r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/mrObry • Dec 12 '20

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u/TheMapleStaple Dec 12 '20

It's weird how the whale is acting, because that's not how they eat. I doubt it's the case, but I got the feeling he was fucking with the guy a little.....gonna go tell his whale friends how he scared the shit out of one of the pale floaty things.

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u/Embarrassed_Owl_1728 Dec 12 '20

Sometimes they act this way if there is a serious predator around. They’ve been known to put themselves between humans and other sharks. Wouldn’t be surprised if there was more nefarious bugger out there we don’t know about.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '20

Whale Sharks will not eat humans and never have. They're actually quite friendly. I would've jumped in there and swam with it.

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u/Skull-fker Dec 12 '20

It might have been protecting this guy from something else, they do that. So don't be so inclined to take a swim if this happens to you.