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Whenever He Goes Diving, This Shark Comes To Cuddle With Him (This Has Been Going On For 7 Years)

Meet Rick Anderson, an Australian who refers to a female Port Jackson shark as his buddy and claims she comes to snuggle with him anytime she sees him. “I started playing with her when she was approximately 6 inches long, roughly seven years ago,” Anderson told The Dodo. “I approached her slowly so as not to startle her, then began softly patting her. I’d cradle her in my palm and whisper soothingly to her through my regulator after she got acclimated to me.”

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Meet Rick Anderson, an Australian man who calls a female Port Jackson shark his friend

“Over the following seasons, she’d remember me and would swim up to me for a pat and snuggle,” said the guy, who has been scuba diving for 27 years and operates a dive school. She quickly became used to me, to the point that she will swim up to me as I pass and tap me on the legs until I reach my arms out for her to rest on for a hug.”

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He says she comes to cuddle with him whenever she sees him

“Most divers seeing this for the first time can’t believe it,” he added. “I don’t feed her or any of the other sharks I play with — I basically treat them like I would a dog.”

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“I started playing with her about seven years ago when she was just a pup about 6 inches long”

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“I approached her carefully so as not to spook her, then began to gently pat her”

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“I would cradle her in my hand and talk soothingly to her through my regulator”

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“Over the following seasons, she’d recognize me and would swim up to me for a pat and cuddle”

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“She will… tap me on the legs until I hold my arms out for her to lay on for a cuddle”

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“I don’t feed her or any of the other sharks I play with — I basically treat them like I would a dog”

More info: Rick’s Dive School | Facebook (h/t: thedodo)

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