Diver jumps when he gets sharks

Sharks approached and used the tip to touch the diver's face, then quickly swam away.

Stefano Ulivi diver encountered when he was guiding a group of divers in the sea near Pico, Portugal, Story Trender reported on November 28. Curious blue sharks swim close while Ulivi is filming. After a moment of observation, he touched the diver's face with his nose and quickly left.

"My emotions are intense, things like that only happen once in a lifetime. Actually I don't feel scared. Sharks are very curious animals, often they can approach but then will turn and leave , ' Ulivi said.

"That fish has been swimming around for about two hours, so I think he started to get acquainted with us and strange air bubbles. He was comfortable and brave enough to come and check. They are very sensitive, they use their nose to touch and find out what kind of creature we are , " he added.

Sharks are often misunderstood and in fact, there are very few dangerous sharks, Ulivi said. Among the people he contacted as a diver, including nature lovers and many other divers, about half of the idea that sharks are dangerous animals.

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Curious blue sharks swim close while divers are filming.

"Normally, if you follow the rules, nothing will happen. I don't remember how many times I went into the sea with sharks and everything was normal. Only once did I see the scene. The statue is quite dangerous, but it is because the customer grabs the shark's waist to pretend to swim with it like a mermaid, ' Ulivi recalls.