The incredible clip of the moment @jimipartingtonsdx experienced the full potential of an adult Great White shark but walked away unharmed. This clip comes from one of the best @sharkweek shows I have ever seen, Great White Open Ocean, created by @jeff_kurr also featuring @animalbrandon and @dickie_chivell with filming by @liquid_action_films
It’s such an amazing story for me because it showcases someone with true talent and passion for working with animals. @jimipartingtonsdx brings the nature kid out in all of us when watching this, the lust to understand wild animals and even the largest and most dangerous of them. And even after such a potentially life threatening encounter, he had the knowledge and experience to look down, spot the shark and swim for the boat but then the most important part, tell us that he chose to put himself there, in a plastic box, where the shark continually started testing him and it, and how the shark recognised when he wasn’t looking and came in full tilt to test, likely what the cage was and why Jimi was in it. There’s no blame on the shark from Jimi nor anyone, rather the only blame is the pure intrigue to learn more about animals and how far one can go to do that. If you haven’t seen this show it is amazing. So well shot and edited, incredible music that emotionally connects you to what it is that draws us to swim with sharks, and it’s a tale of passion, determination and a guy who will be back working with sharks because that’s who he is.
Thanks @sharkweek for enabling the creation of some pure magic here. Congrats to the team involved and all the best Jimi on the recovery. #sharkweek
@sharkweek starts on the 24th July on @discovery
This is my most viral clip ever captured for sharks. I am not sure why?
Can you tell me?
I think it’s because it raises questions. Why is this Mako biting the boat?
And this is why I love doing #sharkweek every year, as it empowers myself and many of my shark passionate friends, to go to all corners of the globe to explore, discover and share the amazing world of sharks.
Be sure to tune in on @discovery and @discoveryplus from the 24th June if you are in the northern hemisphere
😉
This year my team undertook an incredibly challenging task of finding where Great whites and Makos overlap in Nz in Great White vs Mako
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This is how a 12foot Mako shark introduces itself when you jump into the deep blue sea with it after hours of chumming. To be honest it’s pretty polite at this stage, it had already rammed the boat, smashed the engines, tried to bite us up on the swim step and then @abc4explore and myself had to balls up and get in. But from a sharks perspective, it’s turned up wondering where the foods at. It’s the wide open ocean where foods hard to get. Then two weird creatures jump in and it needs to figure out what they are. Luckily Andy had a large camera to block the avalanche of razor blades heading for his crotch, and my tiny Harry Potter wand was just able to turn the shark away. But wow this was likely the most amazing experience I have had with a mature Mako. When they are this big they eat things way bigger than us, being swordfish and marlin, so the hours of amazing encounters that happened after this reflects how polite and smart this girl was. If you want to see some epic Mako action, coupled with Great Whites, be sure to tune into Great White Vs Mako Friday 29th at 9pm on @sharkweek on @discovery and @discoveryplus
@jimipartingtonsdx at his best interacting with a massive Great White in Nz in a way that takes a true talent to do. This looks gnarly and aggressive but it’s as gentle as a Great White gets. The shark kept coming back time after time for more contact. When you touch the nose of a shark you stimulate its electroreceptors seemingly giving it a stimulus they find enjoyable or at least interesting enough to come back for more. This clip is from one of the best shows I have seen on @sharkweek called Great White Open Ocean, created by one of the incredible OGs of sharkweek @jeff_kurr
It beautifully illustrates a natural talent with animals that @jimipartingtonsdx has and the extent he and our shark week group goes to in order to reveal the full spectrum of shark behaviour. Get well Jimi. The entire shark community will see you back doing this stuff again soon. Be sure to check out @sharkweek on @discovery and @discoveryplus
Epic clip by @dickie_chivell
Two of the craziest things I have ever seen in one clip!
Firstly and yes, that’s a Mako shark POOPING!
And secondly yes that’s a Mako shark with a deformed jaw structure ;(
It’s coming up to @sharkweek on @discvoery and @discoveryplus July 24th sooooooo it’s time to learn some interesting shark stuff.
Shark Poo is rarely captured on camera, but as with all of us, it happens on the reg. Shark Poo is unique however in that unlike ours, it comes out super fine, almost like dust. This is because sharks are so highly evolved that they have a special digestive system called the Spiral Valve. Their intestinal tract is shorter than ours, so the Spiral Valve retains food in the intestine longer, digesting it more efficiently and thus extracting greater nutrients out of it, meaning that they do not need to eat as regularly as us to gather required energy!!!! How amazing.
