Beaches around cape town remained on full alert today after a great white shark the size of a dinosaur attacked and killed a tourist leaving a pool of blood in the water.
Cape town south africa great white sharks.
This photo was taken along the southern coast of australia but the great white sharks that are now declining in numbers in cape town likely look just as scary.
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From here it s a short boat trip to dyer island known for having one of the world s largest populations of great white shark.
Great white sharks which support south africa s shark diving industry and have been responsible for a number of fatal attacks off cape town haven t been seen in the region for 18 months.
Then in 2017 the number of great white sightings recorded by the shark spotters plummeted to 57.
The first and most famous is gansbaai a small town located 165 kilometers southeast of cape town.
Great white sharks have disappeared from cape town south africa with nary a single shark having been spotted over the past 18 months.
Experts are baffled by the development.
South africa s sea rescue service has urged swimmers and surfers to be cautious after a recent spate of great white shark sightings and close encounters one of which was captured in some.
A pair of orcas were filmed apparently hunting a great white shark off the coast of south africa.
The footage was filmed by marine tour guide donavan smith who was leading tourists in a boat near.
There are three places to go cage diving with great whites in south africa.
Cape town s world famous great whites have vanished according to local shark spotters.