Abu Badi sounds like Arabic for Evel Knievel.
Posted on 08/22/2020 3:27:09 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Watch: Saudi man takes a ride on an endangered whale shark in the Red Sea Gulf News identified the daredevil man as Abu Badi, and said he was accompanied on the boat by some of his friends. One of them can be heard shouting, "Careful, it can swallow you."
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Breathtaking video clip showed a Saudi citizen is shown jumping on the back of a whale shark in Yanbu. A video of a man riding an endangered whale shark has left people on social media bewildered and irked. The footage doing rounds on social media platforms has many in disbelief, while others are demanding punishment for the man pulling off the daring stunt.
The viral video begins with the man sitting on the edge of a boat, watching over a pair of sharks, while someone records him from behind. It then hows him jumping off the boat and landing on the back of the shark and grabbing its dorsal fin for support. The video was originally shared on Snapchat, before spreading across platforms.
The whale shark is considered to be the largest fish in the sea, and is listed as an endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. In the video, the animal is seem incredibly calm, and doesn’t appear to get agitated despite the approaching boat.
According to Gulf Today, the incident took place in Yanbu, a major Red Sea port in the Al Madinah Province of western Saudi Arabia.
Gulf News identified the daredevil man as Abu Badi, and said he was accompanied on the boat by some of his friends. He saw the whales swimming next to the boat and jumped on one of them to take a ride. One of the men can be heard shouting, “Careful, it can swallow you.”
However, according to National Geographic, the spices’ favourite meal is plankton. “They scoop these tiny plants and animals up, along with any small fish that happen to be around, with their colossal gaping mouths while swimming close to the water’s surface,” its website stated. “Although massive, whale sharks are docile fish and sometimes allow swimmers to hitch a ride.”
Abu Badi sounds like Arabic for Evel Knievel.
“while others are demanding punishment for the man pulling off the daring stunt.”
For crying out loud, Karens get a life.
These are large docile animals with no teeth. They eat plankton. This is not dangerous for the man. It may be dangerous for the shark. The guy is an idiot. And he is not the first diver to ride a whale shark. The internet has thousands of pictures of swimmers riding or swimming along with whale sharks.
Almost as daring as riding a manatee.
Almost as daring as riding a manatee.Sometimes stuff happens.
OH! The hu-manatee.
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