Beware of the Thresher Shark Tail

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  • Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
  • The thresher shark may just be the coolest shark in the ocean. They are easily recognizable by their enormous, whip-like tails which can be as long as the rest of their entire bodies. But this tail isn’t just for show-it’s a powerful tool to hunt prey. While it had long been rumored that threshers hunted with their tails, it wasn’t until 2010 that scientists were able to observe the behavior in the wild. They discovered that thresher sharks will charge their prey, and then sling their tails up and over their heads like whip. It happens so quickly that their prey are left stunned or even blown into pieces.
    Despite their incredible adaptations, thresher sharks face serious threats from human activities. Overfishing and habitat destruction both pose major risks to their populations.
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  • @grimdarkmalarkey5402
    @grimdarkmalarkey5402 24 дні тому +268

    Thresher sharks are so cool! But their faces are definitely some of the cutest, goofiest things in the ocean.

    • @ashleyfaith4596
      @ashleyfaith4596 10 днів тому +1

      i was thinkinv about that too lol

    • @Cracraw74
      @Cracraw74 День тому +1

      They have such goofball faces!!! I love them though.

  • @Cuccos19
    @Cuccos19 11 днів тому +6

    One of the most beautiful among sharks together with blue sharks. Two of my favorite shark species.

  • @nono_noxx
    @nono_noxx 21 день тому +58

    Their faces are the cutest! :c
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  • @marilynjohnson8529
    @marilynjohnson8529 13 днів тому +23

    Cute, chubby, cheeked guy!

  • @stacypalermo3506
    @stacypalermo3506 8 днів тому +17

    I love the long tail, tiny mouth, and huge eyes of this shark. It’s like a caricature of a shark. So cute! ❤

    • @nussknacker9827
      @nussknacker9827 10 годин тому +1

      Angel sharks are very beautiful, too 🥰🦈

  • @Kaito028
    @Kaito028 25 днів тому +60

    I didn't even know about this shark until this video and it looks so cool.

  • @AGuyWithTheFace
    @AGuyWithTheFace 8 днів тому +3

    It should be mentioned that this feeding method wasn't just rumored but was witnessed by fishermen on rare occasions.

  • @alexfierro7788
    @alexfierro7788 24 дні тому +4

    They look pretty cute (those eyes look like there's not a single though behind them)

    • @rockyevans1584
      @rockyevans1584 11 днів тому

      Do any fish eyes look anything but dead?

  • @torrothebear7240
    @torrothebear7240 23 дні тому +4

    Such an underrated channel. This video has 1.2k likes with 13 comments whereas some bs videos has hundreds of thousands of likes with thousands of comments. This is just sad.

  • @inobi30
    @inobi30 21 день тому +2

    Keep up the good work guys!

  • @rachael8078
    @rachael8078 25 днів тому +16

    What did the tail say to the fish? Smack!

  • @DevinJankowsky
    @DevinJankowsky 21 день тому +13

    I remember reading about this shark in elementary and its still in my top three with the sand tiger above it and the goblin in 3rd. Our planets underwater life is both enamoring and terrifying. I love seeing just how "alien" the creatures on our own planet can be.

  • @MOONWOLF7395
    @MOONWOLF7395 25 днів тому +2

    Still my favorite shark from when i was a kid.

  • @doubl3tap51
    @doubl3tap51 25 днів тому +8

    You guys have got to do a vid on angel sharks 🙏

  • @terrance3218
    @terrance3218 3 дні тому

    I've loved these guys (and the Megamouth) since I was a kid but I never realized that they had baby faces. 🤩

  • @andrewlawrence6056
    @andrewlawrence6056 20 днів тому +1

    My favorite shark

  • @tims_always_fishing7117
    @tims_always_fishing7117 19 днів тому +3

    Didn't know they struck like a scorpion!!!

  • @robertmcnamara5407
    @robertmcnamara5407 14 днів тому +1

    For some reason I thought it was always known that that is how they used their tail. At 67 and a shark lover the thresher was always a fascinating creature along with the mako. Maybe it was just speculation back then.

  • @jannythewonderwomen2215
    @jannythewonderwomen2215 13 днів тому +1

    My favorite too! They have a cool face also....

  • @jasongarcia2140
    @jasongarcia2140 24 дні тому +2

    Whoa!