What’s cooler is that shark poo is full of critical micronutrients like Iron, which stimulate Primary Production and thus tackle climate change through carbon absorption. So in short, shark poo is saving the planet 🙂
The 2nd shark – not such a fun story. It has likely been caught by fishermen damaging its jaw via a hook and line. BUT the good news is this shark is amazingly still fit and healthy. Also if you see a shark with hooks in its mouth, it can actually be a good thing as it reflects the work of ethical fishermen who release sharks caught by accident, alive bysimply cutting the line. The shark lives on, the hooks rust out and everybody wins, because remember without shark poo climate change wins, and also that Primary Production gives us half the air we breathe! So a side note for those fishers who kill sharks for a $1 hook – is that worth half the air you breathe?
Footage shot on location during @sharkweek with myself and @Andy B Casagrande IV
thanks to an epic @gopro rig
Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek
This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_
Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly
Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek
This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_
Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly
Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek
This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_
Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly
HAPPY @sharkweek
Be sure to tune in on @discovery and online @discoveryplus
Big thanks to @saminthewild_ for coming on a crazy sketchy weather burdened shark adventure chasing down Mako and Great white sharks.
Climate induced weather systems made it deadly to get through the shoot but with persistence, an epic skipper Sean Kelly and an incredible crew of Sigmund Spath @wazzagreen Tony Spear @billy.turner98 @liquid_action_films George Hennah Camillo Spath and the epic team @radleystudios we managed to pull some rabbits from hats in front of active volcanoes and 100year storms. Insane voyage so be sure to check out Great White vs Mako Friday 29th in the Us
And thank you so much to the Shark Week family from DC for the incredible annual goodie back of Shark Week memorabilia that I’ll still be rocking when I’m a 70year old salty dog.
HAPPY @sharkweek
Be sure to tune in on @discovery and online @discoveryplus
Big thanks to @saminthewild_ for coming on a crazy sketchy weather burdened shark adventure chasing down Mako and Great white sharks.
Climate induced weather systems made it deadly to get through the shoot but with persistence, an epic skipper Sean Kelly and an incredible crew of Sigmund Spath @wazzagreen Tony Spear @billy.turner98 @liquid_action_films George Hennah Camillo Spath and the epic team @radleystudios we managed to pull some rabbits from hats in front of active volcanoes and 100year storms. Insane voyage so be sure to check out Great White vs Mako Friday 29th in the Us
And thank you so much to the Shark Week family from DC for the incredible annual goodie back of Shark Week memorabilia that I’ll still be rocking when I’m a 70year old salty dog.
HAPPY @sharkweek
Be sure to tune in on @discovery and online @discoveryplus
Big thanks to @saminthewild_ for coming on a crazy sketchy weather burdened shark adventure chasing down Mako and Great white sharks.
Climate induced weather systems made it deadly to get through the shoot but with persistence, an epic skipper Sean Kelly and an incredible crew of Sigmund Spath @wazzagreen Tony Spear @billy.turner98 @liquid_action_films George Hennah Camillo Spath and the epic team @radleystudios we managed to pull some rabbits from hats in front of active volcanoes and 100year storms. Insane voyage so be sure to check out Great White vs Mako Friday 29th in the Us
And thank you so much to the Shark Week family from DC for the incredible annual goodie back of Shark Week memorabilia that I’ll still be rocking when I’m a 70year old salty dog.
HAPPY @sharkweek
Be sure to tune in on @discovery and online @discoveryplus
Big thanks to @saminthewild_ for coming on a crazy sketchy weather burdened shark adventure chasing down Mako and Great white sharks.
Climate induced weather systems made it deadly to get through the shoot but with persistence, an epic skipper Sean Kelly and an incredible crew of Sigmund Spath @wazzagreen Tony Spear @billy.turner98 @liquid_action_films George Hennah Camillo Spath and the epic team @radleystudios we managed to pull some rabbits from hats in front of active volcanoes and 100year storms. Insane voyage so be sure to check out Great White vs Mako Friday 29th in the Us
And thank you so much to the Shark Week family from DC for the incredible annual goodie back of Shark Week memorabilia that I’ll still be rocking when I’m a 70year old salty dog.
HAPPY @sharkweek
Be sure to tune in on @discovery and online @discoveryplus
Big thanks to @saminthewild_ for coming on a crazy sketchy weather burdened shark adventure chasing down Mako and Great white sharks.
