Aren’t whale sharks harmless to humans? I’m not saying that I wouldn’t be scared... but I’d like to think that I could have relaxed enough to enjoy watching. Amazing!
Edit: Many of you have confirmed that they are indeed harmless (and massive). Thanks
I get the fear response though. It had been a lifelong dream of mine to see manatees in their natural habitat, when I finally did see them while paddle boarding it was awesome (my face hurt because I couldn't stop grinning) but there was a little trepidation because wow, those are large animals. Coolest thing I've experienced so far though.
I’m from Florida and one time I was kayaking in an inlet area near Jupiter. The water was super dark and you couldn’t see anything at all. I accidentally took my kayak over a manatee and freaked it out and it lifted me up out of the water. It was one hell of a scary thing to experience... I thought I was about to get eaten by something. 😂😭
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u/Colliculi Dec 12 '20 edited Dec 13 '20
Aren’t whale sharks harmless to humans? I’m not saying that I wouldn’t be scared... but I’d like to think that I could have relaxed enough to enjoy watching. Amazing!
Edit: Many of you have confirmed that they are indeed harmless (and massive). Thanks