Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN)–If you ever encounter a tiger shark, make sure you put on your gloves and don’t wear any white gear, as the shark may simply confuse you with its food.
Roberto Ochoa, from Ecuador, has been in the photography field for about 10 years, involved in marine conservation, nature and photography.
Ochoa tends to spot and interact with the mega-sea creatures on our planet.
For example, the Ecuadorean photographer is shown in the video below, surrounded by about 5 tiger sharks.
The video, which has garnered more than 50,000 views on Instagram, was filmed during the first week of April in the Bahamas, where one can interact with tiger sharks.
The Bahamas is one of the few places in the world where you can dive with good visibility.
It is good to know the behavior of tiger sharks, especially when they appear in larger numbers, as Ochoa makes sure to calmly return to his boat.
Speaking to CNN in Arabic, the Ecuadorean photographer said: “I encountered up to 6 tiger sharks at the same time, and no kind of problem occurred… They are as dangerous as any other animal… However, it is important to understand their behavior so that you can from interacting with it.
Most tiger shark attacks occur on the beach due to poor vision, which often causes humans to confuse them with other animals, such as turtles or sea lions.
In fact, many people wonder how it is possible to dive with these marine creatures, because they do not have a clear concept about tiger sharks.
Thus, they are stimulated through social networks, so that they have the ability to dive for the first time with the huge marine creatures that many fear in the ocean.
Ochoa planned an expedition to the Galapagos Islands, in June, to spot one of the world’s best diving sites with mega-sea creatures.
The Galapagos is one of the only places in the world where you can dive with thousands of hammerhead sharks.
Do you dare to have a similar experience?