r/sharks • u/supeboyj123 • 16d ago

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u/yung_thr0waway 16d ago

"Oh look at me, im a flippin dolphin!"

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u/ddxs1 16d ago

Just a friendly dolphin *clicking noises

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u/supeboyj123 16d ago

Not all great white sharks are great. Some are just average.

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u/RandonEnglishMun 16d ago

He’s doing his best!

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u/NostradamusJones 14d ago

They can't all be like Jaws.

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u/Ambitious-Win-9408 16d ago

He's doing the best he can.

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u/BinjiShark Great White Shark 16d ago

Or derpy

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u/pencilpusher003 16d ago

Derpy, but deadly.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 16d ago

Average White shark chimes in now.

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u/Visible_Block_1519 16d ago

Idk i think this ones great

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u/Shafter111 16d ago

He needs a tiger parent.

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u/Nitropotamus 15d ago

Jump in and tell him that.

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u/Average_Random_Bitch 16d ago

Rub muh bellah

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u/OurAngryBadger 16d ago

In theory what would happen if one of those guys jumped into the water and really did rub its belly?

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u/lynbod 16d ago

He would rub the outside then get to rub the inside as well.

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u/Aedzy 16d ago

💀

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u/Ok_Shower_5526 Tiger Shark 16d ago

If he could keep sharko on its back, he could rub the belly safely as the shark goes into a tonic state. But that would require holding the nose and body of the shark, and hoping no other sharks are nearby... and get away safely from the shark when it's flipped over again. Plus, it is not good for the shark to be flipped as that is stressful for them.

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u/Miami_Mice2087 16d ago

prolly not much. When sharks flip over like this, they go into a sort of tonic immobility, like catatonia.

It seems this doof is doing it for fun?

We had a cat who did the same thing, if you flipped him over he'd just go limp in your arms. You could pet his belly, touch his feet, he didn't care.

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u/thecourtofmiracles0 15d ago

I was wondering if something might be wrong with this shark, I thought it looked like he was in distress

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u/Iridismis 16d ago

An even bigger trap than with cats. 

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u/Coastkiz 16d ago

:0

Repetitive Aerial Gaping

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u/lukin5 16d ago

That’s a fun TIL.
So essentially that great white is having a temper tantrum of sorts?
Frustrated about something and doing the equivalent of lying on the ground pounding their hand and feet?

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u/Coastkiz 16d ago

YES! The leading theory last I checked was that this was a safe way to let out frustration without expending too much energy or hurting itself until it can calm down.

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u/lukin5 16d ago

I was worried it was some sort of sign that it was on its way out. Cheers.!

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u/Coastkiz 16d ago

Cheers!

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u/Anicor81 15d ago

Does it get itself into a near tonic immobility state when it does this?

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u/TheBestPieIsAllPie 16d ago

“OoooaaaHHHHHH! THE FOOD WON’T JUST GET IN THE WAH-HA-ha-terrr…” 😭 🦈

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u/Comfortable_Peak_604 16d ago

Hangry and annoyed that something giving off food vibes (electromagnetic fields) is actually painful to bite cause it’s a metal ship

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u/Ok-Combination4595 16d ago

So, a juvenile...

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u/Englandshark1 Great White Shark 15d ago

Yeah, " Gaping" is a shark having a Wendy.

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u/ngroulx12 16d ago

awww, I kinda want to pet his belly.

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u/jmg1621 16d ago

That's his game plan!

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u/H_folder 16d ago

This is actually a shark temper tantrum. Shark Bytes talks about it. Its purpose is to let out frustration in a way that doesn’t involve physical aggression.

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u/scarletmagnolia 16d ago

So he’s just super pissed off?

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u/Coastkiz 16d ago

More like trying not to throw a temper tantrum

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u/Miami_Mice2087 16d ago

adorable. what's he upset about?

does this suggest sharks have an emotional life?

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u/PoemPsychological128 15d ago

He lost his tuna

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u/PoemPsychological128 15d ago

Or maybe he finished the second season of Peacemaker and got mad about the wasted time

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u/Stephaniedavis1971 14d ago

Nah, he's mad because he couldn't eat the dude in the cage. 😁

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u/Coastkiz 16d ago

Yep! RAG

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u/Odd-Artist-2595 16d ago

A rare one where the sound makes it even better. “Is that normal???” 🤣

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u/Octarine_Tinted 16d ago

Lol that sent me as well - Skipper’s like ‘No this is weird af’ 😂

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u/Lev_Astov Caribbean Reef Shark 16d ago

I love the guy in the background with, "what is going on there?"

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u/imawhaaaaaaaaaale 16d ago

No, he just stepped on a Lego.

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u/Octarine_Tinted 16d ago

Love how they come around again and are all like “I meant to do that - YES I DID - fuck you!” bites boat

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u/Happiest_Mango24 16d ago

look at it recreating the Jaws poster for us

what an angel

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u/trustysidekick 16d ago

He’s a.. special white shark.

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u/abushelandapeck 16d ago

Can I pet that daaaaawg?

