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A diver has revealed how to avoid becoming a shark’s dinner, but his advice — and close encounters — might have you trembling in your fins.
Kayleigh Nicole Grant, who runs Kaimana Ocean Safari in Hawaii, posted a shocking video on TikTok, where she goes by @mermaidkayleigh, showing people how to prevent shark attacks.
Instead of panicking and swimming away from the shark, he says people should stare into the shark’s eyes — and then reach out and touch it if necessary.
“Sharks have natural instincts and splashing, panicking, and swimming away can trigger the drive of their prey. It’s best to stay calm, stand firm, make eye contact, and if necessary push them away,” he captioned the clip, which has over 16.4 million views since airing in mid-November.
In the video, he shows how he swims away from a tiger shark activating his “prey drive” and sending the shark towards him.
However, as soon as the shark got closer, he grabbed his nose and pushed him aside.
Reviewers were surprised by how much fun the demonstration was and didn’t think they would be able to stay calm, should they find themselves in the same situation.
Swimming away from a shark can activate its prey drive. Kayleigh Nicole Grant/Instagram
“Very good tip, thank you. Unfortunately, I’m going to have a heart attack immediately so I can’t assert dominance regardless,” said one.
“I think if a shark follows me, I’ll forget how to breathe,” said another.
“You can tell by his eyes he’s definitely ready to attack too ?,” wrote a third person.
The Post reached out to Grant for comment.
Standing in front of a shark is a way to prevent an attack. Kayleigh Nicole Grant/Instagram
Grant’s advice is supported by other experts who say that splashing can trigger a shark’s prey drive.
“Avoid excessive splashing, especially in one place. Sharks can hear the low frequency sounds from the splash and may investigate to see if there are fish/prey in distress,” the Florida Museum explains on their website.
Although Grant used his hand to push away the shark in the video, that should have been a last resort, according to experts.
“Use whatever you have (surfboard, diving gear, fishing gear) to avoid using your bare hands to attack the shark,” explained the Victorian Fisheries Authority.
Grant pushed the shark’s nose — and it turned away. Kayleigh Nicole Grant/Instagram
“If you must use your hands, concentrate on attacking the eyes, nose and gills,” the site continues.
So far this year, there have been 76 publicly reported and confirmed shark attacks, including nine provoked attacks and 10 fatalities, according to Shark Tracking.
Shark bites can be either provoked or unprovoked — with the latter being more common.
Don’t be a victim — reject it. Kayleigh Nicole Grant/Instagram
“Provocative bites occur when humans initiate interactions with sharks in some way. This includes examples when people are bitten after disturbing or trying to touch a shark, bites occur when pulling or removing a shark from a fishing net, and so on,” explains the Florida Museum.
“An unprovoked bite is defined as an incident where a bite to a live human occurs in the shark’s natural habitat without human provocation against the shark. This represents the most natural example of shark behavior and is our most used data category in research. This event includes; hit-and-run mistaken identities during low-visibility conditions, investigations, and rare predators,” the museum continued.
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