Climate induced weather systems made it deadly to get through the shoot but with persistence, an epic skipper Sean Kelly and an incredible crew of Sigmund Spath @wazzagreen Tony Spear @billy.turner98 @liquid_action_films George Hennah Camillo Spath and the epic team @radleystudios we managed to pull some rabbits from hats in front of active volcanoes and 100year storms. Insane voyage so be sure to check out Great White vs Mako Friday 29th in the Us
And thank you so much to the Shark Week family from DC for the incredible annual goodie back of Shark Week memorabilia that I’ll still be rocking when I’m a 70year old salty dog.
And yep @therock will be hosting the whole week of sharks. Couldn’t imagine a cooler representative for sharks – Happy @sharkweek
Checkout the schedule on the next slide
And yep @therock will be hosting the whole week of sharks. Couldn’t imagine a cooler representative for sharks – Happy @sharkweek
Checkout the schedule on the next slide
For the first time ever, #SharkWeek is headed to the Metaverse! Join me TONIGHT at 7p ET IN THE SHARK CAGE with me through this once in a lifetime immersive digital experience where we will investigate the great white sharks of New Zealand in Horizon Worlds venues and on the Shark Week Facebook page. #HorizonBlockParty
Don’t miss all the heart-pumping moments as Shark Week continues on Discovery and discovery+.
Follow this link to check out the event!
oculus.com/experiences/event/1009477286379364/
And Happy @sharkweek thanks to @discovery @wbd @discoveryplus
For the first time ever, #SharkWeek is headed to the Metaverse! Join me TONIGHT at 7p ET IN THE SHARK CAGE with me through this once in a lifetime immersive digital experience where we will investigate the great white sharks of New Zealand in Horizon Worlds venues and on the Shark Week Facebook page. #HorizonBlockParty
Don’t miss all the heart-pumping moments as Shark Week continues on Discovery and discovery+.
Follow this link to check out the event!
oculus.com/experiences/event/1009477286379364/
And Happy @sharkweek thanks to @discovery @wbd @discoveryplus
For the first time ever, #SharkWeek is headed to the Metaverse! Join me TONIGHT at 7p ET IN THE SHARK CAGE with me through this once in a lifetime immersive digital experience where we will investigate the great white sharks of New Zealand in Horizon Worlds venues and on the Shark Week Facebook page. #HorizonBlockParty
Don’t miss all the heart-pumping moments as Shark Week continues on Discovery and discovery+.
Follow this link to check out the event!
oculus.com/experiences/event/1009477286379364/
And Happy @sharkweek thanks to @discovery @wbd @discoveryplus
For the first time ever, #SharkWeek is headed to the Metaverse! Join me TONIGHT at 7p ET IN THE SHARK CAGE with me through this once in a lifetime immersive digital experience where we will investigate the great white sharks of New Zealand in Horizon Worlds venues and on the Shark Week Facebook page. #HorizonBlockParty
Don’t miss all the heart-pumping moments as Shark Week continues on Discovery and discovery+.
Follow this link to check out the event!
oculus.com/experiences/event/1009477286379364/
And Happy @sharkweek thanks to @discovery @wbd @discoveryplus
• @sharkweek Great Whites AND Makos? JAW-SOME! 🦈🦈 #SharkWeek
▶️ Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako starts now on @Discovery and streaming on @discoveryplus
🌊 @thelifeofrileynz x @saminthewild_
• @sharkweek Great Whites AND Makos? JAW-SOME! 🦈🦈 #SharkWeek
▶️ Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako starts now on @Discovery and streaming on @discoveryplus
🌊 @thelifeofrileynz x @saminthewild_
• @sharkweek Great Whites AND Makos? JAW-SOME! 🦈🦈 #SharkWeek
▶️ Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako starts now on @Discovery and streaming on @discoveryplus
🌊 @thelifeofrileynz x @saminthewild_
• @sharkweek Great Whites AND Makos? JAW-SOME! 🦈🦈 #SharkWeek
▶️ Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako starts now on @Discovery and streaming on @discoveryplus
🌊 @thelifeofrileynz x @saminthewild_
• @sharkweek Great Whites AND Makos? JAW-SOME! 🦈🦈 #SharkWeek
▶️ Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako starts now on @Discovery and streaming on @discoveryplus
🌊 @thelifeofrileynz x @saminthewild_