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Dive with sharks
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Sharks are sleek, muscled, agile and a beautiful sight in the water. When viewing sharks from the safety of a purpose built floating cage, you can expect some exhilarating moments.
It is thought that each year more than 200,000 people go out of their way specially to dive with sharks. It has become a mini tourism industry on its own.
Facts about diving with sharks
- Sharks can sense blood in the water as little as one part per million from a mile away.
- Sharks have colour vision. Their eyes respond to light ten times dimmer than humans.
- Most sharks have 5 to 15 rows of teeth in each jaw. The teeth don't have roots and are easily broken off. A tooth usually lasts a week before it falls out. Sharks keep replacing their teeth all their lives.
- Less than 10 people are killed by sharks each year.
- Of more than 350 shark species, less than 10 are considered dangerous to humans
- Shark meat is high in protein, low in fat, and has no bones. Shark oil is rich in vitamin A and is used in medicines, soap, cosmetics, and vitamins.
Top 10 Places to dive with sharks (as featured on Sky TV)
- Dyer Island and Geyser Rock South Africa website
- Nassau, The Bahamas website
- Indian Ocean of South Africa website
- California West Coast - San Pedro website
- Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia - Closest city: Perth website
- Galapagos Islands website
- Malapascua, Philippines website
- Sangalakki Islands Borneo sea turtles (manta rays - not technically sharks) website
- Coral Sea - Cairns, Australia 12 hour voyage - website
- Ellesmere Port Liverpool UK - Blue Planet Aquarium website
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