'Look at the shark!': Divers captivated with new fish fail to notice giant shark hovering above

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Monday, October 1, 2018
Divers don't notice giant shark watching them work

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Have you ever been so fascinated by something or someone that you notice nothing else around you? That's exactly what happened to two divers in Brazil.

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They were so captivated by the discovery of a bright new fish species that they failed to notice the giant shark swimming above them.

The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco shared video of the encounter along with a message.

"That feeling when your science-obsessed colleagues won't look up long enough to notice the 8- to 10-foot shark directly overhead," said the Academy.

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