See A Great White Shark Channel Its Inner Cat And Chase a Shadow Like a Laser Pointer
It is difficult for us to imagine how much different bodily characteristics can be from a human to an animal. And in many ways, animals can “outdo” us as humans. We see this in speed, strength, and oftentimes in eyesight. We see this from the video posted below of this great white shark.
Great White Shark Sighting
The next YouTube video posted at the bottom of this blog post shares footage of a great white shark. This video was filmed and shared by The Malibu Artist YouTube page. This channel is dedicated to offering various videos from a filmmaker and professional photographer that is located in Southern California. He shares a description of what happened in the video below.
“In this video, we take a look at various sharks reacting to the drone’s shadow and examine what this tells us about their vision. The information gathered from this also helps me be mindful of where to fly the drone to avoid interfering with the sharks. Drone observations are vital to monitoring shark behavior but it seems the shadow, in certain conditions, is the only thing that can affect the sharks natural movements.”
Great White Shark Swimming
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At the start of this video posted below, this filmmaker shares that he typically uses a drone to capture footage of sharks. But he must be careful so the sharks don’t notice it. We want to make sure we are able to see sharks in their environment, undisturbed.
Suddenly, the drone’s footage shares that the drone’s shadow is now reflecting in the water. This has alerted this great white shark to the presence of something else. Something that he may assume is prey for him to hunt and eat.
We see the great white shark’s tail start to swish a little harder. We can tell he is alerted and excited now at the possibility that this might be food.
After 2:25, we are able to see footage of a much smaller shark. Each shark was able to detect the shadows of this drone following them. This brings into question how good is a shark’s eyesight.
How Good is a Shark’s Eyesight?
The ocean is filled with the spectacles of millions of animals, and sharks are no different. When we look at the shark, we could probably list a few. However, there are more than just a few sharks in our waters. There are estimated to be more than 500 species of shark alone.
Sharks are superior in many ways in the water. This is why they are often referred to as the predators of the water. And their eyesight definitely plays a factor there. It is estimated that a shark’s eyesight is very good and up to 10 times better than that of a human in clear water.
