Footage shows a jubilant photographer as he realizes he has timed his shot of the approaching tuna perfectly.
Dramatic footage showing a giant tuna nearly leaping into a boat while chasing a bait is circulating this week via social media.
“Incredible capture by [Daniel Svensson Persson] of this bluefin fully launching itself right next to the boat,” BD Outdoors exclaimed Wednesday via Instagram. (See video below.)
The footage is compelling because the tuna approaches like a missile and is only yards from the vessel when it leaps. But the highlight might be a jubilant Persson’s reaction while communicating to friends that he had just timed a perfect shot.
A freediver in Australia was inches away from being hit multiple times by a passing outrigger canoe as he surfaced from a deep dive.
A freediver in Australia was inches away from being hit multiple times by a passing outrigger canoe as he surfaced from a deep dive.
His diving partner, who caught the encounter on video, thought he was going to be knocked out.
The incident occurred in the Gold Coast Seaway in Queensland last month but was posted by ViralHog on Friday.
“Coming up to the surface from our free dive, my dive partner nearly has his head and body smashed into multiple times by an outrigger canoe,” the description of the video stated. “Once by the hull of the boat, then from the oars of the boat, and then by the canoe’s stabilizing rig.
“It was so close I thought my dive partner was going to be knocked out and I started to swim towards him, which turns the GoPro away from the scene for a brief second, as I thought I was about to need to rescue him from injuries that I thought he was going to sustain from the boat hitting him.”
Fortunately, the diver managed to dodge the passing boat with its six rowers.
Footage showing a man with a camera walking to within feet of a bison in Yellowstone National Park is generating a powerful response on social media.
Footage showing a man with a camera walking to within feet of a bison in Yellowstone National Park is generating a powerful response on social media.
The man has been criticized for reckless and illegal behavior. Commenters also lambasted the parents of a child who is shown jogging in front of the bison with his cellphone.
“Disgusting. Remove them from the park, fine them, and let the big Buffalo give them what they deserve,” reads one of more than 250 comments on the Mountain Journal Facebook page.
The footage was captured in 2020 by Brian Genge. It gained new life two weeks ago after Genge posted the top clip as a Facebook reel. (A minute-long YouTube version is posted below.)
It shows the bison standing on a road in Lamar Valley as the man sneaks up behind and alongside the bison, while other tourists watch safely from their vehicles.
The kid shown running in front of the bison was with another party, Genge told FTW Outdoors.
“I was filming from a safe distance with a large telephoto lens,” Genge said. “I initially was just going to get a silly video of the bison blocking the road when to my surprise [the man and kid] came close.”
It’s worth noting that at least three Yellowstone tourists have been gored by bison this season. The animals are generally tolerant, but unpredictable and astonishingly quick.
Park regulations state that people outside vehicles must stay at least 25 yards from bison. But there are more than 5,000 bison in Yellowstone; the rule is often violated and nearly impossible to enforce.
In the footage, after the man approaches the bison, more vehicles arrive, flanking the animal. So there are vehicles on one side and the man crouched in a photographer’s stance on the other.
The bison was hemmed in and that’s typically when the animals feel threatened and lash out.
Thankfully, however, the animal merely paused for a few seconds before strolling out of the frame while grunting its apparent disapproval.
Reads another observation beneath the Mountain Journal post: “That’s an incredibly patient bison.”
