can just bite through monofilament and braided fishing line.
They’re very tasty. Hawaiians call the fish Ono, which is also the Hawaiian word for delicious, pleasurable, enjoyable, etc. So a good meal would be “so ono.”
This was all I imagined when they grabbed it by the tail, I thought they were about to yeet that shark back home
Good on them. It’s fair to be scared of sharks but ultimately, they still live in the same world as us. The ability to show mercy is what makes us different from other animals.
I mean I consider myself brave and bravery is, I believe, on of the most important attributes to have in any walk of life. It’s something I try to drill into my kids regularly. Especially when it’s for the benefit of others.
But fuck that.
Imagine being this shark and going back to the shole and being like , "Ive tried twice now but something keeps pulling me back dunno what it is by I think it's a sign "
Smart to have it on its back when dragging it back into the ocean to start. They go into like a trance on their back so no bitey. Of course, once it was upright again, all bets are off.
Don’t a lot of sharks become kind of “paralyzed” when flipped upside down? If so it makes sense that that one dude kept it upside down until the shark was fully submerged.
Fuck Mako sharks. They’re descendants of sharks that definitely ate someone you’re related to ancestrally. The most aggressive, mandating shark ever created. It’s really nice what these guys did, but I hate that specific species of shark.
Apex predator meets well-intentioned snacks. I'm telling you, sharks have meetings about us, and this is just one of their tricks to score a free meal. Edit: autocorrected "apex" to Alex lol
Apex predator helps fish
That's what I thought lol. We're the apex predator, humanity can literally destroy the fucking Earth with the push of a button. Even if we put that aside, we have weapons capable of destroying our enemies continents apart
Even excluding us, orcas run the seas.
How can they run the seas if they don't have legs?
Same way you’re about to run that nice watch.
Sharks hate the taste of humans. There are less than 100 shark bites a year on the entire planet. You're way more likely to be killed by jellyfish than sharks. If this shark bit these guys, that would be 5% of all the global shark bites that year.
I don't know how true it is but i've read that according to statistics more people die from cows and vending machines than sharks per year.
Vending machines are the real apex predators.
Like that anime dude that turned into one of
That is why I always help push vending machines back into the ocean where they belong
That's exactly what the sharks want you to think...
The stats are misleading because the interactions between free swimming humans and great whites are rare. When it does happen the chances of the human being chum are probably very high. I don't think anyone can say sharks hate the taste of humans, when they do attack you will be lucky to find a limb leftover, the recent resort footage and the malabar attacks come to mind. Ive seen the uncut malabar footage and that shark keeps coming back until there is nothing left.
Tell that to the guy in Egypt who got eaten
How do we know they don't like the taste? At less than 100 shark bites a year I don't think they've really given us a fair sampling.
You ASK them…duh!
Maybe sharks hate the taste of humans but you don’t know if you like the taste of someone or not until you have tried to eat some
Great Whites aren't apex, that's Orca. They eat those fishies for fun. Even in a one-on-one it's not even close https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/01/africa/orca-kills-great-white-shark-south-africa-scn/index.html
That’s a Mako shark
And a fucking big one! I didn't realize they got that big
They’re still considered apex predators.
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just be glad he’s not a surfer
*”Watch this! I’ll beach myself and they’ll help me back and I’ll see if I can chomp off an arm or a leg.”*
Sharks do not usually eat humans. They might attack if they think that the human is similar to their usual prey (seals), and even in that case they will let go most of the times, once they realize that they were mistaken. Also, the last thing you should do when you see a shark nearby is panic and thrash around trying to swim away. You would make them see you as prey or make them think that you are injured.
To be fair, me just walking around normal looks like I'm injured
Good thing you won’t find a shark while walking!
So they’re not like the shark meetings in Finding Nemo?
Chomp, bill my arms gone
Play with fire, they say...
Mako.
That's a mako??? Holy christ blue planet doesn't do them justice for size reference. I've always assumed a mako to be the size of a good yellow fin tuna. Or like a oversized barracuda. (Obviously more girthy)
Mako sharks are much smaller than great whites, but they are still huge. They can grow up to 12 feet (3.7 meters)
Mako eat good yellow fin tuna (and bluefin, swordfish, etc)
Classy bunch of fellas, real high society diet.
