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Tourists grab some selfies with huge great white sharks in Port Lincoln,

CHECK out these toothy grins as thrillseeking tourists grab some selfies with huge great white sharks in Port Lincoln, South Australia.

Tourists snapped remarkable images of huge sharks passing behind them in water. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM
Tourists snapped remarkable images of huge sharks passing behind them in water. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM

CHECK out these toothy grins as thrillseeking tourists grab some selfies with huge great white sharks.

These snaps show holiday makers capturing a moment they’ll never forget as 15-foot-long, 1,000-pound great whites swim up behind them and say cheese for the camera.

One oceanic predator posed with its mouth opened to create this terrifying selfie. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM
One oceanic predator posed with its mouth opened to create this terrifying selfie. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM

Incredible video footage shows just show close these deadly predators come to the tourists — and one shark swims right up to the cage for a peek inside.

A Great White appears to grin for a selfie taken by a diver in Port Lincoln, South Australia. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM
A Great White appears to grin for a selfie taken by a diver in Port Lincoln, South Australia. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM

The pictures were taken by staff members and tourists at Calypso Star Charters who provide “advanced eco certified shark cage diving and swimming” with Sealion tours in Port Lincoln, South Australia.

Snaps were taken from a divers’ cage as Great Whites swim by. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM
Snaps were taken from a divers’ cage as Great Whites swim by. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM

“What you see is our guests and crew taking photos with great white sharks,” said Nicol Wright, the company’s social media and marketing manager.

Even kids are taking part of the selfie craze with sharks showing a thumbs up. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM
Even kids are taking part of the selfie craze with sharks showing a thumbs up. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM

“It can either be called a selfie or a photobombing great white shark. The photo is very hard to take and a lot harder than it looks, but when it happens, it makes for a very good photo.”

These snaps show how close you can get to these deadly predators. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM
These snaps show how close you can get to these deadly predators. Picture: CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS / MEDIADRUMWORLD.COM

“The increase in use of GoPros has made it a bit easier with being able to get screenshot from footage taken on the day.”

This story first appeared on The Sun.

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