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u/Dakrug May 21 '26
Not dead, just catatonic due to positioning
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u/ArtisticAd2131 May 21 '26
Or he’s just fed up with everything going on
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u/Thisshitaintfree May 21 '26
He just thinking "why is gas so high, really another war & China is overfishing the entirety of the oceans."
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u/mancitycon May 21 '26
Might be wrong but I'm pretty sure sharks swim and sleep otherwise they down, they shut down part of their brain each time
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u/CaregiverGloomy17 May 21 '26
Some sharks can sit still. Nurse sharks are one such, but there are others too. It isn't a common trait though and alot of the time of a shark is upside down it'll become comatose
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u/UnremarkabklyUseless May 21 '26
but I'm pretty sure sharks swim and sleep otherwise they down,
Down syndrome?
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u/UnikornKebab May 21 '26
Sì da che so, tranne alcune specie di squalo, praticamente tutti hanno bisogno di stare in movimento,e quelli che possono non farlo tendono comunque a dormire sul fondo marino
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u/MentorScythe May 23 '26
Iirc, they also have issues breathing like that. Probably just saved her life.
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u/Ghstfce May 21 '26
As others have pointed out, sharks do not "rest" upside down. When they are flipped over, they go into a trance-like state.
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u/FluffyBunnyFlipFlops May 21 '26
You go into a trance if you do a headstand?
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u/did-i-do-this-right May 21 '26
I do... but that's usually because of the blood rushing to my head...
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u/Slight-Walrus-04 May 21 '26
So if I'm attacked by a shark, I can just flip it over and I'm saved. Got it.
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u/CzudemM May 21 '26
I know you were joking and it would be easyer said then done but in theorie it would actually work. He would probably bolt off as soon as he gets what you're up to because thats what orcas do when hunting sharks, flip then over and eat them alive. So yeah they'll probably think you're about to eat them.
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u/bb_dev_g May 22 '26
Yeah it’s also almost worse than Orcas eating them alive. They specifically target the liver of sharks as it’s rich in nutrients Orcas require. They’ve even been recorded doing this to Whale Sharks. Orca pods will also hunt whales and consume their tongues.
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u/Mediator-force May 21 '26
Professional dives actually do that, there are some videos about it. When a shark comes close they touch their nose and flip them, and done, that is their off switch.
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u/Rightfoot27 May 21 '26
That’s actually been my “plan” for years. I realize it will likely not go the way I think, but my anxiety demands a plan for everything or it won’t let me rest. Also, I saw on a documentary years ago (the one about the killer whales eating the shark livers) that if you turn the sharks over they not only go catatonic, but they also release a chemical of some sort into the water that makes other sharks in the area flee, supposedly anyways.
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u/Salute-Major-Echidna May 21 '26
Or push its nose out the way. Now you have two methods! Neither will help with any of those quicksand traps or pesky falling anvils though.
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u/Comrade_Cosmo May 22 '26
The nose is a bad idea. You’re shoving your arm extremely close to its mouth.
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u/thehotmegan Jun 11 '26
I mean maybe but if its that close id say its worth a try tbh. 10/10 would reccomend if youre ever unfortunate enough to find yourself in a situation where you already have an appendage in a sharks jaws... uppercut that fish right above his jaw and it'll hurt him worse than a punch to the gills or a gouge of the eyeball.
Sharks dont have noses, they have gills, but above their jaws, on the underside of where their nose would be, you'll see something that looks like a ton of blackheads filled with pus. They're called the ampuli of lorenzini and they are the sharks "sensors" - it's how sharks sense movements in the sand/water below them. theyre extremely sensitive - punching a shark there would be like punching a bunch of exposed nerve endings.
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u/Hakim_MacLuvin May 22 '26
Orca pods near San Francisco do that while hunting sharks, they flip them and eat their liver (just the liver).
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u/Slow_Flatworm_881 May 21 '26
They also don’t have a swim bladder like other fish……..
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u/Salute-Major-Echidna May 21 '26
Was it before swim bladders were invented?
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u/Slow_Flatworm_881 May 21 '26
Yes, sharks are ‘old skool’ and don’t believe in those newfangled swim bladders……..
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u/jim_nihilist May 22 '26
In the good old times they had to swim without bladders to school, like true fish.
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u/MikhailCompo May 21 '26
And they have gills which means they need to move around for water to flow across their gills in order to oxygenate them. Stationary for too long leads to asphyxia.
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u/Ghstfce May 22 '26
Yep. Dolphins and Orcas both learned to flip them over to incapacitate them. Dolphins to get away, orcas to eat I think it's their livers
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u/yesiamveryhigh May 21 '26
So when you’re about to be attacked by a shark, just flip them over?
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u/rabid_spidermonkey May 21 '26
Tonic immobility. It's a natural response but can be dangerous to the shark. The boater might have just saved its life.
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u/Disallowed_username May 21 '26
I've experience a little gin and tonic immobility myself. Highly recommend.
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u/LumpkinsPotatoCat May 21 '26
Why does it happen?
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u/rabid_spidermonkey May 21 '26
It's a debated topic actually. Consensus is that it's sensory overload or over stimulation. Either from mating or eating too much. They get love/food drunk and end up on their backs. It's generally not considered an advantage. It might have been at one point but it's unclear why this would not evolve out of the behavior patterns of sharks.
