'Freaking Massive' Great White Shark Circles Kayak in Heart-Stopping Video
A "freaking massive" great white shark has been filmed circling a kayak in a heart-stopping video.
In the video posted to YouTube channel Fisherman's Chronicles, a man can be seen kayaking in Northern California. A great white shark then begins circling the kayak.
Great white sharks can be found in waters off Northern California, particularly during the warm, summer months. Sharks will often circle objects in the water. Many say this is something they do before attacking their prey. But scientists say they believe this is just the sharks' way of getting a better image of what is in the water. It is more out of curiosity than aggression.
"That's a huge great white shark, oh my god," the man can be heard saying. "That's a huge, huge great white shark. Oh my god, that's the size of my kayak."
The man then begins filming the shark which continues to circle the kayak. He uses a GoPro camera to film the shark in the water.
The man then calls out to another person on the water, warning them of the lurking shark.
"Freaking massive," the man says.
The shark continues to circle the kayak.
"He's circling my kayak," the man says. The video then ends.
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In a caption to the video, Fisherman's Chronicles says that it was "one of the most incredible and certainly humbling experiences."
The shark eventually swam away "in search of something tastier," the caption reads.
Fisherman's Chronicles posted a video on Instagram in which the shark can be seen swimming on one side of the boat before moving to the other.
It is not clear how big this great white was, but it seemed to be the size of the man's kayak.
Great white sharks can grow to an average length of 15 feet, but some grow much larger. Some specimens measure over 20 feet in length and weigh up to 5,000 pounds.
"That's my biggest fear, I panic when seals are that close. When he was doing laps I would have passed out," one YouTube user said in the comments.
Another said: "I don't think I could just film him. phew. he could get more curious at any time. just me maybe, but they are what they are. Stay safe."
Despite their aggressive reputation, great white sharks pose very little danger to humans. They occasionally attack humans, but this happens when they mistake humans for prey.
In recent years, great white shark populations have been increasing off the California coast.
In a 2021 study conducted between 2011 and 2018, a team of researchers identified nearly 300 great white sharks at three sites off the California coast.
A similar study conducted in 2011 found 219 great whites. This suggested that numbers are slowly increasing in the area.
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