Pack of Whitetip sharks come close to investigate divers
Scuba divers in the Galapagos Islands can expect to see almost anything, including many species of large sharks. The waters are full of hammerheads, Galapagos sharks, whitetips, and silky sharks. The sights underwater are beautiful beyond description. But the animals can be intimidating as well. The animals here are mostly predators and they are well adapted for the struggles for survival. Humans are clumsy guests in this domain and there would be little a scuba diver could do to repel a determined shark. The sight of these whitetips coming to investigate made the divers' hearts beat a little faster. There is a thrill in seeing such a powerful animal coming close to inspect you.
Although it feels like, or appears like these sharks posed a threat to the divers in the video, there very few documents cases of injury from sharks, and even less incidents where a death was caused. In almost all of those cases, the attacks have been the unfortunate consequence of irresponsible behaviour by the humans. As people continue to feed sharks and try to interact with them, some misunderstandings are inevitable. But sharks are rarely intentionally aggressive toward humans.
Sharks are also crucial to the health of the reefs and oceans around the world. If they ceased to exist, there would be a collapse of the delicate balance in this undersea world, and it would have direct consequences on the entire planet.
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