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  • Shark cage diving in Gansbaai, South Africa with Marine Dynamics. Experience the exceptional and come face to face with a great white shark! 

  • The exact world record white shark is a contested issue, but chances are it is between 6-7m. In Gansbaai, the largest white shark ever caught was at Danger Point and measured up to 5.9m.

  • If you see a white shark in the water don’t panic. Chances are high that the shark has already detected you and isn’t interested. White shark attacks are normally associated with poor visibility, so avoid murky conditions.

  • White sharks have a unique system called a “counter current heat exchange”, which keeps their body  tempreture +/- 7C above the surrounding water temperature. 

  • All sharks have an incredibly unique system on the tip of their nose called the “ampillae of Lorenzini”. These are small pores filled with a gel that transmits the electrical currents in the water to the shark’s brain so that it can assess its environment.

  • White sharks give birth to live young (not eggs), and they give birth to 6-8 pups at one time. Pups are usually between 1.0-1.5m in length and are born with teeth.

  • Body language has been a well documented form of shark communication and has identified body arching, jaw gaping, and other postures as specific social tactics.

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WWE Great White Sharks in Gansbaai!

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Justin

After our very own high flyer, Justin Gabriel, we named this high flying shark Justin. While Justin Gabriel takes for the turnbuckle to hit his trademark 450 Splash, Justin the shark bursts from deep to fly clear of the water and hit his very own Splash on any unsuspecting sharks below!



Kane

The Big Red Monster is known for being big, scary and has more than a few scars, the shark Kane got hit by a propeller late last year which produced these horrific injuries to her dorsal. But like the Big Red Monster it takes more than a few injuries to stop this shark and she’s back in the bay looking well healed and massive (we estimate this shark to be around 15.5 ft!!).



The Big Show

The Big Show is also known as ‘The Worlds Largest Athlete’ and no all star line up would be complete without him. Therefore it was easy to name the biggest shark in the bay after him; The Big Show Shark is around 5 and a half meters, 18 ft in length, weighs well over a ton and is definitely the baddest shark in town!!



Dolph

Oh no looks like someone locked the Cross-Arm Breaker on this shark – could it be that Alberto Del Rio’s been around?? In anticipation of the title fight between the two, we couldn’t resist this one...



CM Punk – Best in the World

For a while now CM Punk has become known as the Best in the World, for his wrestling skills, meanwhile in Gansbaai a certain shark known as ‘Sharkius Maximus’ has become known as the Best in the World for wowing tourists aboard Slashfin. Put the two and two together and you have a dream team…



Stay tuned for more WWE Sharks in Gansbaai, we’ll update the blog once a week with more of our favourite wrestling sharks!!

 

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