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A Tiger Shark ate my Camera!
Here's the short story of one dive guides encounter with a Tiger Shark that took a shine to his underwater video system. Video was kindly permitted for display by Marc Taggart, the dive guide in question.
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Comment by laura jelenkovich on March 11, 2010 at 8:38pm - If you look closely you'll see the shark is wounded on the snout. i think he has lorenzini ampolas exposed, that could have increased his sensibility to the elecrtomagnetic field emitted by the running cameras. That's my explanation. Anyway, congratulations for the focus on the inside!!!
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Comment by Kate Goodson on March 12, 2010 at 2:08am -
Here is a close up of the nose damage:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5229784&id=770482976
Could that also be "hook" damage?
great footage btw.
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Comment by laura jelenkovich on March 12, 2010 at 2:29am
- yes, thanks Kate.
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Comment by Kate Goodson on March 12, 2010 at 3:31am
- I can't find any "english" info on that, can you explain what it is?
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Comment by Linda Reese on March 12, 2010 at 4:13am -
Ampullae of Lorenzini
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampullae_of_Lorenzini
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Comment by laura jelenkovich on March 12, 2010 at 6:06am
- yes, sorry an italian translation of that, thanks Linda, forgive my lack of accuracy!
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Comment by Linda Reese on March 12, 2010 at 6:26am
- You got it close enough! LOL I knew what you meant!
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Comment by Kate Goodson on March 12, 2010 at 8:01am
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Ok now I get it... I thought you were referring to the damage on the nose and stating some shark disease. LOL
I've heard of the sensors but forgot what they are called, and that is why I'm not a biologist!
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Comment by Laurence on March 12, 2010 at 11:04pm -
Very interesting !! maybe the shark was just enough with the camera!...like it disturbed the shark..
great inside shot!
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