  • @paulstreesofwalthamabbey2007
    @paulstreesofwalthamabbey2007 21 день тому +1

    Thank you thsts answered a question for over 45years

  • @mariagustafson8720
    @mariagustafson8720 5 годин тому

    "There are plenty of fish in the sea"
    The fish:

  • @xWalzy
    @xWalzy 14 днів тому +1

    All of em look surprised all the time 😂

  • @enk335
    @enk335 23 дні тому +1

    I love their faces. 😟😟😟

  • @user-ke7ey5hv9c
    @user-ke7ey5hv9c 23 дні тому +1

    Ahh, my favorite shark

  • @Laura-gf9eg
    @Laura-gf9eg 15 днів тому +1

    Very cool footage

  • @soumyarana8258
    @soumyarana8258 22 дні тому +3

    Please also make an video on different types of shark species and more ocean species
    Thank you

  • @mattparsons2045
    @mattparsons2045 8 днів тому

    I think they reference this behavior in Jaws, one of Quint's scars is where a Thresher whacked him with his tail.

  • @ross9252
    @ross9252 20 днів тому +2

    I was unaware of these cool guys. Hopefully they can recover from human interaction

  • @thereadersvoice
    @thereadersvoice 25 днів тому +15

    If I'm not mistaken, this looks like a big-eye thresher, a deep-sea shark.

    • @BrownTrout1238
      @BrownTrout1238 14 днів тому +1

      Given you’re not the biologist presenting this to us, you’re probably incorrect.

  • @My-mind_me.
    @My-mind_me. 3 дні тому

    The fact that u even found one is amazing!!

  • @MalGent
    @MalGent 23 дні тому +1

    Are you guys hiring? I am a deckhand. This looks so cool

    • @OceanX
      @OceanX  21 день тому +1

      You can check out employment and internship opportunities on our website oceanx.org.

  • @yveltal6959
    @yveltal6959 3 дні тому

    THEY LOOK SO CUTE

  • @peepy369
    @peepy369 25 днів тому +2

    my favorite shark!!! one day i want to go see the pelagic thresher sharks at malapascua island in visayas!

  • @Ak.CoryCo
    @Ak.CoryCo День тому

    Also one of the best tasting sharks out there

  • @Jacky-zt5ch
    @Jacky-zt5ch 7 днів тому

    Other sharks: (´ー`)
    Thresher sharks: (o_o)

  • @hatsjer
    @hatsjer 18 днів тому +1

    I love you guys have subtitles on, but the youtube "subscribe" button blocks most of the subtitles.

  • @stephenace2
    @stephenace2 12 днів тому

    as a dave the diver enthusiast, this shark has tried to eat me multiple times, never knew it was real

  • @ahmedshaharyarejaz9886
    @ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 18 днів тому +7

    Fishermen knew this for a long time. Its only a rumor unless a scientist confirms it.

    • @ineden28
      @ineden28 10 днів тому

      That's how science works. You want qualified people to verify things and note their observations. It's like going to a mate to check if your mole is cancerous instead of a doctor.

  • @nussknacker9827
    @nussknacker9827 10 годин тому

    What a magnificent animal 😍🥰🦈

  • @Katastr0phic_Katicorn
    @Katastr0phic_Katicorn День тому

    Thats just a lil guy with anxiety 😢

  • @acousticdoomfolkrock
    @acousticdoomfolkrock 11 годин тому

    Honestly, if you don't love thresher sharks, that's on you.

  • @FAA-DPE
    @FAA-DPE 17 годин тому

    They are good to eat too.
    Down here in New Orleans, we put em on a dressed Po' Boy with some Crystal Hot Sauce and a side of potato salad.

  • @ChunteringBackwardsForwards
    @ChunteringBackwardsForwards 5 днів тому

    This Shark is a Water/ Fighting type

  • @hoihoiafwasmiddl
    @hoihoiafwasmiddl 3 дні тому

    That's badass!

  • @LaZyREBaL
    @LaZyREBaL 4 дні тому

    monster hunter taking notes

  • @jasmijnariel
    @jasmijnariel День тому

    My fav shark❤

  • @jasmijnariel
    @jasmijnariel День тому

    We call them voshaai (fox shark)

  • @rumblefish9
    @rumblefish9 13 днів тому

    In Moalboal Cebu, you can visit a shoal that is frequently visited by pelagic thresher sharks. They go there to get cleaned daily around 5 or 6 in the morning.

  • @professorhal8098
    @professorhal8098 16 днів тому +3

    Vid in a nutshell.
    “Look, a shark with a super long tail! Cool, right? Mankind is currently eradicating it.”

