Great White Dives to 4,000 Ft Depth

[inventor]

Wasn't sure where to post this, or even start a thread about it. Just think it's cool.

Great white shark amazes scientists with 4,000-foot dive into abyss, by Pete Thomas

Maybe he's looking for that sub?

 

[Chugwhump]

Whoa!
Cool!

Thanks for the posting.

Chug
Another reason to stay shallow where I can see.

 

[Cave Diver]

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[smellzlikefish]

They've seen two whites here in Hawaii while on their deep-sea submarine research rides. One of the sharks actually cruised the sub so close it took a light off.

 

[lock_washer]

Interesting note: two Cuvier's beaked whales that were tagged, dove to maximum depths of nearly 1,900 meters (about 6,230 feet) with a maximum duration of 85 minutes. That's deeper than what the Sperm Whales dives.

Here is the article:
The Deepest Dive of a Marine Mammal - Cuvier's beaked whale perform the deepest and longest dives recorded amongst marine mammals - Softpedia

 

[lock_washer]

They've seen two whites here in Hawaii while on their deep-sea submarine research rides. One of the sharks actually cruised the sub so close it took a light off.

This is the link for one of the Hawaiian Great White Shark encounters. It has both pictures, and video.

Great White Shark Encounter in Hawaii

Lock Washer

 

[smellzlikefish]

I forgot about the ones spotted on the surface. Not only was there the one spotted by Hawaii Shark Encounters, but also the one that was chasing around spinner dolphins on the west shore.

 

[lock_washer]

I forgot about the ones spotted on the surface. Not only was there the one spotted by Hawaii Shark Encounters, but also the one that was chasing around spinner dolphins on the west shore.

Another interesting note: They recently opened a Marine Mammal Rescue and Rehab Center in Hilo, Hawaii...and one of the reasons why: two dolphins stranded themselves on a beach there in Hawaii. Before any rescue or animal control services could get there to evaluate the conditions of the dolphins, some of the locals managed to get the dolphins back into the ocean. After that, the local lifeguards reported that the dolphins were being chased by sharks. The lifeguards don't know if the dolphins survived, but putting them back into the ocean left them vulnerable to a worser fate with sharks.

Lock Washer

 

[smellzlikefish]

I imagine the sharks were following the sick dolphins around hoping for a treat, giving them plenty reason to seek safe haven on the beach. The sharks were probably tigers in that case, however.

 

[lock_washer]

I imagine the sharks were following the sick dolphins around hoping for a treat, giving them plenty reason to seek safe haven on the beach. The sharks were probably tigers in that case, however.

You are probably right with the sharks being tigers. But I think the dolphins would have had a better chance to live, if they got them to a rescue center, treat and rehabbed them, and then released them back into the ocean.