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  • 03/12/2023
Credit: SWNS / Collab / maalu_i

A stunning video shows a snorkeler getting up close and personal with a huge whale shark.

Ocean photographer and Maldives local Ismail Saif filmed the video on one of his trips off the coast of Ari Atol.

The video shows Ana Cuadrado, 27, swimming side-by-side with the huge animal, estimated to be 10 metres long.
Transcript
00:00 Relax to this mesmerizing footage of a snorkeler peacefully swimming alongside this gentle
00:09 giant gliding through the azure depths.
00:13 Escape the chaos and marvel at this captivating video where snorkeler Ana Quadrado, 27, gracefully
00:21 swims alongside a massive untagged whale shark named Fernando.
00:28 Filmed by ocean photographer Ismail Saif off the Maldives' Aray Atoll, this serene encounter
00:36 captures the tranquility of the underwater world.
00:39 A peaceful coexistence as they cruise through the water.
00:46 [Surf Roving]
00:48 [Surf Roving]
00:50 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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