BBC Wildlife Magazine

IN FOCUS | Feeling the pinch

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While the idea of swimming with sharks may not appeal to those unnerved by films such as Jaws and The Meg, these predators don’t deserve the bad reputation that Hollywood has assigned to them. When photograph­er Shane Gross set out to get some snaps of lemon shark pups in The Bahamas, his chosen subjects were the least of his worries. It was, in fact, the blue crabs, a main component in the pups’ diet, that gave the photograph­er grief: “They snuck up on me and they have a tendency to pinch!” Shane says. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…

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