Diver Andrea Ramos Nascimento’s Insta360 X4 camera was nearly swallowed by a tiger shark during a feeding session off the coast of Freeport in The Bahamas. Thanks to the camera’s ability to shoot 360-degree video and choose various viewpoints during editing, we’re able to see what the shark was looking at from inside its mouth.
The shark eventually realizes that the camera isn’t food and spits it back out, at which time Ramos retrieves the device with the footage preserved. Tiger sharks can grow up to 18 feet long and are considered among the “big three,” which also includes bull as well as white sharks, and often hunt in shallow waters, where they’re more likely to encounter humans.
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The tiger sharks of Tiger Beach have a unique hobby: stealing cameras. Shiny objects, lights, and sounds catch their attention, and since they don’t have hands, they explore everything with their mouths. Some divers have watched their GoPros disappear into a shark’s mouth, only to see it swim away like it just won a prize,” said Ramos.
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