Close up of the diver near the shark's mouth

These photos were taken while there were more than 600 whale sharks gathering in the Mexican sea to eat tuna eggs.

Photo set by 49-year-old American photographer Mauricio Handler made a trip to Isla Mujeres Island (Woman Island), Mexico. To catch the great moments under water, Handler must use a high-tech device.

This diver is almost about to enter the whale shark's mouth

Whale sharks are the largest shark living in the water with a length of about 12 meters, a mouth of 1.5 m wide, and they have up to 350 teeth. Every year, these sharks gather here to eat egg-laying tuna. While swimming, their mouths are always open to suck in eggs. Photographer Handler and his expedition have dived into the water to capture these beautiful images.

Whale sharks are actually a very good species

They have a mouth that is 1.5 m wide with 350 teeth

At the same time, Handler also proved to us that whale sharks are beautiful and gentle. The divers encountered, sometimes almost ' fell ' into their mouths and still were not in danger. Because whale sharks eat only plankton.

Every year whale sharks reunite in the Mexican sea to eat tuna eggs

'At the end of the day, one of my friends floated right in front of a whale shark. But he finally managed to escape. If he gets sucked into the fish's giant mouth, then it will release him. One time I was hit by a shark for a dreadful pain that could not avoid the road while it was eating, 'Handler said.