Jaws-ome encounter: Hungry 15ft shark rips into a sailfish head just feet away from scuba divers
This is the shocking moment a hungry 15ft shark devours a sailfish just a few feet away of a stunned group of scuba divers.
Captain Mohamed Shamoon Ameen was off the coast of the Maldives in a harbour called Fuvahmulah, when he captured the close up encounter.
The footage shows the female tiger shark munching down on the sailfish head right next to the divers.
In a bid to give his customers a front row experience, Mr Ameen leads the divers to where the sharks go to eat their favourite food.
After diving for over 22 years he has tried various different fish in order to get the attention of the sharks but found that sail fish heads provide the best result.
He said, ‘I believe the sailfish are the tiger sharks favourites, or at the very least this one seen in the video.
‘The shark is called Sara and she’s a part of about 20 sharks in the area who also have names.’
The female tiger shark was captured devouring a sailfish off the coast of the Maldives in a harbour called Fuvahmulah
The hungry 15ft shark was just a few feet away from the stunned divers
The divers watched as the shark was munching on a sailfish head
Tiger sharks are named for the dark, vertical stripes that are mainly found on juvenile sharks.
They are common in tropical and sub-tropical waters throughout the world.
They can grow to as much as 20 to 25 feet in length and weigh more than 1,900 pounds.
Although they have a reputation as man-eaters, they are second only to great whites in frequency of attacks on people.
They are less likely to let go after biting a human as their palates are near completely undiscerning.
Scavengers by nature, tiger sharks have an almost limitless menu of diet items including fish, seals, birds and dolphins
They have sharp, teeth and powerful jaws that allow them to crack the shells on sea turtles and clams.
They are listed as near-threatened.