Meet Rick Anderson, an Australian man who calls a female Port Jackson shark his friend
He says she comes to cuddle with him whenever she sees him
“I started playing with her about seven years ago when she was just a pup about 6 inches long”
“I approached her carefully so as not to spook her, then began to gently pat her”
“I would cradle her in my hand and talk soothingly to her through my regulator”
“Over the following seasons, she’d recognize me and would swim up to me for a pat and cuddle”
“She will… tap me on the legs until I hold my arms out for her to lay on for a cuddle”
“I don’t feed her or any of the other sharks I play with — I basically treat them like I would a dog”
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