Page 55 - Shark

in shining armor
Valerie Taylor, one of the
early filmmakers, tests
the effectiveness of the
chain-mail suit. The blue
shark (left) is tempted
to bite because the
sleeve of the suit has
been stuffed with pieces
of fish. Problems may
occur if the shark gets
its teeth caught in the
chain-mail—in its
struggle to get free, it
could pull Valerie’s
glove right off. The
suits are also heavy, so
swimming is difficult.
Chain-mail is still
used by people
who feed sharks
so that divers
can photograph
and see the
sharks more easily.
Butchers also use
chain-mail gloves (top)
to protect their hands
from being cut when
they slice up meat.

fiLming sharks
Australian filmmakers
Ron and Valerie Taylor
are well known for
their work on sharks.
Ron Taylor films a
white-tipped reef
shark taking a bait
(right), while a blue
shark approaches the
camera (below
right).

great white swims by
4Divers can be shaken off their feet, if these
powerful great whites should bump into their
cage. Such close-up views of these sharks reveal
just how big these awesome creatures really are.