Most movie fans have seen the 1975 classic film that pits a group of men against a relentless giant shark. There is no doubt that the 25-foot monster, nicknamed Bruce, scared an entire generation of beachgoers. Now, Bruce is running a close race with a real-life beast, a shark named “Deep Blue.”
“Deep Blue” is a massive Great White. She is over 21 feet long and is one of the biggest Great Whites ever caught on film, if not the biggest. “Deep Blue” was caught on camera while a crew was taping a scientific expedition near Mexico’s Guadalupe Island last year. The team was able to tag the shark, which is estimated to be around 50 years old, before she headed to feed off of a seal colony. To top things off, at the time of the encounter, “Deep Blue” was heavily pregnant and tipping the scales at an estimated 5,000 pounds. Within a few years, she could not only match the size of the iconic shark in Jaws but possibly surpass it.
Scientists continue to spot “Deep Blue” in the same waters. Hopefully, they can continue to study and document this amazing creature and her children for years to come.
