'When I saw Deep Blue for the first time, there was just one thought in my mind: Hope,' he wrote. The footage of the pregnant female was captured while a team were filming for the Discovery Channel's Shark Week. Hoyos Padillas boat is about 6.5 meters (22 feet) long, and Deep Blue looked longer than the boat, he said. The shark's age is cause for optimism, Hoyos Padilla wrote in a fundraising presentation for his marine conservation organization, Pelagios Kakunja. The shark, dubbed Deep Blue, is believed to be one of the biggest ever filmed. The sharks expanded belly was a telltale sign she was pregnant. Deep Blue, who was later identified by marine biologists, is thought to have last been seen off the coast of Mexico in 2013. Another factor: She was likely pregnant when this video was taken. Smaller tiger sharks left when the possibly pregnant great white came to dine on the dead whale on Tuesday, according to divers at the scene. Researchers says she's at least 50 years old. So why is Deep Blue so big? One reason is the shark's age. Ones as long as Deep Blue are rare, according to National Geographic. The shark, nicknamed 'Deep Blue' by expert Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, could be one of the biggest great whites ever filmed, according to Discovery, the network that airs 'Shark Week.' As fans tune in. Great whites typically grow to 15 feet in length and weight up to 5,000 pounds. Hoyos Padilla clarified on Facebook that leaving the cage is no longer allowed.ДЄt the end of the clip, the shark bumps into one of the cages with her nose and shows off her razor-sharp teeth. This giant of the deep guards its secrets well Hammerhead shark swimming in the ocean There can be up to 30 pups in a scalloped hammerhead litter. One researcher is bold enough to swim outside the protection of the metal bars near the shark. The clip shows the predator swimming near researchers in steel cages.

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