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September 22, 2016

Great White Shark Breaches Right Behind Surfers [Video]

I've never been in the water when a shark has been spotted, let alone a great white enjoying a full breach. I imagine these guys were a little rattled.

You know when you light a firecracker, and then it kinda fizzles out?

That’s how I feel about this great white shark breaching at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, although I don’t think the distance from the camera does the leaper any favours.

I’m sure if you were in the water it would be enough to leave a few skiddies, so let’s see what all the fuss is about:

A note to all the Muizies surfers out there – I spent the day on a shark research boat last year, and must have seen upwards of 10 full breaches. If they wanted to eat you, they would have done it by now.

Let’s take a moment to marvel at the beauty of the beast before we part ways – two minutes in, go:

[source:telegraph]