![]() ![]() Padilla posted videos of Deep Blue on Facebook which improved the shark’s popularity.ĭeep Blue became even more popular when researchers spotted her in Hawaii. Apparently, the Deep Blue was swimming around Padilla’s research boat. A marine biologist, Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, who was conducting research with his team as part of Shark Week off the coast of Guadalupe Island in Mexico. ![]() But it wasn’t until 2014 that image and footage of the Deep Blue were captured. According to shark photographer George Probst, the patterns on sharks are unique to each individual as he likened those patterns to human fingerprints.ĭeep Blue was reportedly first identified in the 1990s. The great white also had a noticeable girth in addition to her length when she was first filmed leading to speculation that she was pregnant at the time.ĭeep Blue has a unique pattern where the gray meets the white underside. There’s a large laceration on her right side. She also has noticeable pigmentation and markings on her body. Deep Blue’s DescriptionĪs stated earlier, Deep Blue is estimated to be about 20 ft (6.1 m) long and weighs over 2 tons. Our resident biggest white shark weighs an impressive 2.5 tons (2,268 kilograms) and has huge fins and razor-sharp teeth worthy of her status as the greatest great white shark. She is estimated to be more than 50 years and with the expected lifespan of great white sharks to be 70 years and more, the great white can still add a couple of inches to her already mind-blowing length. The Deep Blue is still possibly growing, albeit at a slower rate. Oh, did I mention the Deep Blue is a female shark? Female sharks are usually larger than males. The Deep Blue surpasses this range by some distance and you can see why she is such a celebrity. The average length of great white sharks is usually between 11 to 15 ft. With an astonishing estimated length of 20 ft, no other great white shark recorded or encountered by humans comes close to the Deep Blue. ![]() That followed an incident earlier this month when two people reportedly were hospitalized with shark bites, causing Fernandina Beach in Florida to close.You now know that the Deep Blue is the biggest great white shark ever caught on camera. Last week, two children off New York’s Long Island were attacked by sharks. “It’s only in circumstances when people want to be in the water during the summer and sharks are following their feed when an accidental bite happens.” “Shark bites are almost the consequence of density of humans in the water and density of sharks in the water,” Naylor said. Though shark attacks are rare (88 unprovoked attacks and 30 provoked occurred during 2017), they have been in the news recently, something Naylor attributed to population density. “Orcas are very smart and they work together - they’re pack hunters,” Naylor added. “It’s an older animal and when you look at the distribution of any animal, it’s the larger animals that are older,” Naylor told Fox News in an interview.ĭespite her epic size, orcas, a great white shark’s natural predator, wouldn’t have any issues taking Deep Blue down. It’s likely that Deep Blue became so big simply because of her age, said Gavin Naylor, program director at the Florida Program for Shark Research. It’s estimated that Deep Blue, who has become so famous that she has her own Twitter account, is nearly 50 years old, Discovery found.Īccording to a 2014 study, great white sharks have an average lifespan of 70 years, though it varies between male and females. Hoyos Padilla captured the incredible footage near Guadalupe Island, off the west coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. In the video, Deep Blue swims up to the cage and a diver pushes the shark as it pokes around before it eventually swims away. Shark conservationist Mauricio Hoyos Padilla captured footage of the massive beast nearly three years ago, while doing work for Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” programming. The great white shark known as Deep Blue is nearly 20 feet long and is thought to be the largest great white ever caught on film. Shark attacks: What you know about sharks is wrong Shaq pulled from water after shark wiggles through bars of enclosureįlorida scientists discover new 'alien-like' shark with huge eyes ![]()
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