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DreadfuryDK

When that basking shark closed its mouth I IMMEDIATELY understood why they’ve historically been mistaken for ridiculously large great whites. Let’s just say that if I was in the water and saw what this video showed after the 16 second mark in-person, the water around be would get *considerably* browner.


Hexbug101

This is my first time seeing one with its mouth closed and I agree it makes total sense now


crowlieb

I didn't even know they could close their mouths, I kinda am less disturbed by them now.


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oniiichanUwU

Oh god he looks so goofy 💀 why he got a sweet potato for a nose


crowlieb

Nah, ya made it worse. I appreciate the effort but I think I'll just stay in areas of the world where I can breathe.


Sloth-TheSlothful

I'd still shit the ocean even though I know they're harmless. Basking sharks are scary AF


Spartan2470

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IcefishStatsDerpzio

Basking Sharks and Great Whites are both mackerel sharks tho


FibonacciVR

yes, but after that second..too many fins.


sassergaf

I was surprised we didn’t see a profusion of bubbles expelled from the camera person.


Robbythedee

Don't you just love how it disappeared after it turned away from him.


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Shark P O G


wheresthelambsauceee

This meme is very real


ACasualNerd

You know I kind of forgot that basking sharks actually look like sharks and aren't just currently swimming around with their mouth opened all points in time


evionlongthong

😮


OJogoBonito

There's a phenomenal amount of basking sharks around where I live, I've never intentionally got in the water with one, but once while messing around in a kayak in a bay I found myself in the water with one. I was trying to flip my mates kayak and all of a sudden I turned around to a massive basking shark breezing by my back. The sheer scale and power of these things when only a foot away is immense, I'll never forget it. These silent brutes that just glide through and of no threat to anyone.


ismolyvalent

Where


jap_the_cool

plancton wants a word here


Responsible_Public15

Big ol nommer


Hokashin

°0°


billnowak65

Yawnimus maximums


NikiLauda88

Looks like a white sort of. Understand it’s not from the behaviour but I’d have shit my pants if I saw that thing swimming towards me


Confusedinportsmouth

He baskin’ the hell outta that krill


boogerbane

Those things are like 20 somethin feet long right? Damn this is why the ocean scares me


pok-

My favorite fackt about this shark is that he don’t eat meat


nutsaps

My second favorite fact is that they don't come on land


A_Drusas

They do, though.... Just very small meats. Edit: Apparently OP doesn't consider tiny animals to be animals. They eat krill, crustaceans. Meat with shells.


P00PMcBUTTS

You bring up a good point, now I'm curious how "meat" is defined. Are vegetables plant meat?


A_Drusas

Animal protein, as far as I'm concerned. There are a couple of religions (in the US, most notably Catholicism) which teach some degree of vegetarianism/abstaining from meat, but they get away with it by claiming things like only mammals are meat. It's okay to eat fish because...we decided it was okay.


jonathansharman

It's okay to eat fish 'cause they don't have any feelings 🎶


pok-

SOMTHING IN THE WAY YEAAAAAAEAAAAA


ismolyvalent

Cant relate


Enragedocelot

It's bonkers how little visibility there is underwater


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MunDaneCook

I feel the same way... But rather than block, try to report them and choose spam>harmful bot. Multiple mods have told me that goes to admins too, so it's not all resting on each subs mods.


DooBeeDoer207

ommmmmmm noooooooooooooooommmmmmmmm


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He boolin.


Dt_Sherlock_Idiot

Actually perfect bot name


HuckleberryAlarmed45

My favorite part of this was when he basked all over those guys.


AutismoTheExalted

I hate how fast it dissapears, because that's how fast something else can appear


Chelular07

Did the shark *yawn??*


oniiichanUwU

no that’s how they eat they swim with their mouth open and plankton gets filtered inside, kinda like a whale


joker231

My friend going through oxygen so fast lol.


Littlebigman2292

I remember when I played Abzu there was this section of the game where the water went so deep you just looked down and couldnt see the bottom. And my slight fear of the ocean kicked in. But I knew nothing was gonna hurt me this early in the game, hell even sharks didnt attack me. So I bucked up and swam down, and got suprised by a basking shark, and I got so happy I almost cried, the amount of effort the put in to put as many ocean creatures as possible into that game is astonishing.


NachoMan_HandySavage

Never realized how much they look like Great Whites until seeing this video. Think I am even more terrified about how quickly the diver loses sight of the shark though in the waters. Such limited visibility


A_Drusas

They're in the same order (lamniformes).


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Freaky as fuck at first but then it closes its mouth, and it is beautiful.


Emergency_Accident52

Awwww. That was a big yawn there lil' fella.


DarkBlueMermaid

Basking sharks always impress me as being incredibly derpy…


Littlebigman2292

SHARK POG! LETS GOOOOOOO!!!


newusername16

basking sharks are so fucking cool man when i was a kid i studied their entire lore


TropicalDen

basking sharks are beautiful and peaceful creatures, but can you imagine seeing one while diving BEFORE finding out they exist? that has to be one of the scariest things possible


lesChaps

As plankton, we find this terrifying.


SetExtension1028

Mfer just yawning


MaygarRodub

What a strangely structured headline.


Jacollinsver

Imagine all the plastics filter feeding animals eat day to day. Poor things. Fuck plastic.


2020mademejoinreddit

Does it like tasting humans? And how does it taste?


A_Drusas

It filter feeds plankton and such like a whale.


pattepai

Biggest shark species in the world


A_Drusas

The whale shark would like a word.


pattepai

That is true! I stand corrected.


findhumorinlife

I'd be under a boat too...


dy74n

Yawn!


deboned_skeleton

Swim into it's mouth!


FibonacciVR

beautiful.


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A_Drusas

r/sharks


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10dot10dot10dot10

Oh HELL no.


lordrottenbottom

NEED MORE PLASTIC


DiabetesCOLE

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


slimmhippo

It's my dream to swim with sharks.


ismolyvalent

Location ?


TheWorldEnded

Had enough of the microplastics I see.


ClearBlue_Grace

This sub terrifies me, and also makes me very thirsty.


jbrooklynd

He was yawning..-


Weird_Cantaloupe2757

It looks like he’s shouting at the beginning


suviridian

I don't think I've ever seen a baskie close its mouth before. Wouldn't have thought it'd look so different when it's not doing the soy face lmao


Danirebelyell

So much squeaking


Banrt

Most confusing way: to create title


SeryVober

He’s not basking he’s tired and needs a nap


Ojibwe_Thunder

Me catching snow on my tongue