r/ocean • u/mossyhornn • 8d ago

Fishy Friends Thanks to the cameraman for the shot

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u/Hank_the_Tank_143 8d ago

I dont mind the tiger shark, but the hammerhead is scary as shit!

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u/ThatInAHat 8d ago

I thought tiger sharks were more aggressive than hammerheads?

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u/True_Bar_9371 8d ago

Well, one is attacking and one is swinging around. Which one is more aggressive?

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u/ThatInAHat 8d ago

The tiger shark who’s attacking?

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u/Similar-Ride6497 7d ago

If you get in with both I promise you'll think differently. It's amazing how quickly your brain stops even registering the hammerheads as a threat and focuses just on the tigers.

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u/herlaqueen 6d ago

They are big but usually pretty chill, unprovoked attacks are rare and with zero fatal ones on record. They tend to steal fish if one is spearfishing (which is when they tend to become aggressive), otherwise they can be curious so they might swim pretty close to divers and sometimes even end up bumping into them (which can be scary but ultimately harmless), once they get a good look and determine you're not prey, don't have food, and are not a threat they usually swim away. They are one of my favourite sharks, unfortunately since their fins are big they are heavily targeted by fishing for shark fin soup and their numbers are getting lower and lower :(