He says seals and sea lions are common prey which are about the
size of humans. “We think a lot of times it's a mistaken
identity when they bite a person. There's just a lot of unknown
with these guys,” said Naughton. “They are actually cautious and
cognitive they're calculated. You know, it's misunderstood and
misconstrued as these ravenous, mindless, man-eating machines
and that's not how they are,” said Ramsey. “Sometimes we had as
many as 3-4 individuals come around the boat,” said Ball. He
said despite their caution, they knew the risk was big, but they
accomplished what they set out to do. “I hope it gives other
people a chance to see that sharks are a dangerous thing, but
they're more than that. They're wonderful creatures that
everybody should have great respect for,” said Ball. Researchers
are gathering more information about great whites and their
behavior through tagging programs. Naughton said white sharks
typically hang out between California and Mexico, but travel
regularly to Hawaii. Researcher