White tip shark

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"People come to me and say, 'What'll I do if I go in the water and see a shark?' You don't have to do anything. The chances of that shark…

The oceanic white tip shark- longimanus-and its pilot fish friends. It is becoming harder to see this pelagic species since fishing…

“My favorite is probably the oceanic whitetip because they are fearless, inquisitive and have gorgeous markings. They also live in an extreme environment, the open ocean, and somehow manage to scratch out a living there.” --- Demian Chapman, Associate Professor at Stony Brook University and Assistant Director ofScienceat the Institute for Ocean ConservationScience

A selection of images collected by the Catlin Seaview Survey team. Taken on Osprey, Holmes and Flinders Reef in September and October 2012. This gallery contains images for media use and should be credited (c) Catlin Seaview Survey and should always be shown with a link back to catlinseaviewsurvey.com

Oceanic whitetip sharks may not be as famous as great whites or hammerheads, but they have been responsible for more human deaths. Here is a list of facts you may not have known about them.

White-tip reef shark, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Dr. Tristan Guttridge on Instagram: “Ever wondered why oceanic whitetip sharks have large white splotches on the edge of their fins? One theory 'aggressive mimicry' suggested…”

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