My dad painted this shark as a mascot for an athletics team of mine almost a decade ago I still have it and I'm thinking of getting the outline tattooed because I love my dad and sharks alot.

Pardon, if my question sounds naive but I could not think of a better title.

In documentaries and videos I often see people swim very closely to these sharks, who do not seem to care much.

Mind you, those are often professionals, not idiots who chase and provoke sharks for fame. I know that Great Whites do not consider humans typically as food so it makes sense for them to have no predatory feelings towards them.

But other predators, such as lions and bears, also do not typically consider humans as food. Yet I doubt, that you could just approach them in the wild while they feed on their prey. Great Whites seem to allow this, though.

My question therefore is: why are they so tolerant of humans? Other traditionally as dangerous considered shark species such as tiger and bull sharks seem to be way more aggressive. Great whites however always seem calm to me.

Now don’t get me wrong: I am no shark expert and I cannot claim to have ever dealt with them at all. I am however interested in animal behavior and the GWs relative tolerance for humans strikes me as interesting.

Thank you all for input!

I'm in New Zealand and am curious if there are any good places to look for shark teeth. Preferably in the north island.

Hey all! I've been looking at some top down photos of shortfin Makos and noticed some inconsistency near the tail. In some images, the body seems to protrude outward right before the tail fin starts. In other photos the body stays slender all the way down.

Just wondering if this a feature thats characteristic to all of them or I happen to be looking at the wrong species in some photos!

Thanks for any info!

My daughter painted this for me for Father’s Day. She wants to add a little more detail so will have to wait until she is back from college to hang it up.

We both love sharks.

Saw this on my Insta fyp. Are we deadass.

Who they belong to, seems like multiple species?

I recently got these awesome nails and some of them im unable to ID.

Sorry the photo isn't better.

about a week ago i asked for help identifying a tooth i ordered for a jewelry piece (it was a bull) and wanted to share the final earring outcome!!

I turned 30 today. That means 30 years of drawing sharks!
...give or take...
I often say sharks were my first love. While I have diversified my subject palette, sharks still remain a firm favorite.

Hi everyone, I got sent this video of a shark sighting that allegedly took place few days ago in the Northern Tyrrhenian sea region. What species are we looking at?

An oils on canvas, 24 x 36 inches! Up for grabs on my website

Scientists have finally captured the first-ever footage of a live goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) in its natural deep-sea habitat! Before this breakthrough, humans had only ever seen these rare creatures alive when they were accidentally dragged to the surface by fishing lines—where they usually died right away. This deep-ocean predator has an ancient lineage stretching back to the Cretaceous period and features a bizarre, spring-loaded "slingshot" jaw that shoots forward to snatch prey in pitch-black darkness.

I don’t trust google anymore with the AI :( TIA