Drone Video Captures Great Whites Feeding
By edhat reader
This past Sunday around 3:00 p.m., locals on boats were able to witness at least four Great White Sharks feasting on a dolphin off the coast.
A local photographer and drone operator was able to capture footage and put together the below video.
[Warning: The below video shows graphic images of nature being nature]
The video was captured by The Malibu Artist
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Jun 16, 2020 01:37 PMWow! I'm assuming that boat is maybe 28 feet long so I'd guess that one of the larger sharks in the frame is about 15 feet in length.
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Jun 16, 2020 01:37 PMAre these the four juvenile great whites that have been reported on edhat in the past few months?
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Jun 16, 2020 02:27 PMVery cool video of great whites doing their thing.
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Jun 16, 2020 02:49 PMIt's good to see White sharks dining rather than dolphins being slaughtered by Japanese.
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Jun 16, 2020 02:58 PMO_o Think I'll keep my arse on land, thanks!
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Jun 16, 2020 05:32 PMBest EdHat posting in months. Gives me chills. Those sharks were HUGE.
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Jun 16, 2020 05:34 PMLooks like they take turns, interesting to see that they aren't competing for the food. One bite at a time....
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Jun 16, 2020 05:53 PMSeems like they have a pecking order based on size.
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Jun 16, 2020 06:01 PMCorrect, yes, correct again..
Good work.
"Shark" in the indigenous language is; "Onyoko".
Pronounced like it looks.
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Jun 16, 2020 07:55 PMDoes anyone know, did the sharks kill the dolphin? Or did they find it there already dead? (Is this a stupid question?)
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Jun 16, 2020 11:32 PMAt the beginning of the video, it looked dead, floating belly up. But maybe they killed it before the drone found them.....
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Jun 17, 2020 09:31 AMAdult bottlenose dolphins are about 10-14' so likely was just a sick one as they are more flexible and intelligent. Dolphins maneuver quickly in a fight and can cause serious injury to the soft under belly of a shark. Also they are usually in pods which will protect them and have even been known to protect humans.
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Jun 17, 2020 10:00 AMTough to tell, but I don’t think that’s a bottle nose. Looks more like a long-beaked common dolphin, though I could be mistaken. Comments from any of those witnesses would be interesting to hear.
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Jun 18, 2020 10:03 AMnot a stupid question at all. it was dead already. the sharks are juveniles and are opportunistic eaters rather than hunters. that was just an easy snack for them.
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Jun 17, 2020 09:41 AMIf you have seen the John Lurie film "Fishing With John", you'd know that "shark" comes from the German word "Schurke", which means "villain." :)
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Jun 17, 2020 09:42 AMDoes anyone know the music accompanying this video?
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Jun 17, 2020 10:34 AMThat appears to be an adult Common Pacific Dolphin, averaging about 8' in length when mature, and a very social. It is obviously dead when the sharks attack it, and, like most predatory shark species, usually only attack, sick, frail, dead, or otherwise distressed prey. The sharks pictured here are immature, typical in the Carpinteria/SB area since they appear to be about 6-9' in length; the biggest one is probably a female. Adult females are about 16-20+ feet in length and males are about 10-14 feet. I have fished many times at Guadalupe Island, located 240 miles south of San Diego, and the island is a breeding ground for these sharks. I have seen many cases where a hooked 100+ lb tuna is decapitated in one bite from these adults. Eating machines, to be sure.
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Jun 18, 2020 09:46 PMA number of us sat on the beach and watch this go down. We were angry and horrified as to us it seemed like the people on the boat were " chumming" for the sharks. The drone was a little too convenient and the presence of that particular boat in the vicinity has often been noted.
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Jun 19, 2020 12:04 PMreply to fist comment. i was on the white boat and we WERE NOT CHUMMING. why do people say things that they are not sure of. did you have binoculars? the boat has a bilge pump and was working the entire time. we only watched, took our own video, and still photos. there was no reason to chum when there is already a dead carcass in the water. your statement does not even make sense. secondly, the dolphin was already dead, we got several whiffs of it during the 30 minute event. and dolphins can swim much faster than any shark, they would be very difficult prey for a shark. that boat is not commonly there, there are several such boats in the harbor. we just happen to decide to eat our lunch outside the harbor instead of at the slip. we did not have anything to do with the drone, it was flown by an unknown party, and i am guessing, from the beach since to flew back in that direction twice, (battery?) it is entirely irresponsible to make statements that you know nothing about.
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Jun 20, 2020 07:56 AMWhere was this? People have suggested Carpinteria?
Photographer is from Malibu
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Jun 20, 2020 01:12 PMit was just west of carpinteria, the drone guy must have driven up from malibu.
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Jun 19, 2020 06:19 PMoh, and scientist are following tag sharks, and one of these was tagged with a gps tag. maybe that is the boat that is out there on a regular basis.