A lot of animal programs fail to translate just how big animals can be. I’m always blown away by things like elephants and tigers in zoos.
More people need to use the word "girthy".
Shortfin mako. Fastest shark. This one was dying it beached itself twice another group helped it back in again, and it died shortly after
Bro just wanted to die but they kept saving it
Not only are they fast they'll practically eat anything even garbage
Yep, also, this shark ended up dying shortly after.
Survival of the finnest
Beautiful shark
It was found a few days later dead in the water.
“It’s gotta deep throat frank!”
I can't help but wonder what the shark was thinking when he stopped thrashing around. I like to imagine it was "okay guys, sorry for trying to kill you, but I've realised I actually need help" because he was just too chill when they dragged him back in.
Honestly it probably passed out since it was breathing straight air and exerting all of that energy. That's why when they got it back in it had to be leveled and sit for a second. With fish, when that happens you're supposed to kind of move them back and fourth to get the water in their gills again
(Most) sharks can't breathe in the water when they're sitting still - and why they're always moving. It's called "ram ventilation."
That's wild! (Most) sharks swim while they are sleeping. That's crazy! Some do snooze on the ground. Those can push water through their gills while stationary
Another cool but random fact is that dolphins sleep with half their brain at a time so they can remain vigilant.
Same
There’s actually a weird phenomenon where sharks go still when upside down. Described as “trance-like”, they basically just float there. As they are dragging it back into the water, it’s almost completely upside down and if you notice, it basically never moves while it’s orientated this way. It’s not until it finally flips back over, rests a second, that it finally swims away.
Prolly coz it was partially drowning. [Not meant to pull sharks backwards in the water](https://www.sharktruth.com/why-sharks-drown-when-pulled-backwards/)
No I think they turned upside down to induce tonic immobility in the shark so they could pull it out without thrashing. You will notice they turn it upright once in the water so it recovers from that and swims.
Remora be like o shit oh shit
I didn't know remoras just _stick_ to them even out of water
They're homies
Ride or die
**You're gonna need a bigger boat**
But not balls.
The boat is for the balls
Helped it back into the sea, but still got the Heck out of the way when it was swimming. That is real respect for nature. Doing our biy while remembering that animals are wild, we can choose to help, but fear and hunger would turn our aid into disaster. Do your bit for nature, but stay safe doing so.
Whenever an inspirational speech happens in a movie I tell my kid about deep blue sea. He's sick of it. I'll never change.
It's my sister's favourite movie!
I appreciated this concise story in three parts. It’s comforting to know some things will never change.
I love that scene haha
This gif is cut perfectly lmao
that shark was so mad it bit the sand, lol. Takes some balls to be in the water long enough to help it to safety, good for them for helping!!
Nah, the safest place you can be in this situation is in the water, this shark decided to try land to hunt and I'm not gonna be the dummy caught on land with a shark on the loose
he should have fashioned some kind of breathing apparatus out of kelp, it wouldn't have to work for days at a time but maybe an hour hour forty-five would be enough
Land sharks are the worst only slightly less annoying than sharknados
Yeah but those only happen in Kansas and Missouri, maybe nebraska.
Made way more stressful by that woman's voice.
Yeah seriously I was triggered by that “mom tone” holy shit lol.
Babe be careful! Thanks for reminding me hun.
lol. Babe, that’s a shark. Sharks are dangerous babe. BABE!
Hey shutup lady
She was probably the wife or mother of one of those guys. You know, someone who loves and cares about him.
Last time this was posted someone mentioned that Shark is probably doing really poor health wise to have beached itself like that, and very likely died shortly after returning to the ocean. Noble and brave of these guys, but risked their lives to save a fish that was dying anyways. Nature gonna nature.
this shark did wash up dead pretty soon after— i read that the people trying to help actually dragged it through the sand in a way that made it go into the shark’s gills. if not killing it, definitely making the shark’s condition worse.
