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Through the touch of its nose with the hand, the Great White Shark opens its mouth.(Seite 1) "On one occasion when Andre Hartman was in the near vicinity of Dyer Island and Geyser Rock and had anchored about six miles off the coast of Gansbaai in South Africa, a white shark came up immediately to his boat. However he wasn’t interested in the fish bait, but wanted to bite the outboard motor. Andre Hartman stroked him on the nose and tried to push him away carefully. In doing so he made an unusual discovery: the white shark came out of the water further, laid his head back and opened his mouth. As if in slow motion he poised for a moment, then returned to his own element again. By coincidence Andre Hartman discovered how the white shark reacts when he is touched in this sensitive area. Naturally the film crew, photographers and tourists were completely enraptured and of course the other Shark Tour Operators immediately copied this. But none of them reached the perfection of Andre Hartman. Today these open-mouth activities are forbidden – quite rightly so. The white shark is not familiar with this from nature. He is being put on show, that is just like a circus trick. “ Biological Profile Carcharodon carcharias IUCN Red List of Threatened Species total photos: 47 page 1 of 2 page 2 -> Touching the nose of a Great White Shark Great White shark - jaws wide open Touching the nose of a Great White Shark The Great White shark shows its teeth The teeth of the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) White Shark can roll the eyes back into their head to protect them The hand at the mouth of the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Wide open mouth of the White Shark Great White Shark turing its eye backwards Great White Shark attacks outboard motor Great White Shark - Hand contact with the shark nose Slashing jaws - Michael Rutzen in action The Great White Shark opening its mouth The Great White Shark shows its teeth Hand contact with the great white shark nose Great White Shark at the outboard motor Touching the nose of the Great White Shark with the hand Great White shark - jaws wide open Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Great White shark - jaws wide open Andre Hartman touches the snout of the Great White Shark Touching the shark nose Great White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) The mouth of the Great White Shark: a deadly weapon Touching the nose of a Great White Shark Great White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) An intriguing look inside the mouth of the Great White Shark Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Touching the nose of a Great White Shark Touching theof a Great White Shark page 1 of 2 page 2 ->

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