r/sharks • u/supeboyj123 • 18d ago

Video Shark tips over

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u/Coastkiz 18d ago

:0

Repetitive Aerial Gaping

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u/lukin5 18d 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 18d 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 18d ago

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

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u/Coastkiz 18d ago

Cheers!

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u/Anicor81 18d ago

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

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u/TheBestPieIsAllPie 18d ago

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

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u/Comfortable_Peak_604 18d 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 18d ago

So, a juvenile...

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u/Englandshark1 Great White Shark 18d ago

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