A filmmaker has captured the haunting moment he came face-to-face with what has been dubbed as a “zombie” shark.
The terrifying great white swam just inches away from Euan Rannachan who was in an underwater cage.
The video he captured shows the apex predator circling around the cage before it lunges onto some bait and thrashes about in the water.
Before swimming off the shark opens its mouth wider, showing off rows of razor sharp teeth before gulping the bait down further.
At this moment the animals’ eyes are shut, giving it an eerie, almost dead-like look as it hunts.
It made at least one person who watched the video online compare the shark to a “zombie”.
The 36-year-old photographer and filmmaker has a knack for shooting ocean predators and took the plunge into a metal cage to capture the incredible close up.
Euan told NeedToKnow.online that he had seen the female shark near Guadaluupe island before the encounter.
He donates his photos to a marine conservation society in Mexico to help with compiling a database on them.
Viewers on YouTube were left stunned by the close encounter with the terrifying animal.
One person said: "100 per cent zombie shark right there."
While another put: "That’s a great white shark."
"This scary," said another viewer.
Someone else said: "That's not a zombie that's the eye shouting to protect it from debris or blood," to which Euan replied: "I know."
Euan explained why the shark closes her eyes in the clip, saying: "They close their eyes because sometimes dinner fights back.
"So the white shark deploys a sort of shield if you will over their eyes when they go into attack mode just to make sure their eyes will be fine and survive the battle."
It is one of Euan's aims to change the stereotype of sharks, by sharing his work and showing what he can do.
He said: "I have loved sharks ever since I was a little boy, but I did not dive with white sharks till 2016.
"After doing it one time I became hooked and started a company taking people out to Guadalupe Island to see the sharks with a good Friend Nikki."
"It is my goal with my content now to help change the negative stigma attached to sharks, and help empower people to do things they never thought they could!"
