The naturally breaching great whites are found in False Bay in South Africa - this behaviour is prevalent around a little island called Seal Island.
The undersea topography is ideally suited to this behaviour - relatively deep close the island out crop and the prey animals swim at the surface.
Funny thing is we grew up (Seal Island is 10 miles from my home town) accepting that this behaviour for large White sharks was normal, but you could seldom discuss such events with others without them saying you were "exaggerating how far they jump" as with all fishing stories
BTW - Mako sharks in False Bay also display similar behaviour and if line fisherman try to haul in their catches when sharks are sited, it was not unusual for the Makos to breach while going after hooked fish - often landing in the back of small boats.
There was a famous picture of a 15 foot white shark wedged on the aft deck of a 30 foot ski boat in the early 80's.
Now know this - open water long distance and offshore waterskiing is a popular sport in those waters as well
Talk about nerves of steel
Sharks in Full Breach
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