Beautiful photos: Swim with the most terrifying predator in the ocean

Blue sharks are the most feared predators of humans and other fishes in the ocean, but they look very gentle and adorable in photographs taken by photographer Franco Banfi.

Swiss photographer Franco Banfi and his group of divers have recorded rare photos of the ferocious blue shark off Pico Island in Azores, Portugal.

In the set of 53-year-old photographer, the scariest ocean predator with big eyes and a sleek body becomes very gentle and friendly to swim with divers.

'Divers swim with blue sharks without feeling any danger. Blue sharks only really become aggressive when hunting , ' said photographer Franco Banfi.

Blue sharks are one of the most free-living sharks. They can live throughout the world's oceans from cold waters to warm waters. However, this animal deserves the risk of extinction due to excessive hunting.