
Because of this theatric, Ramsey became the first person to swim alongside the gentle giant.
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Model and free diver, Ocean Ramsey, saw Deep Blue’s calm behavior as an opening, so she took the chance of swimming alongside the shark, which she managed to pull off. In the recorded video, Deep Blue’s non-aggressive temperament showed as she calmly approached and swam with the divers as well as several dolphins.īut we all know that sharks are known to be aggressive to humans, so what could be the possible reason behind Deep Blue’s placidity? Turned out, she wasn’t interested in having test bites with the humans surrounding her that time because she’s already fed - and not because she’s an even-tempered sharky. Every two years, researchers and experts spot her returning to the west coast of Baja, Mexico where she was first seen to reproduce during the mating season.įast forward to 2019, the queen of the ocean made a surprise appearance once again in Oahu, Hawaii where a group of marine biologists tracking tiger sharks found her scavenging food from a sperm whale’s carcass. According to Padilla, however, Deep Blue’s movements are predictable because of the female migration patterns of great whites. Unfortunately, Padilla’s team wasn’t able to tag Deep Blue that time, therefore her location and whereabouts are still unknown until today. From then on she became widely known as ‘Deep Blue’. The shark became an ocean celebrity overnight and was featured in Discovery Channel’s ‘Shark Week’ episode. In 2014, they uploaded the said video and it piqued everyone’s interest, gaining thousands of views shortly after it was released. Y ou can watch the unseen footage taken by Maier below.
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When the diver pushed her away, that’s when they realized how huge the shark was in actuality, and they were beyond amazed. You’ll see how one of the divers touched the shark’s fin while she took curious bites on the cage. Luckily they saw the same shark circling around them once again, and this time, their encounter was caught on video by Michael Maier. However, their first interaction with the shark wasn’t caught on tape, so they came back on the second day. That’s exactly what happened to shark movement specialist, Mauricio Hoyos Padilla and his team, when they spotted a massive female great white in Guadalupe Island, Mexico in 2013. In the video, the gargantuan creature swam up to the crew's dive cage and poked around curiously before disappearing back into the blue.We all know how dangerous sharks are, that’s why as much as possible, we avoid sharky surfing spots and wear all sorts of deterrents to keep them away from us - but what if one day you encounter the largest shark you’ve ever seen while you’re diving? Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, a shark conservationist working for Discovery's "Shark Week," shot jaw-dropping footage of the massive creature off Mexico's Guadalupe Island in 2013. It's thought that she could be more than 50 years old. Her name is Deep Blue and, at an estimated 20 feet long and possibly still growing, she's widely considered to be among the largest great white sharks ever caught on camera.

LOS ANGELES - The average great white shark clocks in between 11 and 15 feet long, but one great white spotted just a few times in recent years blows her brothers and sisters out of the water. Deep Blue, a 20-foot great white shark spotted off the coast of Guadalupe Island, is widely considered to be among the biggest great white sharks ever filmed.
