大千世界:賣萌大鯊魚與潛水員擊掌
They make an unlikely pair, but this is the moment a grinning shark and a brave diver exchange a "high-five". Eli Martinez, 40, and the laid-back lemon shark shared their special meeting in the Caribbean Sea, off the Bahamas coast.
說起鯊魚，很多人可能都會想到它們的血盆大口。但是現在，一張潛水員和鯊魚互相擊掌的照片可能會讓你看到鯊魚的另一面。在加勒比海的海底，潛水員們偶然就抓拍到了這張動人的照片。
Nicknamed Taxi by Mr Martinez, from Texas, the fish swam straight towards the diver before turning at the last second and leaving her outstretched fin for the high-five. As the editor of Shark Diving magazine, Mr Martinez knew he could not miss what could prove to be a once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunity. He said: "It was beautiful being on the seabed with all these majestic sharks. I've been on many shark dives, so wasn't fazed at all by the presence of them." This particular shark I had encountered before. She is very laid-back so I knew if I held my hand out she would come over. "At first she was swimming straight towards me, but I didn't expect her to turn at the last moment." "She tapped my palm with her fin like we were 'high-fiving'." "Luckily my friend who owns an underwater camera captured it all on film for me to show the grand kids." An experienced diver, Mr Martinez insists he was never in any danger. He added: "I love interacting with sharks, and spend hours with them at a time. We were almost dancing at times." "They are very calm creatures unless they feel threatened. So as long as I didn't do anything to alarm her she was always safe to be around."
照片的主人公是一條短吻檸檬鯊（lemon shark）和一位經驗豐富的潛水員。40歲的Eli Martinez是《Shark Diving》雜誌的編輯。有着豐富的潛水經驗。他表示，鯊魚並不像大家所認爲的那麼兇殘，絕大多數時間它們都很平和。而事實上，他之前已經遇到過同一條鯊魚，而且也知道這條鯊魚很慵懶，沒有什麼攻擊性。但是他沒有想到自己會有機會和鯊魚擊掌。他的朋友則用水下照相機記錄下了這個溫馨的瞬間。
