Oceanic white tips at night

[u/Mario507]

Because I saw the video of the night dive with the whale shark.

This was on a liveaboard where oceanic white tips cycled our boat. I took ma not too expensive camera, tied a rope to it and hung it down in the water.

I wouldn't have gone in that water at night for a million Euros..

[u/rambiolisauce]

Why do they call oceanic white tips "oceanic" white tips? Are there fresh water white tips? Serious question.

[u/Mario507 → u/rambiolisauce]

They are a pelagic species which means they live their life in the open ocean, which is also the reason why they are so dangerous to humans. While white tips reef sharks on the other hand live at reefs.

[u/RCTM → u/Mario507]

yep, the polar bears of the ocean. they get to feed so infrequently that they're always ravenous and opportunistic. the most dangerous animal is a hungry animal...