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Encounter the Thresher Shark

These are real encounters — photographed and filmed at Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island. The thresher shark visits the shoal daily at dawn to be cleaned by wrasse fish, giving divers a rare and intimate encounter found almost nowhere else on earth.

Photos
Thresher shark swimming over the reef at Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island
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Thresher shark close-up at Kimud Shoal showing its distinctive long tail fin
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Thresher shark face-on portrait at Kimud Shoal, Malapascua
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Thresher shark head-on approaching the reef at Kimud Shoal
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Thresher shark gliding over coral reef at Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island
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Thresher shark side profile at Kimud Shoal showing full body
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Videos

Thresher Shark at Kimud Shoal

A real thresher shark encounter filmed at Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island — the legendary cleaning station that put Malapascua on the world diving map.

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