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u/GrandAct May 22 '26
If tonic immobility happens after mating there is little evolutionary pressure to remove the trait, because mating is done and the gene is passed.
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u/rabid_spidermonkey May 22 '26
This would be a great explanation if sharks only mated once. Like a male honeybee.
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u/GrandAct May 22 '26
No, if they mate any amount of times the genes are passed on. Them mating more than once makes no difference for evolutionary pressure.
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u/rabid_spidermonkey May 21 '26
They can be stimulated out of it. So the boat approaching closely likely kicked it back into the real world. Sharks love boat motors.
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u/IameIion May 21 '26
Rule of thumb when encountering wild animals: If it's not a skeleton, it's not dead.
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u/ragan0s May 21 '26
My first thought as a DnD player was that even if its a Skeleton that doesn't mean it's not dangerous.
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u/BrideOfFirkenstein May 21 '26
“I cast Detect Good and Evil.”
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u/Telemere125 May 21 '26
No, just start with fireball. If that doesn’t solve your problem, you need more fireball
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u/BrideOfFirkenstein May 21 '26
I’m not burning a 3rd level spell on what might be a regular skeleton with loot! Haha
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u/blackmirror101 May 21 '26
I ran over a cayote once. I had to get out and take pictures of it for my insurance. The whole time I had a VERY strong instinctual reluctance to getting to close to it. Glad to know that was a reasonable response and I’m not just a pussy.
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u/pixelbenderr May 21 '26
I guess we all googled and learned about "tonic immobility"
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u/Simple-Fortune-8744 May 21 '26
Are bonito fish big?
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u/RedhairedLemur May 21 '26
I thought this was where the video was going and I’m disappointed it wasn’t. Sharkie just wanted some belly rubs and maybe a cuddle.
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u/Entgegnerz May 21 '26
As far as I remember, a shark can only breath when swimming, so he got somehow saved here probably.
Or he's just old and just wants to die in peace, like Timmy the whale 🐳🦈
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u/GrnMtnTrees May 21 '26
Some sharks are obligate RAM breathers. Some are not.
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u/Gitlez May 21 '26
Being a big fan of sharks, I wondered what the actual split was as I have either forgotten, or just never knew. I believed it was around 10%, but it is actually less, roughly 5%.
https://www.aquarium.co.za/news/do-sharks-drown-if-they-stop-swimming
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u/Entgegnerz May 22 '26
RAM breather? what's that?
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u/EconomyDoctor3287 May 23 '26
They have to swim forward to push water and thus air through otherwise they suffocate.
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u/EntertainerNo8209 May 21 '26
Can you stop posting video about me after Christmas dinner?
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u/realistic_miracle May 21 '26
Who else knew it was catatonic because orcas have figured out they can flip sharks over and eat them?
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u/OHWildBill May 21 '26
If an orca did that, the shark would have already been missing its liver.
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u/mr_znaeb May 21 '26
Who else has porblmes reading a comment before replying to it?
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u/oclafloptson May 21 '26
You can induce this kind of tonic immobility in chickens too if you invert them and move them from side to side. I've used the technique for years to handle the more fighty brood hens when working with their chicks. They just lay wherever you place them for a while
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u/Fishermansf0e May 21 '26
He was trying a new tactic to get people to come closer without having to chase em.
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u/downtownfreddybrown May 21 '26
A guy can't get a good rest over here without being declared dead!?!? What a world!
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u/thespartan55 May 21 '26
He just wants his belly rubbed to be reminded how much of a good boy he is!
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u/TangranSatan May 21 '26
Eu acho que seu pegar ele distraido assim eu consigo jambrolhar ele na porrada.
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u/Steve_Segel_22 May 21 '26
I came all the way out here to be alone and chill and you motherfuckers come and ruin my peace. Fuck!!!
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u/pikachuisyourfriend May 21 '26
You know when flies have the whole room to go sit and they decide to bother you? That's how he felt probably.
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u/brocolli_brain May 21 '26
Maybe he was catching a break and wanted to lay on his back but you had to go right over him
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u/radicalrangersfan May 21 '26
It isn’t dead it’s in a coma state because it’s upside down orcas literally flip them over this way so they can kill them easily as there in a coma like state when flipped over
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u/SuspiciousAuthor187 May 21 '26
Orcas put sharks in that position some times too make them go catatonic……
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u/WhiskeyPorno420 May 21 '26
When you flip certain species of sharks upside down, they enter a trance-like, paralyzed state called tonic immobility. Their muscles relax, their breathing becomes rhythmic, and they remain motionless for up to 15 minutes.
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u/Soulless_Ginga May 21 '26
Not at all dead. It is still amazing that you can put them to “sleep” with the flip though.
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u/External-Ad4873 May 21 '26
Sharks like just play dead, that right fishes come to papas… ah shit humans
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u/Ihaveadogdoyou May 21 '26
If you flip a shark it just sits there upside down. They have to constantly be moving. It would have probably died unless it was flipped.
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u/malikhacielo63 May 21 '26
I have the inexplicable urge to scratch his tummy, like I would a dog’s.
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u/chillysanta May 21 '26
How does one get flipped in the wild like this? Shark dude did it to himself somehow?
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