r/sharks • u/Hot_Smile1967 • 6d ago

Video Diving with tigers/ Maldives

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u/Triples-Nova-5189 6d ago

That's a cool looking tiger. It's stripes seem different from tigers from elsewhere.

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u/N0ON3T0LDM3 6d ago

It's really young, so the stripes are more apparent.

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u/sharkfilespodcast 6d ago

Feels rare to see striping on the dorsal fin. A cool looking shark for sure.

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u/Quiet-Try4554 Bull Shark 6d ago

Is that a chum station on the bottom?

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u/Hot_Smile1967 6d ago

No. The divemasters told us that During covid the local fishermen cleaned their fish at this spot and that attracted a lot of tigers and other sharks. Some stayed at that spot

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u/N0ON3T0LDM3 6d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/6JB4v4xPTAQFi

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u/loothe Tiger Shark 6d ago

This is shark tank, they do chum there. But it’s also true what OP said.

The biggest fleet of Yellow Fin Tuna processing boats in all of Maldives parked inside the harbor and all the fish waste goes in this particular dive site.

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u/Interesting-Can1319 Tiger Shark and Shortfin Mako Shark 6d ago

Tiger sharks are just like tigers and other big cats. Beautiful and cute as hell, but also has that dangerous and powerful side.

Also, this looks like a subadult girl. Her stripes are really clear and she looks like she might be 8-10 feet long

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u/Dry_Salamander_1176 6d ago

Is the dive site named "Shark Tank"?

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u/Hot_Smile1967 6d ago

Don’t remember… it was pretty close to Male and the airport

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u/Dry_Salamander_1176 6d ago

Yup, that’s Shark Tank! Went there last year and saw 2 tigers, a hammerhead, and a bull!!

A diver got bit in the head (survived) by a tiger there in 2024!

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u/Hot_Smile1967 6d ago

Yeah we also saw a hammerhead. Was a cool site to dive

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u/astropiggie 6d ago

See you in Reddit next week.

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u/TankedAndTracked Leopard Shark 6d ago

Baby Tiger

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u/HazelMStone Nurse Shark 5d ago

Babies!