The common thresher (Alopias vulpinus)

Photographer Attila Bicskos was diving off the coast of the Philippines last year when he spotted a thresher shark swimming by and snapped a photo. He

Thresher sharks are pelagic creatures and often only spotted by chance. But in the Philippines, specifically in Kimud shoal they are seen almost daily the whole year round. 😍 The shoal serve as a cleaning station for threshers. 🦈 Tiny cleaner wrasses eat the parasites that are on the sharks. Think of it like a car wash or a spa for sharks! 🐟 The sharks are known for their distinctively long tails that look like a farmers scythe used for threshing. Thus their name- thresher shark. I did…

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The Thresher or Long tailed Shark, Alopecias Vulpes [Alopias vulpinus]

Sharks: Thresher Shark.

Malapascua Island in the Philippines is the best place in the world to see thresher sharks (which are sometimes known as thrasher sharks). From here, divers can reliably see pelagic thresher sharks (A. pelagicus) almost every day. Pelagic threshers, though actually the smallest member of the thresher family, still reach over three meters in length 2. Rather than being intimidating, though, they’re adorable. Seriously. Thresher sharks pose no danger whatsoever to people.