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Great white shark dive, South Africa
大白鲨潜水，南非
A great white shark off Gansbaai, South Africa. Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA
南非杭斯贝附近海域的大白鲨。摄影:弗兰克 罗比臣/环境保护局
Cage diving with sharks has attracted bad publicity because of "chumming": filling the sea with blood and guts to attract the animals. Apex does not do that, instead using local knowledge to find the sharks. Gaansbai is the best spot to see great whites between October and January as they come looking for snacks from the 40,000-strong fur seal colony. If you've never done it, this is an adrenaline-pumping experience. You slide into the water protected by the cage, and the sharks, ever curious, mosey past. At other times of year it is better to take a boat to Seal Island – with August the peak time for spectacular breaching behaviour.
在鲨鱼密集的海域“笼中潜水”吸引了不少人的眼球，这是因为“诱饵”：在附近的海域洒满鲜血和动物内脏来吸引海洋生物。艾佩克斯却不这样做，他用当地办法来寻找鲨鱼。十月和一月间，杭斯贝40000多只皮毛海豹吸引了大量鲨鱼来觅食，使这里成了观赏鲨鱼的好去处。如果你从没试过“笼屋潜水”，这将是一个无比刺激的经历。你在铁笼的保护下慢慢深入水里，而鲨鱼们怀着好奇心在你身旁慢慢游过。而一年里的其它时候则适合乘船到海豹岛，尤其是八月繁殖季高峰来临时候。
