Published 21:12 IST, October 9th 2019

Justin Bieber's post of a Whale Shark about to swallow boat- Explained

Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Bieber shared a photograph of an enormous whale shark on Instagram which appeared to be swimming right underneath a boat.

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Canian singer-songwriter Justin Bieber took Internet by surprise after he posted a picture on his Instagram p. Bieber posted an im of an ermous whale shark swimming right underneath a boat. picture creates an impression that whale shark can swallow boat at any moment. Justin Bieber posted im with a caption, “This photo is real! WHALE SHARK biggest fish in ocean.”

Netizens impressed by breathtaking picture

Netizens were in awe of photograph and expressed ir opinion in comment section. “And this is why I'M AFRAID OF OCEAN!!!” commented a user. “I am wondering who took this picture,” TikTok star Aashiv Midha commented. post got more than 2.5 million likes and 16,000 comments within seven hours.

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Divided opinion over aunticity

Instagram post got a lot of traction and Internet was divided over aunticity of photograph. photographer, Tom Cann, revealed that though whale shark in photograph is real, picture creates an illusion of being directly below vessel. In an interview with a news portal, Cann said that whale shark spent a lot of time at surface and was checking everybody out on boat. People aboard vessel were quite amazed by behaviour of whale shark, news portal quoted Cann saying.

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Endangered species on IUCN red list

Cann asked to help  whale sharks as ir existence is threatened by increasing pollution. whale shark is listed as endangered species on International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list. Whale sharks is a variety of shark which has earned its name due to its size, which is as large as some species of whales. It is found in tropical and warm-temperate seas. twithstanding its mammoth size, whale sharks are docile in nature and do t pose danger to humans.

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19:51 IST, October 9th 2019