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JEREMIAH: The Taylors were out there doing their thing
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Playing with Sharks

The Taylors were out theredoing their thing. They were owning and exploring, you know,the...

JEREMIAH: The Taylors were out there
doing their thing. They were owning and exploring, you know,
the marine environment by themselves. I mean, it was just Ron and Valerie. This was the golden age
of new underwater information

Full Transcript

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JEREMIAH: The Taylors were out there doing their thing.
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They were owning and exploring, you know, the marine environment by themselves.
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I mean, it was just Ron and Valerie.
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This was the golden age of new underwater information.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:28
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure
Production
National Geographic,WildBear Entertainment,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

Pioneering scuba diver Valerie Taylor, who has dedicated her life to exposing the myth surrounding our fear of sharks.
VALERIE: Very little was known around the world about sharks - Playing with Sharks 00:13
VALERIE: Very little was known around the world about sharks
It was like, "Oh, it will do this." And be a great scientist. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
It was like, "Oh, it will do this." And be a great...
But you still haven't seen it underwater in action. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
But you still haven't seen it underwater in action.
The first great white shark I saw - Playing with Sharks 00:14
The first great white shark I saw
After that, I never missed a trip to go out and see sharks. - Playing with Sharks 00:13
After that, I never missed a trip to go out and see sharks.
We were both always thinking of ways to find an area where there's good sharks. - Playing with Sharks 00:06
We were both always thinking of ways to find an area where t...
Marion Reef is in the middle of the Coral Sea. - Playing with Sharks 00:10
Marion Reef is in the middle of the Coral Sea.
So we baited up and we realized this was a good spot to film. - Playing with Sharks 00:12
So we baited up and we realized this was a good spot to film...
VALERIE: So we got to know them better than most other animals. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
VALERIE: So we got to know them better than most other anima...
Next year we went back, - Playing with Sharks 00:08
Next year we went back,
They knew there'd be food, and we realized a shark can learn. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
They knew there'd be food, and we realized a shark can ...
And you can teach one a very simple trick very quickly if you want to. - Playing with Sharks 00:06
And you can teach one a very simple trick very quickly if yo...
I knew what would make a good image, I was a photographer. - Playing with Sharks 00:20
I knew what would make a good image, I was a photographer.
Eventually, he came over to the pink coral and I gave him the food. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
Eventually, he came over to the pink coral and I gave him th...
I did that twice and he knew if he swam over to the pink coral, - Playing with Sharks 00:08
I did that twice and he knew if he swam over to the pink cor...
And it worked. It worked. - Playing with Sharks 00:13
And it worked. It worked.
JEAN-MICHEL: (CHUCKLES) She had the courage to face up to a species - Playing with Sharks 00:18
JEAN-MICHEL: (CHUCKLES) She had the courage to face up to a ...
She helped everybody, including us, - Playing with Sharks 00:25
She helped everybody, including us,
Blue Water, White Death was a film, - Playing with Sharks 00:14
Blue Water, White Death was a film,
Peter had seen two of Ron's documentaries - Playing with Sharks 00:18
Peter had seen two of Ron's documentaries