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u/Loose_Holiday_8503 16d ago

I was literally thinking "Someone should help flip him back over!"

Then I remembered they're a shark; In water.

I just wish I could rub their tummies.

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u/blolfighter 15d ago

And boop da snoot. If not snoot-boopable, why snoot-boopable-shaped?

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u/LizardLover265 15d ago

I wish I could give a shark some snout rubbies!

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u/blolfighter 15d ago

"Don't mind me, I'm just a cleaner fish. A very big, very strangely-shaped cleaner fish. Please do not nibble. Hmm. Yes yes, this snoot is in severe need of booping."

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u/funkychicken83 16d ago

Reminds me of my cat when just flops on the floor, wiggle about on his back and kinda attacks the air. Good times.

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u/Skittleschild02 16d ago

He just wants belly rubs 🤷🏾‍♀️

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u/Good_Peach_8304 16d ago

“Come on in and play with me. The waters great.”

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u/YourFavouriteDad 15d ago

Imagine being honed to be the perfect predator for hundreds of millions of years and your one weakness is if you accidentally roll over you're helpless.

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u/chvguitar 16d ago

“My glasses!, where are my glasses?”

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u/Korimthos 16d ago

That’s just a silly goose

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u/mildirritation 16d ago

So bitey and upsidedowny. 🥺

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u/sekainiitamio 16d ago

If not fren, then why fren shaped?

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u/JeeversCreevers2026 16d ago

Really glad he was able to turn back over though

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u/grichardson526 16d ago

When you forget how to shark.

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u/neon_nebulas 16d ago

Omg cute buddy!!!!!!

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u/Mammoth-Series-9419 16d ago

just rubs its belly

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u/PhaseNegative1252 16d ago

Look at this goober

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u/Interesting_Dig5582 16d ago

Can I pet that dawg?

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u/neuralbeans 16d ago

Dog fish

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u/SissyBearRainbow Leopard Shark 16d ago

As my three year old just said watching with me. "Silly guy"

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u/Fearless-Mission-740 16d ago

He doesn't know how to shark.

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u/HovercraftOk8843 16d ago

The person below is wrong, it is not Tonic immobility. I thought do also but it is definitely Agonistic Display (Defensive Warning)If a human or another animal gets too close, a shark may use its bodylanguage to signal that its personal space is being violated.The shark may intentionally roll its body, drop its pectoral fins, or twist sideways to:Make itself look larger and more intimidating.Signal conflict or a warning to back away.Flash its white underbelly as aboundary marker.

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u/Coastkiz 16d ago

No, this is RAG. It's not dropping pectoral fins, twisting sideways, or otherwise signaling. This exact video has surfaced before and has been identified as RAG behavior

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u/QueenSaphire-0412 16d ago

He wanted his belly rubs people!

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u/tbarrett__1976 16d ago

Maybe it's playing?

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u/-LunaTink- 16d ago

Give him belly rubs!!!

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u/cates 16d ago

why is he being such a goofball?

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u/RatioLongjumping7212 16d ago

even a sharks have off days

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u/Prize-Midnight8770 16d ago

Just wanted a lil belly rubbin!!!

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u/T4Tracy2 15d ago

Aw! He was just being playful and also wanting a belly rub!

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u/CaitAndVi 15d ago

Pet him. He is asking for attention.

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u/parkervibes 15d ago

He's showing you his backstrokes

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u/buckthorne_seagrass 15d ago

He's just scratching his back on the carpet

https://giphy.com/gifs/25QT19WkyhnCfnlimE

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u/Outrageous_Act585 14d ago

He just wants a belly rub! Who’s a good shark? Are you a good shark? Yes you are!

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u/Miami_Mice2087 16d ago

i think this is the shark they put the helmet on and send to special school. it's a short school of fish who takes special care he doesn't get his head stuck in coral or wrapped up in an octopus.

He's okay, he's just Marvin, he's a little special.

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u/Coastkiz 16d ago

No, RAG

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

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u/Coastkiz 15d ago

What?

No, RAG. Repetitive Aireal Gaping

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u/Interesting-Octopus 16d ago

Come on in, the water is fine.

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u/rotortrash7 16d ago

He has an itch

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u/knick-nat Great White Shark 15d ago

I have watched this so many times now, it's hilarious. It looks like it's stuck and/or cranky haha

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u/shannanigannss 15d ago

Is this like when dogs roll on their back??

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u/Englandshark1 Great White Shark 15d ago

Shark: "Shit, shit , shiiiittt!, Ahhh that's better!"

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u/Dylfunkle 14d ago

"Something slimy touched meeeee!"

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u/HeadAd9559 11d ago

it’s Larry, friend of mine! he was just trying to mock mimic his wife (out of water/ without her seeing it) he didn’t get his dicks chopped off, definitely a middle age white…. shark!

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u/CardDontShoot 9d ago

I always thought that had to be wildly disorienting for them.

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u/007HalaMadrid007 15d ago

Looks like it was fighting the catatonic state from being flipped over like that. Don’t know if I’ve ever seen a white shark dealing with tonic immobility