It was a few minutes from dying. How could they have made its condition worse?
so if they had alerted lifeguards and kept the area clear of other ppl the proper procedure would be i think to kinda barrel roll the shark back in to disorient (but not harm) the shark enough to get it back in the water but pulling it backwards in the sand by the tail causes sand to enter the gills and that’s a fatal injury in most cases. so it was worse to interfere tbh
Spearfisherman here, that’s a big ass mako shark. I’ve seen probably 100 sharks while in the water diving over the years. Ive had about 6 or them try to taste me. I’ve seen 4 makos, they are 4 of the 6. Fuck makos. But *sigh*, good job guys that was the right thing to do.
Imagine saving that shark, and then finding out some kid had his leg bit off at that beach 20 minutes later.
That was scary to watch
Yeah respect to them for saving the shark but holy shit they could easily lost an arm or leg with that Mako
Poor sharky
What was the little black fish chomping on the sharks neck, lol made it look like it was his fault
lol! I spotted that, that mad bastard sticking around! Isn't it one of those 'Remora' fish that eats scraps of food, really surprised to see how commited they are for a free meal lmao
Yeah he was ride or die for that lol And cool name !
They have a symbiotic relationship with sharks, wales, and other larger species. They essentially follow them, and constantly eat the stuff that grows on them. Basically, a living wash cloth!
It’s those fish that attach themselves and eat the scraps lol He was probably like “goddamn it Bob, I told you take a left at the reef, not a right!”
Shark: *tries to evolve onto land.* Humans: "Not today, sharky."
Holy shit is that a mako?
Yes.
How do those guys even walk with balls that big. Bravo!
That shark lucky he didn’t wash up on the shores of Louisiana, he would’ve been deep fried and seasoned with the hour
The woman shouting, it’s to dangerous, men, fuck that I’m brave 😂
WTF is this sentence? Also, *too. Finally, this shark ended up dying shortly after.
*We did it!!* *__OH GOD GET OUT OF THE WATER__*
"Should we chance encounter again, I'll not be returning the favor." -Shark, probably
Landshark. (Seriously, good for them...not me..)
This is both fascinating while also heart wrenching. Bro is just a shark. Doing shark type shit. All of the sudden...... He's suffocating.
That’s a killer right there. Legit, that thing is easily a killer. Dude’s have major balls for saving it. Glad they did so safely.
“She left me! I saw her swimming with another shark. Just leave me be. “
Next level of stupidity to me. Risking loosing a limb, sepsis and other
This is what happens when you don’t enforce border control: first they beach themselves, then they want our help, next they’ll be coming ashore with baby sharks demanding citizenship!
Gotta be AUS.
>Gotta be AUS. Nah. Lady didn't say "mate" at the end of her screeching.
Fair. Was just guessing based on the bad ass bros swing that shark back into the water. Lol
Nope nope nope. 
This is why men live less.
Stupid.
That’s cool & all, but I’m definitely going home right after that bc getting back in that water is gonna be a big fuck no on this side.
I’m sure the mother of the child it’ll devour soon will be grateful
This is why women live longer than men
"aaww this looks like a fine place to finally die. I'm tired of humans taking every fish in the sea. Now... I can finaly... rest... EY EY EY WHAT ARE YOU DOING!"
Maybe he sat there contemplating all the people he ate with regrets
I think it's just great that they did that while I sit comfortably land-locked watching it on video.
Aww look at his little signal fish buddy not abandoning him.
That’s a very large mako shark, not a great white. A couple people have noted this and gotten downvoted but they didn’t provide any context. Great white sharks are at or near the top apex predators of fish. Mako sharks don’t get as large, but they get pretty friggin big. “Jaws” was a great white shark, this is a mako. They’re known to be the fastest fish in the ocean, swimming over 45 mph. It’s possible they can go faster, we just haven’t recorded it. Great whites are top tier ocean predators but their top speed has only been recorded at 35 mph. Befittingly, we recently learned that great whites are a prey species for orca whales which can also swim at up to 35 mph. While an orca might be able to angle its approach and cut off a retreating or fleeing mako, the shark has a 10-12 mph advantage. They can flee if needed and avoid conflict. An orca or orca pod can typically track down a great white. Makos are the cheetahs of the see. Great whites are the lions. Orcas are the tigers.
Orcas have an intellectual and social advantage as well.
Aren’t sailfish faster?