  • @Mikustan39
    @Mikustan39 23 дні тому +4

    Bro really just hits the whip.

  • @RichyArg
    @RichyArg 2 дні тому

    I knew them as "Fox Sharks" i didnt know whats they were called in english

  • @blackfishgaming7145
    @blackfishgaming7145 12 днів тому

    Beautiful animal

  • @djaa7
    @djaa7 3 дні тому

    Let's just be real about what popped into your head when you saw its face. Bahahaha

  • @OrdanKarris
    @OrdanKarris 6 годин тому

    We love BIGG tails.

  • @JojoKasian
    @JojoKasian 8 днів тому

    Hearing the word "submersible" just doesn't quite sound right to me now... 😅

  • @user-ot8wl7oh9s
    @user-ot8wl7oh9s 10 днів тому

    Didnt know shark could skate damnnn

  • @aimsobored
    @aimsobored 10 днів тому

    What a beauty

  • @bokimalou
    @bokimalou 7 днів тому

    I just know that there is one photographer whoes dream is to get that money shot

  • @courtneylee2187
    @courtneylee2187 4 дні тому

    Bruh you could have paid me to guess an id have never guessed that's how they used their tails. Nature is freaking wild man.... 😅

  • @7R4dicalized
    @7R4dicalized 2 дні тому

    Ok it’s the coolest shark by far

  • @adamf7089
    @adamf7089 12 днів тому

    They taste delicious too!

  • @Koraidon13141
    @Koraidon13141 11 днів тому

    Also they can keep up at the speed of 110 to 120 km per hour

  • @ferfer4410
    @ferfer4410 13 днів тому

    This bastard is my run killer in Dave the Diver

  • @seoulful1997
    @seoulful1997 11 днів тому +1

    The “massa” shark

  • @hatinhatin6789
    @hatinhatin6789 4 дні тому

    Cool

  • @lynnprince6635
    @lynnprince6635 11 днів тому

    One less shark to worry about I always say😮

    • @TheSusBroadSword
      @TheSusBroadSword 11 днів тому

      Nah man, it's dolphins you should worry about, read about what they do

    • @DiligentThroat
      @DiligentThroat 10 днів тому +1

      Oh you have to worry about sharks daily? Every day? Every minute of every day? You’re so attractive to sharks that they seek you out? Give me a break 😂

  • @louisegiangonzales3723
    @louisegiangonzales3723 15 днів тому

    Mitsuri Shark

  • @robinraphael
    @robinraphael 15 днів тому

    Read a shark book that said a thresher shark tail once decapitated a sailor that was looking over the side of a dingy

  • @s41r4mgopalpbelebr94
    @s41r4mgopalpbelebr94 18 днів тому

    💟💜

  • @davegibiko8533
    @davegibiko8533 5 днів тому

    In the Philippines this is being made into fish balls. 😂 while the government is selling their fins illegally to china. 😂

  • @DamienSisco
    @DamienSisco 7 днів тому

    I think this might be my favorite shark so far keep them alive please lol

  • @steinroeder2657
    @steinroeder2657 3 дні тому

    Cool plentiful and delicious

  • @mkultra599
    @mkultra599 3 дні тому

    When uou say “we” endanger them, just say Asia. No one in the Americas is eating shark fin soup

  • @Durzza
    @Durzza 3 дні тому

    willing to bet its not westerners killing these sharks
    but we are the ones recieving the guilt for it.
    its so fucked.

  • @nocancelcultureaccepted9316
    @nocancelcultureaccepted9316 18 днів тому

    Human activities wreaking havoc on other species. Is there anything that can wreak havoc the human species?

    • @DiligentThroat
      @DiligentThroat 10 днів тому

      Humans.

    • @LarryOrtwine
      @LarryOrtwine 4 дні тому

      Yet none of these SJW channels and people will EVER call out the main perpetrators who are destroying our oceans: the Chinese

  • @osbe470
    @osbe470 25 днів тому +2

    THRESHER?!?!? LIKE FROM HIT GAME DEEPWOKEN?!?!

    • @Groooobster
      @Groooobster 23 дні тому +1

      Exactly what I was thinking.

  • @YrcfYtdcg
    @YrcfYtdcg 10 днів тому

    Scp

  • @BOAYang
    @BOAYang 9 днів тому +1

    Well well well 👴🏻