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  • Shark cage diving in Gansbaai, South Africa with Marine Dynamics. Experience the exceptional and come face to face with a great white shark! 

  • The exact world record white shark is a contested issue, but chances are it is between 6-7m. In Gansbaai, the largest white shark ever caught was at Danger Point and measured up to 5.9m.

  • If you see a white shark in the water don’t panic. Chances are high that the shark has already detected you and isn’t interested. White shark attacks are normally associated with poor visibility, so avoid murky conditions.

  • White sharks have a unique system called a “counter current heat exchange”, which keeps their body  tempreture +/- 7C above the surrounding water temperature. 

  • All sharks have an incredibly unique system on the tip of their nose called the “ampillae of Lorenzini”. These are small pores filled with a gel that transmits the electrical currents in the water to the shark’s brain so that it can assess its environment.

  • White sharks give birth to live young (not eggs), and they give birth to 6-8 pups at one time. Pups are usually between 1.0-1.5m in length and are born with teeth.

  • Body language has been a well documented form of shark communication and has identified body arching, jaw gaping, and other postures as specific social tactics.

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Daily Blog 16 May 2015 | Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, May 17, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

 Today we had a very young guest on the boat: A 4.5 month old baby together with his parents! He seemed comfortable with the motion of the boat and slept through most of the trip!
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Daily Blog 15 May (Trip 2) | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Friday, May 15, 2015 | 0 Comments

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 It was Nebraska day on the boat - Let's Go Huskers!!

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Daily Blog 15 May 2015 (Trip 1) | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, May 21, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Today saw the Zimmermann party join us for a morning of shark cage diving...

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Great White Shark Cage Diving Daily Blog 14 May 2015 (Trip 1 + 2)

Saturday, May 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

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With a scattered of clouds and a light wind we made our way out to the Island for the second day now...

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Daily Blog 13 May 2015 (Trip 1) | Shark Diving South Africa

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Guess where we were today...The Island! Today marked the first day of what is our Winter diving season and what a day it was...

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Daily Blog 12 May 2015 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

Halfway through the trip Alfred, our bait handler, shouted out that he saw a big shark coming in. A few minutes later the big female was swimming circles around the boat and boy she was massive...

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