没有笼子 - 与南非的老虎鲨一起潜水

The Tiger Shark

姓名d for the dark stripes covering the top of its body, thetiger shark（（Galeocerdo Cuvier）被认为是世界第二危险的鲨鱼great whites。They are found in tropical and temperate waters, often close to shore, which puts them in close contact with humans.

来自任何鲨鱼物种的鲨鱼攻击都很少。人类对鲨鱼的威胁要比对我们的威胁更多。像许多其他鲨鱼物种一样Galeocerdo Cuvier由于被认为几乎被威胁鲨鱼鳍。They grow over 16ft long and weigh 850-1,400 pounds.

Tiger sharks eat almost anything including seals, dolphins, fish, turtles, birds, other sharks, whales, and unfortunately, garbage.

简报

Once at the dive site, the crew put floating bait out and explained that the smell of the bait continues down the current, attracting the sharks in the area. This bait is left for an hour before the dive would start, unless a tiger showed up first. During the hour, our dive guide gave us an extensive and thorough briefing on staying safe during the dive.

Tiger shark dives have been occurring at theAliwal浅滩for over twelve years, and March-June is peak season. Other sharks know the drill too and lots of black tips show up, sometimes as well as dusky and bull sharks, all often getting very close to divers.

是世界上仅有的几个地方,你can have an almost guaranteed tiger shark experience, there are some rules (good advice) as what to do and what not to do. Tiger sharks are wild, unpredictable animals, so our guide told us worst-case scenarios and what to do if we just aren't feeling comfortable.

• Divers stay in a line at all times (same depth) – This makes us look like one big animal.
• Do not circle the bait – We don’t want to look like we’re protecting the food.
• 保持直立在水中 - 因此，鲨鱼看到我们的身份，没有留下空间将我们误解为其他（更美味的）海洋动物，例如海豹。
• No dangling gear such as octopus or pressure gauge – Could look like small, swimming fish in the current.
• 没有什么反思 - 可以吸引一个好奇的鲨鱼。
• 摄影师：没有用手进行浮力。通常，我们在相机上有一只手，并用另一只手帮助我们在水中移动 - 即使我们通过所有潜水训练都被告知我们不使用双手。这看起来像是一种苦恼和易于吃的鱼。不要做。
• If a shark is too close – Purging octopus or yelling into your regulator will usually scare the shark away.
• 永远不要转身游泳 - 猎物游走，我们不想看起来像猎物。坚守阵地。
• Don’t touch the sharks.

焦虑减轻了，并产生了全新的焦虑清单，例如发条，一条14英尺的虎鲨在我们（看似很小的）船旁边游动。是时候潜水了。1zplay

The Dive

Where most of my dive training has included “if you see a tiger shark, quickly, but calmly, get out of the water” – this time we back-rolled off the boat next to a tiger shark. There wasn’t just one big tiger either; about 40 black tip sharks circled the bait as well.

潜水船员1zplay在一条线上设置了两个诱饵水桶，一个大约15英尺，大约40英尺。我们要呆在更高的水桶周围，因为老虎鲨鱼很害羞，有时它们会加深，然后再变得足够舒适，让我们接近近距离。

我们正处于混乱的黑色尖端盘旋诱饵的中间，每隔几分钟，老虎会在底部的诱饵周围制作一个缓慢而优雅的圆圈。

黑色的人会加快速度并放慢脚步，拼命地试图进入鱼，但是在我们下面，老虎刚刚延续了相同的图案 - 黑色的尖端脱颖而出。

这是她的领土，没有人会和她搞砸。我们可以通过她缺乏搭扣器来看出她是一名女性，她会慢慢轻轻地慢慢地去诱饵罐，并试图品尝它。

当老虎开始与我们在一起时，潜水大师将我们成对两成两成，然后到下桶，看看老虎是否会留下1zplay来。在她的水平上，她走向我们，她的巨大规模显而易见。

她的头就像一个巨大的方形盒子，直奔我。但是她移动得如此缓慢，优雅。她永远不会快速移动，也永远不会改变速度，她也绕了诱饵和我们。

There was nothing but beauty in this massive animal. The dark, black stripes and the sleek control of her movements through the water made it hard to take your eyes off her - well that, and maybe because I wanted to know exactly where she was at all times. As my comfort level increased with the tiger, our air was almost gone and it was time to head back to the surface.

It was incredible to be so close to such a huge and graceful animal. Most definitely a high-adrenaline adventure, but an eye-opening one as well. Sharks are not the human-killing machines we’ve made them out to be in the media. They are an incredible and important part of the ocean's ecosystem.

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