Watch: Putting a Camera on a Whale Shark | Expedition Raw

I’m out here at putting critter cams on
whale sharks and hope to better
understand their behavior along the reef
we spot a shark it I was coming up to
the boat and actually very curious I
didn’t really realize where the shark
was as soon as I jump in the water i
jumping right in front of the thing I
just see a shark with its mouth open I
can’t get out of the way
and so it precedes just to run me over
and go on its merry way I’m working with
Brad Norman he’s a whale shark expert
who’s been studying the species for many
years he really has it down on how to
get these cameras on the sharks the
method we used to attach the critter cam
to the whale shark it doesn’t hurt the
shark it doesn’t put anything through
the shark unlike other attachment
methods that actually will stab or poke
through the fin of the shark so at the
end of the mission the camera will
release from the dorsal fin of the shark
and float to the surface and then it
will send out a signal and then we’ll go
pick up the camera in the boat the
coolest part was was getting to be so up
close and personal with such a large
ocean animal it really is a surreal
experience
so we’re dropping this camera down to
take a closer look at the real camera