A pair of sperm whales kick out sharks that were attacking divers...Escort like a bodyguard
Mar 18, 2025
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British media Daily Mail introduced reggae singer and scuba diver Benoit Girodo's unusual underwater experience in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
According to the video taken at the time, Girodo was threatened by a large shark while scuba diving.
The shark was ready to attack Giro Island at any moment.
At this time, a pair of sperm whales weighing about 45 tons appeared and began to protect Jiro Island.
One began chasing the fleeing shark, and the other stayed near Giro Island.
Girodo "A whale opened its mouth wide and began to chase the shark" and "I drove him away so close that he could almost bite the shark's tail." When the shark was almost invisible, the whale returned and escorted Girodo with a colleague.
Girodo was able to safely return to the coast thanks to the whales," he said, expressing his appreciation.
Experts explained that "there is no official investigation into the protection of humans from underwater hazards, but in some cases, as Jiro-do has experienced, they do something that can be interpreted as protection."
Meanwhile, sperm whales are known to have a body length of 17-21m and a weight of 20 to 74 tons. The whole body is gray and there are light-colored spots on the belly, and the color of the body tends to change to white with age. The head grows as it grows, accounting for about a third of its body length, and the brain is said to weigh nearly 8 kg.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
