Diver Almost Swallowed by Whale Shark (Picture Gallery)
Bizarre, Fun Pic — By Dave on 2011/07/23 1:44 AM
Photo: Mauricio Handler/handlerphoto.com
A diver has almost been swallowed by a giant whale shark during a feeding frenzy near Isla Mujeres, Mexico, where more than 600 of 40-foot long whale sharks converged to feed on tuna spawn.
Photographer Mauricio Handler captured this amazing moment when a diver got too close and almost got swallowed by whale shark’s giant mouth.
“They don’t have very good eyesight but the diver managed to get out of the way. If he had have been sucked into the massive mouth the shark would have just spat him out,” Handler said to Daily Mail.
The whale shark is the world’s largest fish and have mouths which measure up to 4.9 feet wide and contain 350 rows of teeth. Despite this, they are very docile creatures, feed on plankton and pose no danger to divers. Unless they get in the way of their mouths while they are feeding, of course.
Photo: Mauricio Handler/handlerphoto.com
Photo: Mauricio Handler/handlerphoto.com
Photo: Mauricio Handler/handlerphoto.com
Photo: Mauricio Handler/handlerphoto.com
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Jaki_2@cox.net
Damn crazy funny! lolzz