Apparently, yes. Makos are apparently the fastest shark, and only the 5th fastest fish after black marlin, sailfish, striped marlin, and wahoo.
The fuck is a "Wahoo" lmao did the zoologist just a catch a fish and scream Wahoo and everyone calls it a Wahoo from now on??
Wahoo are pretty cool fish. They’re like a mix between a mackerel and a tuna and can get pretty big (100-150 pounds). They have super sharp teeth and have been known to swim toward the boat when hooked and jump out of the water. I recall at least one unlucky fisherman who died as a result of a wahoo leaping full speed, getting over the transom or rail of the boat and its teeth sliced through his femoral artery. When fishing for them it’s usually recommend to use a steel wire leader as their teeth function like serrated scissors and they can just bite through monofilament and braided fishing line. They’re very tasty. Hawaiians call the fish Ono, which is also the Hawaiian word for delicious, pleasurable, enjoyable, etc. So a good meal would be “so ono.”
Getting beached as a shark is kinda like wrapping your car around a telephone pole.
 This was all I imagined when they grabbed it by the tail, I thought they were about to yeet that shark back home
I would be telling this story till my dying day.
What are we, why are we doing this?
He'll live to bite another day!
Scorpion and the frog vibes
Kick start my shark!
Uh oh better get Mako
I think it's only fair that sharks now repay that good deed by helping a human in distress.
Bitch, shut up.
that fucking woman is annoying!!!
Shoulda threw the camera women in with the shark
Good on them. It’s fair to be scared of sharks but ultimately, they still live in the same world as us. The ability to show mercy is what makes us different from other animals.
To borrow from an old expression, the slowest swimmer among them is the brave one.
I'd say that they are balancing on the thin line between stupidity and bravery while leaning towards the former
Probably has plastic brain
I mean I consider myself brave and bravery is, I believe, on of the most important attributes to have in any walk of life. It’s something I try to drill into my kids regularly. Especially when it’s for the benefit of others. But fuck that.
Shark kills child 80 meters south...
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It’s almost like nature doesn’t intend for us all to live forever
r/maybemaybemaybe
Next month, babe becomes a familiar snack
Welp...we know who the main character is now. That guy
You’re not yourself when you’re hungry.
I like the lady manager, calling the shots from 50 feet away.
All fun and games until someone loses an eye…or leg
I wouldn’t even save a human that was simultaneously drowning and trying to bite me to death. Ain’t going near a god damn shark.
Nope
*shark comes back next day for lunch*
How can she stay married to that guy? His balls must take up half of the bed.
Just needs a hug
Imagine being this shark and going back to the shole and being like , "Ive tried twice now but something keeps pulling me back dunno what it is by I think it's a sign "
Smart to have it on its back when dragging it back into the ocean to start. They go into like a trance on their back so no bitey. Of course, once it was upright again, all bets are off.
That could have gone sideways way faster than they could have reacted.
Job done..let's go for a swim
Now that it's done, let's go surfing!
That last dude is ballsy AF. Everyone else ran. He stayed.
Makos are the meanest
nope and nope and also, nope.
shark steaks the whole week
You think that shark remembers that humans helped him or is he just like nah that surfer looks tasty
that was craaaaazy
Awesome!!!
I remember when a shark did the same thing for me when I was stranded in the middle of the ocean 🥲
I've always felt like saving an Apex predator is not the flex that most people think it is.
Guys being guys.
I imagine pulling him backwards probably freaked him out as they will die
The guy holding the shark’s tail is definition of brave. Wow!
Yellow cap is definitely gonna get a fucking shark tattoo isn’t he
Don’t a lot of sharks become kind of “paralyzed” when flipped upside down? If so it makes sense that that one dude kept it upside down until the shark was fully submerged.
"Joe, what happened to your foot while on vacation? You try and save a beached shark or something?"
Bet some dumbass still got in the water
Fuck Mako sharks. They’re descendants of sharks that definitely ate someone you’re related to ancestrally. The most aggressive, mandating shark ever created. It’s really nice what these guys did, but I hate that specific species of shark.
That one fish want to help
Damn that is a loyal symbiotic fish friend that shark has. It was hanging on even out of the water.