Stunning moment a shark leaped out of the sea to stun wildlife watchers hoping to spot dolphins from nearby boat off Welsh coast
- The ‘vulnerable’ tesher shark is estimated to be 16-foot long
Stunning moment a giant thresher shark leaped out of the sea to stun wildlife watchers who were hoping to spot dolphins off a Welsh coast.
The shark which was seen jumping out of the water near New Quay, Ceredigion is estimated to be 16ft-long.
The Jaws-dropping picture was captured by boat guide Joshua Pedley, known locally as The Wildlife Man, who was running a one-hour dolphin spotting trip at the time.
Mr Pedley said: ‘I couldn’t believe it. I quickly put my camera up and zoomed in to where it leapt from and leapt again another two times.’
Writing on a local wildlife group, he added: ‘On our boat trip we saw a massive shark.
Stunning moment a giant thresher shark leaped out of the sea to stun wildlife watchers who were hoping to spot dolphins off the cost of Wales near New Quay
Joshua Pedley, known locally as The Wildlife Man, captured the moment a a giant thresher shark leaped out of the sea
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‘This is a thresher shark, one of the most simply exquisite pieces of fish-based engineering out there.
‘With a tail as long as its body, this beast is not only huge, but absolutely gorgeous. We estimate that it was probably between five and six metres long.’
Thresher sharks are active predators who use their tails as weapons to stun their prey and are uncommon sightings in the UK and usually found in North America and Asia.
The species are currently listed as ‘vulnerable’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
Joshua Pedley (pictured) said he couldn’t believe it when he spotted the 16-ft shark
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