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francesgrasby11July 4, 2021 at 7:11 pm #12153
<p class=”mol-para-with-font”>A diver has come face-to-face with an abnormally big female shark while freediving off the coast of Florida. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>John Moore, 55, managed to capture several astonishing images of the giant shark near Jupiter earlier this month. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>He managed to snap the huge female showing her rows of razor-sharp teeth and yellow-tinted eyes, while swimming among a shiver of bull sharks. </p><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>They say the camera adds 10 pounds, but one diver has managed to capture pictures of an abnormally fat shark swimming off the coast of Florida </p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The pictures were captured by John Moore, 55, while he was freediving with the sharks near Jupiter, Florida, earlier this month</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>He managed to snap the huge female showing her rows of razor-sharp teeth and yellow-tinted eyes, Freediving Fins while swimming among a shiver of bull sharks</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Moore is an experienced diver, photographer, and conservation advocate.
He frequently shares pictures of sharks off the coast of Florida on Instagram.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>He said: ‘She was an abnormally large female. Very likely pregnant and certainly hadn’t skipped any meals.'</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>He explained the bull shark is likely overweight because of the influx of bait fish in the early spring. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Pictures show the massive female feeding with her head, chest fixed, and using her pectoral fins to slow her down. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Moore added: ‘She was a very dominant shark, confidently coming right up to me throughout our dive’. </p><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Moore said the shark was abnormally large compared to the rest of the shiver and speculated she could be pregnant</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The freediver added he thought the fat shark ‘certainly hadn’t skipped any meals’ in order to get to her size</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Moore added the massive female was a dominant figure in the shiver while he was diving with the group last month</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The 55-year-old explained ‘she was a very dominant shark, confidently coming right up to me throughout our dive'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Bull sharks are commonly found in estuaries or off the coast of Florida, in both the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Close range pictures show the massive female shark hunting around the surface of the water near Jupiter, Florida. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Bull sharks are commonly found in estuaries or off the coast of Florida. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>They are one of a very few shark species which can inhabit both fresh and saltwater, and are often found in packs. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The species typically reaches between seven and 11 feet (between 2.1m and 3.3m) in length and can weigh over 1,500 pounds (680kg).</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>It is one of the most dangerous and aggressive shark species, accounting for the third highest number of attacks on humans. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”> </p><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img” style=”height: auto;”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Bull sharks are one of a very few shark species which can inhabit both fresh- and saltwater, and are often found in packs</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The species typically reaches between seven and 11 feet (between 2.1m and 3.3m) in length and can weigh over 1,500 pounds (680kg)</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Bull sharks are one of the most dangerous and aggressive species, accounting for the third highest number of attacks on humans</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The massive female was snapped by John Moore while he was Freediving Fins near Jupiter, Florida, earlier this month</p></div></div>
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