Swimming eye-to-eye with the beasts — one of the most man-hungry species — 38-year-old Eli tempts the 650kg tiger sharks ever closer with the bloody fish. Drawing them just inches away, he fearlessly places his hand into the creatures’ jaws with only a black glove between his bare skin and their bone-crushing teeth.
The scene pictured up played out 20ft below the surface of the Atlantic at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas, is the latest craze gripping thrill seekers.
Diving with sharks seems crazy enough without cages, but hand feeding these sharks is seen to be the "ultimate interaction" with one of the world’s most dangerous predators.
Eli, from Alamo, Texas, said: “Diving with sharks is what I do. Some may think it’s a crazy idea, but I know what I’m doing. I spent years researching and studying sharks, how they behave and how to behave with them.”
“It’s taken me eight years of diving with sharks and the last two years feeding them to be comfortable feeding them by hand without protective gear. To be with them in the ocean, swimming around, is just mind blowing.”
“To say it’s risk free, though, would be a lie. There have been times when my heart has been in my mouth."
Retreived from The Sun
written by: Jorge Borbinha
posted by: Isabel Luz
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Another interesting post!!
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