Watch This Courageous Canine Befriend a Pack of Sharks Over the Course of Two Years, Creating a Unique Friendship Between Two Wholesome Animals

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jun 14, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

Hey, animal pals. One of the best things about animals is that their friendships can be between species without any problem whatsoever. We love sharing these wholesome interspecies friendships, but we have one for you today that you probably have never seen before. You've probably seen dogs getting along with cats before, maybe even becoming a tiger's stepmom, but have you ever seen a dog being best friends with…a shark? 

This doggo saw a pack of nurse sharks two years ago and was instantly entranced by them. Luckily, nurse sharks are generally friendly animals and overall harmless, so the doggo began to swim with them, and even became best friends with one of them! Over the course of two years, these two unique animals became the best of friends, often meeting for a playdate in the water whenever pawssible. We wouldn't believe it either if we didn't see it, so scroll down below to watch the full video!

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    This dog loves to swim with sharks
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    The first time she saw a shark, she was, like, crazy-
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    Our first instinct as a dog owner to this situation is: Absolutely not! But then again, we don't know anything about sharks - and it turns out that nurse sharks are mostly harmless. Still, they look pretty scary swimming around though!

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    I want to play with that."
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    She loves to swim with them.
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    She's very sweet with them,
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    We have never seen anyone becoming friends with a shark before. Literally anyone. But then again, there is a first time for everything, including this! We really have never seen anything like this before. Thank you, internet!

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    and as you can see, they're very used to dogs.
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    They're so patient. 4634
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    Out of all the sharks, Sharky she loves the most.
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    It's been two years they know each other.
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    She's the only one to come here so often.
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    She wants to go with Sharky. She follows her.
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    thedodo @lilikoi_fakarava swims with sharks - every day — but only one of them is her best friend We talked to his mom about how she often finds her out in the ocean swimming with her bestie!
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    missdm2u I mean literally every day I learn something new about dogs on social media Never in all 40 years of my life would I have ever imagined seeing a dog and a shark swim together! This was so sweet ✗+
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    cparker229 Why is this even on Dodo?! This is ridiculous and so dangerous.
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    awilsonatl Watches a wholesome video that reminds me of all the beauty in the world. Reads comments that reminds me of all the uninformed stupidity on the internet.
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    mr_benjamin_tanklin As expected, the entire comment section is full amateur shark biologists
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    mohnishjha A pup with another pup
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    porticosean Reckless even if swimming with Nurse sharks. Although generally safe, Nurse sharks have attacked people and they are known foe having strong jaws that clamp on prey. I think this is asking for trouble...
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    tinnuviel.niniel Nurse sharks are opportunistic predators that feed primarily on small fish (e.g. stingrays) and some invertebrates (e.g. crustaceans, molluscs, tunicates). Don't think they'll harm him. You actually can see they got pretty friendly behaviour. Educate yourself. Stop demonizing sharks.
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    hannarosetaylor Nurse sharks are not typically aggressive or dangerous. They are known to be friendly even with humans.
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    ileanakindberg Did you know what the nurse shark and the common dog are actually biologically meant to besties for life? True story.
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    rodney_and_tiamat I knew the second I read the first line I had to bring a whole bag of popcorn before hitting the comments here Ŵ
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    luceromc16 Do you know there are different types of sharks? If your references are Jaw, let me tell you, sharks are quite the opposite, specially a beautiful and harmless Nurse shark.
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    dalmadob_987 People need to chill, I would let my dogs swim with nurse sharks before I take them to any dog park ever
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    bex_my_world People loosing there minds on here dog has been hanging around with them for 2 years I think it's safe to say he's friends with the nurse sharks there not enemies
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