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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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Great White Shark Cage Diving Daily Trip 17 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Friday, October 17, 2014 | 0 Comments

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 The first trip of the day saw our first shark quickly after anchoring down at our dive site...

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Great White Shark Cage Diving Daily Trip 16 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Friday, October 17, 2014 | 0 Comments

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 Rough weather met our visiters as they arrived at the Great White House this morning...

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Great White Shark Cage Diving Daily Trip 15 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 0 Comments

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 A slow start to the day on our first trip out to the Gelsteen, with not much shark activity for the majority of the first trip...

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Great White Shark Cage Diving Daily Trip 14 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 0 Comments

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 A slow start to the day in the Shallows, with no luck in attracting sharks...

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Great White Shark Cage Diving Daily Trip 13 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | 0 Comments

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The first trip of the day today only had one shark... but that was all we needed!

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Great White Shark Cage Diving Daily Trip 12th October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 | 0 Comments

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 Our sharks were abit slow today to start off, the first trip not having much luck at all for the majority of the trip....

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