Shark stock videos and footage

There are more than 50000 shark stock videos at the iStock video library. Browse our collection to find stock videos of shark herds swimming together and aerial videos of sharks coming up to the ocean surface. You can also find close-up footage of shark mouths and eyes as well as clips of shark species such as mako and great white.

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A giant 6 meter/ 20 feet long Basking Shark swims towards the camera with its mouth wide open. Basking Sharks are plankton eaters and need to sieve huge volumes of water through their gills in order to feed.

Nine dead baby Blacktip Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) are lying side by side in a box. They are for sale in an outdoor fish market. The IUCN red list classes them as ‘Near Threatened’ in the wild due to being fished for their fins and liver oil. Reaching sexual maturity around 15 years, with long gestation periods and only producing 1-2 pups. Combined with unsustainable fishing practises, Blacktip reef sharks are being hunted to the brink of extinction.

This stunning Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) footage was captured at Koh Haa islands in the Andaman Sea, Krabi, Thailand. Whale sharks are pelagic fish who feed on plankton, small fish and are the largest of the extant species. They are classed as vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN red list, due to being hunted for their meat and liver oil, however are now a protected species. Several unrecognisable people are swimming with this peaceful Shark. Numerous Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) can be seen swimming around the Whale Shark. Cobia are up to two meters long and are often mistaken for sharks. This footage shows their primal instinctive behavior as they use the Whale Shark for both protection and to scavenge unwanted food. This is a particular strategy adopted by Cobia to ensure their success and survival. In return, the Cobia pick parasites off the Whale Shark.

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