Great whites have a life expectancy of around 70 years.Ĭontrary to what has been reported, Mauricio Hoyos Padilla and his team have not tagged Deep Blue, meaning no one can follow her movements. The giant Deep Blue shark is estimated to be 50 years old and will continue growing in size and weight, even if at a slower pace. It was absolutely incredible," revealed Ocean Ramsey. "The dolphins started to come up, and she started to ascend. The stunning animal used Ramsey's boat as a scratching post and cruised casually, chasing for food and feasting on the carcass of a sperm whale. Their gestation period ranges from 11 to 18 months.
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She could've been pregnant - or naturally full - but only a blood test for hormone levels would confirm it.įemale great whites have long pregnancies. The female predator showed up, and divers jumped into the water to capture the moment.īased on the markings, scientists knew they were swimming with the largest great white shark known to date.ĭeep Blue has several crenulations between her white belly and grey back side, multiple pigmentation patterns across the gills, and unique fingerprints on the pelvic and caudal fins. Ramsey made the rare sighting off the coast of Oahu, in Hawaii, when she and her team observed and studied other sharks. In 2019, marine biologist, freediver, and shark conservationist Ocean Ramsey became the first person to swim alongside the giant apex predator for several. Padilla ended up having a close interaction with the queen of the ocean and even high-fived her.ĭeep Blue always makes rare yet surprising appearances.
That's when we realized how big she was."Īt the time, Deep Blue swam around the boat's cage for a while and then disappeared into the deep. Deep Blue was very calm and just doing circles around us. "On the second day, I was in the water, and we had to wait. "Everything was very well prepared, and the whole team felt safe," explained Maier. Videographer and diving enthusiast Michael Maier filmed the historic encounter from a safe distance. "It is the biggest female I have ever seen in my life," stated Padilla. Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, a marine biologist and shark movement specialist, was conducting research with his team when he found Deep Blue swimming around the boat. However, images and footage of the largest great white shark on record in the world were only captured for the first time in 2013. They stay at high depths while pregnant and approach the coastlines to give birth.ĭeep Blue was initially identified in the 1990s. This massive creature has razor-sharp teeth and huge fins.įemale great white sharks are often larger than males and tend to be solitary creatures. “Deep Blue,” which has her own Twitter account and was the subject of a documentary several years ago, had previously been spotted around Guadalupe Island off Mexico.The Deep Blue is the largest great white shark ever caught on camera by marine biologists and scientists.ĭeep Blue is 20-foot long (six meters), eight feet high (2.5 meters), and weighs 2.5 tons (2,268 kilograms). Sightings of great white sharks are rare in Hawaii, where the water is too warm. Ramsey said the animal, believed to be at least 50 years old and weighing an estimated 2.5 tonnes, was “shockingly wide” and may be pregnant. “We went out at sunrise, and she stayed with us pretty much throughout the day.” “She was just this big beautiful gentle giant wanting to use our boat as a scratching post,” added Ramsey, who swam with the shark all day and captured stunning pictures. “She was just this big beautiful gentle giant wanting to use our boat as a scratching post,” said diver Ocean Ramsey. “We saw a few (tiger sharks) and then she came up and all the other sharks split, and she started brushing up against the boat,” said Ocean Ramsey, one of the divers, recounting the extraordinary encounter to the Honolulu Star Adviser. The 20-foot (six-meter) female shark - bearing similar markings as “Deep Blue,” the largest great white shark recorded - made its surprise appearance on Tuesday, joining other sharks feasting on a sperm whale carcass off Oahu. A shark said to be 'Deep Blue', one of the largest recorded individuals, swims offshore Hawaii.( via Reuters) An enormous great white shark - believed to be one of the biggest on record - has been spotted off the coast of Hawaii by divers who took a swim with the predator.
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