Big shark encounter..m2ts

dougoutcanoe
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Published 2012-06-12
While sea kayaking around parts of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, my friend and I found these beautiful creatures feeding on the rich plankton life in these clean waters. Basking sharks are amazing creatures, gentle and peaceful.
Sadly, they are hunted by the greedy, supplying the Eastern desire for sharks fin, This should not be allowed. Leave these beautiful creatures to live in peace.
I feel so lucky to have travelled in my small craft to the places where these sharks live and shared a few minutes with them.
All Comments (21)
  • @laneyallan9847
    Basking sharks are gorgeous creatures. Massive but harmless. ❤️❤️❤️
  • @kurtbarks6270
    Very dangerous shark, the Basking. My friend Krill and I went swimming when it attacked. RIP Krill.
  • @1492tomato
    What good fortune to be able to get that close! Jaw-dropping to know that these can get nearly half-again larger than the big one (rare). Beautiful video!!
  • @darkoak40
    Marvellous creature's, and it's great that the waters of the Outer Hebrides are clean enough to provide these sharks with such a rich abundance of planton.
  • @2373stevieb
    What a beautiful encounter with a Basking Shark. A lot of people will think Great White as soon as they see the dorsal fin. In Scotland you have more chance of being attacked by the Loch Ness Monster then a Great White!
  • @dougoutcanoe
    The basking sharks shown in this video are peaceful creatures. Their food is the tiny plankton they filter out of the water as they swim with their enormous, open, toothless mouth. Their food is shown at 0.50 to 1.15 on the video. Too many viewers have the wrong idea about these plankton eating sharks. Big mouth, yes, jaws, NO.
  • @Kflash3782
    Beautiful kayaks! It would have taken me few seconds to realize that it is a basking shark, but those few seconds would have been insane, to say the least.
  • @marthacannizzo4791
    😱Wow!!!! That’s huge. It’s just cruising along. What a video! Thank you.
  • @dejandimoski4605
    That's one of the biggest Basking Sharks EVER , the size of it's fins is ENORMOUS , must be at least 25-26 feet(8 meters)long , at least !
  • @dougoutcanoe
    Yep! Basking Shark the first one was about 8m (25ft) long. The small one a mere 5m (16ft). Such gentle giants.
  • @Whit23ney
    So, I’m shark ignorant....the moment I saw that enormous dorsal fin I would have been paddling for my life and my kayak would have become the largest and most expensive paper weight I’ve ever purchased. 😳🤷‍♀️😂😵
  • @tomr1630
    Good job, you are blessed for sharing this encounter. What a beautiful thing to see!