I’ve been seeing the video and the story of a conservationist, Leon Deschamps, perched on a whale carcass while hungry tiger sharks take bites out of the floating pile of flesh.

For those that haven’t seen the vid, here you go:

The story behind the video goes a little something like this:

It’s not exactly something many would attempt to do – reach out and pat a deadly tiger shark in the middle of a feeding frenzy. However, conservationist Leon Deschamps couldn’t resist the temptation.

Video shows him stroking the heads of tiger sharks feeding on the carcass of a dead whale in Western Australia. Amazingly, he was sitting on the whale while patting the sharks. Mr Deschamps hopes the images will dispel “myths” that tiger sharks are blood-thirsty, man-eating monsters.

Scientists discovered the group of sharks feasting on the carcass of a dead whale during a field trip to collect genetic samples as part of the Shark Bay Ecosystem Research Project, 853km north of Perth, in August.

The sharks appear nonchalant despite the close attention from Mr Deschamps and other conservationists perched on their feast.

Are they being serious?  Of course the programmed eating machines were nonchalant…they were EATING!  This Mr. Deschamps isn’t a very smart guy is he?  Here’s what he has to say:

“Tiger sharks are not aggressive and I thought the most effective way to demonstrate that would be by throwing ourselves into the middle of a feeding frenzy,” Mr Deschamps said.

Oh really Mr. Dumbchamps?  Tiger sharks aren’t aggressive huh?  Hmmmmm, well, according to Wikipedia:

Second only to the great white shark in number of recorded attacks on humans,^[5][6] the tiger is considered to be one of the sharks most dangerous to humans, along with the great white, bull shark and the oceanic whitetip shark.^[7]

SECOND ONLY!!!!  That means NUMBER TWO!!!!  However, we didn’t need Wikipedia to tell us not to go around these ferocious MAN EATERS!!!!!  I saw this awesome documentary once, it’s called JAWS.  You might want to check it out!

Let’s see, what else did Mr. Imanidiotandthisvideoprovesit have to say?

They were so sedate in their movements and were far from aggressive despite it being a time when they are supposed to be at their most ferocious.  I think they enjoyed the experience.

Right.  Now you’re a shark whisperer?  Truly I think those sharks would enjoy the experience a wee bit more if you decided to jump right on in there with them Mr. Explorer Man.  Can’t you hear them calling you?  “Come join our big old beer bong party mate.  I know, we attack and eat you little soft-fleshed things with two legs, but it’s all just a big misunderstanding.  Come on in!  The water’s fine!”

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