Social Sharks: “First” Video Evidence | National Geographic

we were absolutely astounded when we saw

we were absolutely astounded when we saw this video for the first time we

this video for the first time we

this video for the first time we deployed these video cameras on several

deployed these video cameras on several

deployed these video cameras on several species of shark captured a couple of

species of shark captured a couple of

species of shark captured a couple of miles offshore

miles offshore

miles offshore from our base on coconut Island and the

from our base on coconut Island and the

from our base on coconut Island and the cameras were deployed on tiger sharks

cameras were deployed on tiger sharks

cameras were deployed on tiger sharks Galapagos sharks and sandbar sharks in

Galapagos sharks and sandbar sharks in

Galapagos sharks and sandbar sharks in the footage that we recovered from the

the footage that we recovered from the

the footage that we recovered from the Galapagos shark we see the camera

Galapagos shark we see the camera

Galapagos shark we see the camera equipped shark casually gliding over the

equipped shark casually gliding over the

equipped shark casually gliding over the coral reef through these big schools of

coral reef through these big schools of

coral reef through these big schools of fishes and get a real shark’s eye view

fishes and get a real shark’s eye view

fishes and get a real shark’s eye view of what it’s like to swim with another

of what it’s like to swim with another

of what it’s like to swim with another shark over a coral reef

in the second sandbar shark video that

in the second sandbar shark video that we have we see that the shark is

we have we see that the shark is

we have we see that the shark is swimming very close to a coral reef you

swimming very close to a coral reef you

swimming very close to a coral reef you could see it swimming around over and

could see it swimming around over and

could see it swimming around over and through the reef and encountering many

through the reef and encountering many

through the reef and encountering many different types of coral reef fishes and

different types of coral reef fishes and

different types of coral reef fishes and you can see them running for cover

you can see them running for cover

you can see them running for cover looking for holes in the reef and ledges

looking for holes in the reef and ledges

looking for holes in the reef and ledges they swim down and hide in those holes

they swim down and hide in those holes

they swim down and hide in those holes as that sandbar shark approaches the

as that sandbar shark approaches the

as that sandbar shark approaches the larger reef fishes that the shark

larger reef fishes that the shark

larger reef fishes that the shark encounters are more curious than

encounters are more curious than

encounters are more curious than anything you see them circling around in

anything you see them circling around in

anything you see them circling around in front of the shark but they don’t really

front of the shark but they don’t really

front of the shark but they don’t really try to escape we recovered the video

try to escape we recovered the video

try to escape we recovered the video camera and saw these fantastic images of

camera and saw these fantastic images of

camera and saw these fantastic images of the sandbar shark swimming within a

the sandbar shark swimming within a

the sandbar shark swimming within a large mixed aggregation of other sharks

large mixed aggregation of other sharks

large mixed aggregation of other sharks including sandbar sharks oceanic black

including sandbar sharks oceanic black

including sandbar sharks oceanic black tips and primarily large scalloped

tips and primarily large scalloped

tips and primarily large scalloped hammerhead sharks here we’re seeing the

hammerhead sharks here we’re seeing the

hammerhead sharks here we’re seeing the kinds of social interactions that sharks

kinds of social interactions that sharks

kinds of social interactions that sharks partake in as they go about their daily

partake in as they go about their daily

partake in as they go about their daily lives and its really given us a shark’s

lives and its really given us a shark’s

lives and its really given us a shark’s eye view of the marine environment that

eye view of the marine environment that

eye view of the marine environment that they live in

and this is the first time that images

and this is the first time that images of a shark aggregation have been

of a shark aggregation have been

of a shark aggregation have been recorded by something other than a human

recorded by something other than a human

recorded by something other than a human cameraman during the course of the day

cameraman during the course of the day

cameraman during the course of the day the aggregation forms initially down on

the aggregation forms initially down on

the aggregation forms initially down on the seabed in relatively deep between 2

the seabed in relatively deep between 2

the seabed in relatively deep between 2 and 300 feet and then it gradually

and 300 feet and then it gradually

and 300 feet and then it gradually spirals upwards and you catch glimpses

spirals upwards and you catch glimpses

spirals upwards and you catch glimpses of more and more sharks within the

of more and more sharks within the

of more and more sharks within the aggregation and then as night approaches

aggregation and then as night approaches

aggregation and then as night approaches the aggregation disperses and each of

the aggregation disperses and each of

the aggregation disperses and each of those sharks goes its own way