00:00Sharks may be the apex predators of the ocean, but this professional diver, Kaylee Grant, says they're not the man
00:05-eaters they've been made out to be.
00:07The 35-year-old says she first became enamored with sharks when she found one of their teeth while diving
00:11a decade ago.
00:12Since then, she's been diving with them and testing the waters, capturing her close encounters with many species of sharks,
00:18and showing just how gentle they can be.
00:20Here's what the Hawaiian native had to say about the mysterious prehistoric creatures.
00:24They're actually pretty shy and calculated. When I go on a shark dive, I always find it fascinating how they
00:29are more scared of us than we are of them.
00:31They aren't the man-eating monsters the media often portrays, and she's been on a mission to show that side
00:35to the world, shooting underwater videos of her shark encounters.
00:39Grant says there's always a risk, especially if you panic, but adds that not splashing and maintaining eye contact with
00:44the animals will ensure you're not mistaken for food.
00:47And this is expert advice from someone who says they've died with sharks hundreds, if not more than a thousand
00:52times.
00:52So what is she afraid of when she dives into the deep blue sea?
00:55Grant says she's seen far worse injuries related to jellyfish than she ever has with sharks, and says that's the
01:01real threat she's looking out for while diving with these majestic creatures.
