Hundreds of Sharks Swim Together on Secluded Beach
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Brenda Anne Wilkinson
Occurred on August 27, 2020 / Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia, Australia
Info from Licensor: "My partner Steve and I were camping at Dirk Hartog Island. We spent our second last night on the island camping at Turtle Bay. We were told by the previous campers about the hundreds of smallish sharks which gather close to the shore at about 3.00pm every afternoon approximately 1km walk along the beach from our camp.
The next afternoon, we went walking along the beach not knowing if we'd see the sharks, but when we got to a certain point, we saw multitudes of fins in the ocean. The small sharks were swimming backwards and forwards in unison. They weren't gathered in a feeding frenzy and were quite calm and cohesive in their movements. However, when I walked a small way into the ocean, they became skittish and scattered in all directions. Only swimming cohesively again once I'd left the water. They were definitely more scared of me than I was of them. It was a surreal and very special experience for Steve and I, watching these amazing sharks in the freedom of their own habitat. No one else was there to hassle them or try to hurt them and keep them from doing what came naturally to them. The oceans need sharks and I hope these young apex predators live to maturity and keep the marine eco system balanced."
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