A diver had a difficult encounter with a great white shark in the middle of the ocean. The scene was captured on video, which shows the king of the seas approaching with his mouth wide open, as if he is about to take a big bite.

This species is known for its bites to identify objects – Photo: Instagram/Reproduction/ND

The unusual scene was filmed by a diver from White Shark Ocean, a shark conservation company in South Africa, and shared on Instagram. Among many other scary animal videos, this one is getting attention.

The shark quickly approaches the diver until it quickly turns the other way, moving away from what appears to be easy prey.

View this photo on Instagram

A post published by White Shark Ocean (@whitesharkocean)

This species, widespread in South Africa, is known to bite to better identify objects, so attacks on humans do not mean they are looking for food.

White Shark Ocean has an extensive collection of shark encounters. Most of these events are recorded by cameras that show a little more of this imposing ocean animal.

With information from the R7 portal.