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Watch horror moment diver is savaged by pregnant shark filling aquarium tank with blood as beast shakes him like a doll
Watch the terrifying attack that left the diver with a chunk of his arm missing
HORROR footage captures the moment a scuba diver was savagely attacked by a pregnant tiger shark in an aquarium, filling the tank with blood.
The graphic clip, filmed by staff at the centre in South Africa, shows the predator biting and twisting the diver's limp body around in the water.
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The footage reveals the diver, who appeared to be a vet, swimming towards the sand tiger shark in an apparent attempt to tranquillise it with a syringe.
However, as soon as he gets close, the huge predator suddenly turns on the diver.
It sinks its sharp-toothed jaws onto his arm and thrashes his helpless body around in the water.
Gasping onlookers watched on in horror as the tank began to fill with blood as the two continued to tussle in the water.
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The man eventually squirmed to safety and a team rushed to his aid.
An entire chunk appeared to be missing from the vet's arm, which was spewing blood, and large teeth marks were visible on his hand.
As his wounds were dealt with, the diver slumped exhausted on the side of the tank surrounded by a pool of his own blood.
According to reports, the man has made a full recovery despite his serious injuries and has even been back inside the tank.
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Sand tiger sharks are found across the world, usually in warmer subtropical waters.
They are not known to be an aggressive species and have no known fatalities.
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Due to their usually placid and lethargic nature, they have become the most widely kept sharks in aquariums worldwide.
The video, taken in 2016, has recently gone viral once again in the wake of increasingly reported shark attacks, particularly in Brit holiday hotspots.
The Canary island of Fuerteventura was placed on high alert for sharks this week after the beasts were seen swarming its coastline.
Warning flags have been raised after an urgent jet ski patrol found sharks lurking just 200m from the shore.
What is a sand tiger shark?
SAND tiger sharks are also known as sand tigers and grey nurse sharks.
The big beast has one unique habit - they are the only sharks that come to the surface to gulp air, but not to breathe.
The air ends up in its stomach and makes the shark more buoyant so it can float motionless in the water as it watches for prey.
They usually grow between 6.5ft and 10.5ft and can weigh between 200lb and 350lb.
They are found in subtropical and temperate waters across the world.
These sharks tend to hunt at night, just above the ocean floor.
They are not very aggressive towards people, and only tend to bother humans if they're bothered by them first.
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