Beachgoers Save A Hammerhead Shark In Distress

Wow. This is amazing. I wouldn't have the courage to get so close.

Video: "Don't Go To The Ocean. The Ocean Is The Shark's House"

Hysterical. And she is serious.

"Don't go to the ocean. The ocean is the shark's house."

"I can swim. I can swim. My whole body is a floatation device."

This reminds me that "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No" debuts on SyFy Channel on July 22nd.

Rare Shark Feeding Frenzy In North Carolina

And this is why I don't swim in the ocean.

(That, plus a pristine pool in my backyard with a nearby refrigerator stocked with wine.)

Amateur video from Donnie Griggs catches this disconcerting moment on the beautiful North Carolina coast.

Great White Shark Attacks SharkCam

What happens when the hunted becomes the hunter?

In 2013, a team from the Oceanographic Systems Lab at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution took a specially equipped REMUS "SharkCam" underwater vehicle to Guadalupe Island in Mexico to film great white sharks in the wild. The captured more than they bargained for.

Fascinating. And scary.

(h/t Towleroad)

Close encounter with a whale shark

I was fascinated by the idea of scuba diving when I was very young. It seemed like the closest thing to having the ability to fly.  I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

At the age of twelve, my father let me take the classes needed to be certified as an open water diver. On top of that, I was certified for night diving.

And before I could get to my first open water dive - the movie Jaws came out.

I did one fresh water, river dive in Texas and never went diving again. To this day I'll only walk calf-deep in the surf at the beach. I won't go swimming in the ocean.

So imagine my reaction to this clip of divers who come across a whale shark on a dive. And then on top of it, note the guy at the 1:27 mark who literally makes contact with Mr. Jaws.

Oh. My. Hell.

But fascinating video to watch from the safety of my office :)

(via Towleroad)