A photographer captured a heart-stopping fight between a sea turtle and a tiger shark near western Australia last month.
The shark goes for the turtle, but the turtle flips over several times to avoid the shark’s sharp teeth and present its shell side to the shark.
The shark can’t quite latch onto the turtle’s protective shell.
At one point, it looks like it could be all over when the shark captures the turtle between its jaws, but the reptile flips to free itself once again.
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The photographer said the turtle eventually got to shore and survived the attack.
According to a report, the photographer recently captured the thrilling fight between a sea turtle and a tiger shark off the coast of Ningaloo, with the turtle showing some deft maneuvers to escape the shark’s jaws.
In the heart-stopping video, the turtle can be seen flipping over several times to make sure the shark’s jaws can only grab its protective shell.
It looks like it’s all over for the turtle when the shark eventually captures it between its teeth, but the footage shows the reptile flipping once more and freeing itself.
The scene was captured by Declan DeHaas, a photographer based in Western Australia.
“Don’t worry, the turtle managed to get to shore and survived!” he said. Credit: Dylan DeHaas via Storyful
