Great White Sharks

Check out these amazing photos of Great White Sharks... I thought that the more I knew about them, I'd find them less terrifying. Not true at all.
The dramatic pictures documenting the attack on a seal, was taken near Seal Island, in False Bay. Theyre part of a decade-long campaign to promote positive awareness of great white sharks, which are classed as "endangered" largely due to being hunted by man.
The wildlife photographer Chris Fellows spends over half of each year waiting off the coast of South Africa to capture the sharks at their grisly work.
The shots capture the splendor and horror of a great white shark weighing two tons leaping 10ft from the water as it closes inevitably on its victim. On occasion the photography team used an artificial lure to attract the sharks before snapping them in action with the seals.
The ultimate predator & nature's most efficient killing machine, it can hunt and kill its prey with remarkable ease. The average great white in the waters around Seal Island measures between 12-16ft, with the biggest being a near 20-feet long giant spotted in 1997. After reaching speeds of up to 35mph on its ascent from the depths, the shark uses serried ranks of razor-sharp teeth to tear into the seal.
"The sharks feed on young seals when they are attempting to return to Seal Island after a few days out feeding," Mr. Fellows said. "The sharks will bite the seal, typically in half in the first go, and then come round and pick the other half up. It is all on the surface and it happens in a few minutes."
Mr. Fellows added: "When children see a shark eat a seal they feel sorry for the seal, but it's like a lion catching a zebra - it's a natural phenomenon. To see a perfectly streamlined great white slowly cruising in clear water with shafts of light bouncing off its back is like watching a sports car effortlessly cruise past you on the freeway. It is just one of those moments that makes you appreciate a beautiful creation."

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• Great White Sharks
• Predators Hunters
• Playing w/their prey
• South Africa
• Seal Island
• False Bay
• Chris Fellows

[Poisendonutperson1]

@eggjj2001 Neither

[Poisendonutperson1]

That seal did not see it comming...

[Poisendonutperson1]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH THE SHARK IS GOING TO EAT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SuperSTATICman]

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[SuperSTATICman]

@47rogue that sharkie cute man aww

[47rogue]

1:33 aww hell no!

[ipawnyanab]

DAMN NATURE! You scary!

[tehtapemonkey]

Great whites are badass. I remember reading that unborn fetuses will eat their weaker siblings in the womb.

That's some cold shit right there.

[eggjj2001]

Megalodons:Extinct Or Alive

[maxb186]

nemo XD