most of the time whale sharks are just drifters kind of gently slowly moving
drifters kind of gently slowly moving
drifters kind of gently slowly moving along and they tend to circle you
along and they tend to circle you
along and they tend to circle you they’re very curious animals so you get
they’re very curious animals so you get
they’re very curious animals so you get to know these individuals because
to know these individuals because
to know these individuals because they’re where they’re waiting for the
they’re where they’re waiting for the
they’re where they’re waiting for the fish and you’re there waiting for the
fish and you’re there waiting for the
fish and you’re there waiting for the fish so they kind of just check each
fish so they kind of just check each
fish so they kind of just check each other out so they’re just get these long
other out so they’re just get these long
other out so they’re just get these long shots what he’ll just continue our
shots what he’ll just continue our
shots what he’ll just continue our soldiers continue to circle around and
soldiers continue to circle around and
soldiers continue to circle around and kind of dipper fins every now and then
kind of dipper fins every now and then
kind of dipper fins every now and then sort of acknowledge your presence but
sort of acknowledge your presence but
sort of acknowledge your presence but they know they know you’re there and
they know they know you’re there and
they know they know you’re there and they know they don’t they’re not
they know they don’t they’re not
they know they don’t they’re not threatened by you but generally they
threatened by you but generally they
threatened by you but generally they stick around and when they want to get
stick around and when they want to get
stick around and when they want to get away from you it’s boom I mean they can
away from you it’s boom I mean they can
away from you it’s boom I mean they can swim insanely fast much faster than we
swim insanely fast much faster than we
swim insanely fast much faster than we can so they let you hang out with them
can so they let you hang out with them
can so they let you hang out with them when they want to and then when you’re
when they want to and then when you’re
when they want to and then when you’re in the spawn you tend to find yourself
in the spawn you tend to find yourself
in the spawn you tend to find yourself trying to get the looking straight down
trying to get the looking straight down
trying to get the looking straight down the mouth shot which is such a great
the mouth shot which is such a great
the mouth shot which is such a great shot and you’re kind of in their way cuz
shot and you’re kind of in their way cuz
shot and you’re kind of in their way cuz while they’re slow they are moving so
while they’re slow they are moving so
while they’re slow they are moving so they kind of like come on dude get out
they kind of like come on dude get out
they kind of like come on dude get out of my way I’m trying to eat I waited all
of my way I’m trying to eat I waited all
of my way I’m trying to eat I waited all year for this and you know so you’re
year for this and you know so you’re
year for this and you know so you’re sitting there trying to film and you
sitting there trying to film and you
sitting there trying to film and you just know god I hate these guys and then
just know god I hate these guys and then
just know god I hate these guys and then on occasion you run into the very
on occasion you run into the very
on occasion you run into the very curious whale shark um there was one
curious whale shark um there was one
curious whale shark um there was one occasion when we were it was midday
occasion when we were it was midday
occasion when we were it was midday nothing was really happening we found
nothing was really happening we found
nothing was really happening we found this fairly big 15 20 foot young male
this fairly big 15 20 foot young male
this fairly big 15 20 foot young male who was very very interested in dan and
who was very very interested in dan and
who was very very interested in dan and I and wouldn’t leave and kept coming up
I and wouldn’t leave and kept coming up
I and wouldn’t leave and kept coming up and kind of try and nibble at our
and kind of try and nibble at our
and kind of try and nibble at our stomachs he was like he was playing it
stomachs he was like he was playing it
stomachs he was like he was playing it was like he wanted to kind of hang out
was like he wanted to kind of hang out
was like he wanted to kind of hang out that’s the way you need to do that was
that’s the way you need to do that was
that’s the way you need to do that was kind of bump us and for me 20-30 minutes
kind of bump us and for me 20-30 minutes
kind of bump us and for me 20-30 minutes this this whale shark would just come up
this this whale shark would just come up
this this whale shark would just come up to Dan and kind of just nudge him and
to Dan and kind of just nudge him and
to Dan and kind of just nudge him and then you come up to me and kind of nudge
then you come up to me and kind of nudge
then you come up to me and kind of nudge him and whirling worth the very surface
him and whirling worth the very surface
him and whirling worth the very surface of the water and it was just it was
of the water and it was just it was
of the water and it was just it was really insane being that close and
really insane being that close and
really insane being that close and having that intimate moment with
having that intimate moment with
having that intimate moment with something that big and he didn’t want to
something that big and he didn’t want to
something that big and he didn’t want to hurt us at all he was just a big gentle
hurt us at all he was just a big gentle
hurt us at all he was just a big gentle curious young male whale shark it was a
curious young male whale shark it was a
curious young male whale shark it was a it was a lot of fun and on the whole we
it was a lot of fun and on the whole we
it was a lot of fun and on the whole we don’t touch them and we don’t
don’t touch them and we don’t
don’t touch them and we don’t inhibit their movements in any way so
inhibit their movements in any way so
inhibit their movements in any way so you know other than are just mere
you know other than are just mere
you know other than are just mere presence which probably drives them a
presence which probably drives them a
presence which probably drives them a little nuts but and then they feed and
little nuts but and then they feed and
little nuts but and then they feed and let them go on their way and they get
let them go on their way and they get
let them go on their way and they get famous so it’s cool
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