Tiger Shark Swallows 360-Degree Camera (Watch)

Originally posted on SURFER | By Dashel Pierson | Last updated Feb 21, 2025 11:12 AM ET

In this day and age, there are cameras everywhere – cameras in the sky courtesy of drones, in the streets with CCTV, in the water with GoPros and other handhelds, and in virtually everyone’s pocket.

Someone’s always watching, like it or not.

And though that enhanced surveillance can make one a little queasy, a little on edge, the fact that everyone’s filming everything all the time has led to some things that folks probably previously had never seen. Take sharks, for example. Drones and GoPros have increased shark footage exponentially, leading to further research and safety measures for surfers and swimmers. But this next shark – well, perhaps this next shark was a little bit camera shy, and instead, decided to eat a 360° filming device.

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The clip comes from Brazilian Andréa Ramos Nascimento, a self-proclaimed “ocean lover,” and by the looks of her social media page, a frequent traveler and diver with sharks. It shows, as mentioned above, a tiger shark swallowing an Insta360 camera, giving an look inside the jaws, as the shark struggles to figure out what it’s chomping on, tasting it a bit, then deciding to spit it out.

While tiger sharks are a common species involved in attacks, the International Shark Attack File – which recently released its annual report – found that attacks across the board were down for 2024.

Why? Nobody knows. Probably just a natural fluctuation.

As for surfers, the report found that 33% of all attacks in 2024 involved folks riding surf craft. Why? There’s some ideas. Here’s Gavin Naylor, director of the Florida Program for Shark Research:

“People surf where there are good waves, and where there are good waves, there’s turbidity, and where there’s turbidity, there are often bait fish that attract sharks. The turbidity also reduces visibility in the water, making it harder for sharks to see. Some of them make mistakes.”

This article first appeared on SURFER and was syndicated with permission.

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