2 days later, the Tortuga rests in Sea Turtle Mode in a shallow area of water with crystal clear water. They're in an area called Tiger Beach, a famous tourist attraction for shark diving.
This area includes 5 species of shark.
But the most regularly seen is the famous Tiger Shark.
Chris and Martin were already in the water on the seabed waiting for some sharks to appear. And so far they've seen a few Lemon Sharks swim overhead.
"Hmm, I wonder if anything will come by us." Chris said.
"Just have to wait and see." Martin said.
They looked around for the sharks in the distance near them, and kept an eye on any that could suddenly appear.
And then Aviva appeared in her wetsuit and joins.
"Hey, guys." Aviva greeted. "Anything?"
"Nothing, yet." Chris said.
They all waited for a few minutes, and so far nothing. Suddenly, a dark shadow began to appear.
And then the object came into view.
A 12 foot long, 1,000 pound Tiger Shark.
"Whoa, a Tiger Shark." Chris said in awe.
They watched as the Tiger Shark swam over them like a glider. The shark showed no signs of aggression. but they know they have to be careful. And that Tiger Sharks are famously known for being Man-Eaters. But luckily for them, this shark isn't hungry. He has just recently had a meal.
"Whoa, that is a big shark." Aviva said.
"Yeah, at least he isn't hungry." Chris said.
"Yeah." Martin chuckled. "And by the looks of it, he's just recently had a meal. So, he probably won't hunt again for about, say, like another 6 or 7 hours. But anyways, Tiger Sharks will eat just about anything. Fish, squid, sea turtles, seals, dolphins, even whale carcasses. Some were even found with license plates, boots, and other things in their stomach contents. Earning their name, "Trash Can of the Sea"."
"Whoa, they must have some serious jaw power." Aviva said.
"Yeah, but it's really kinda sad that they snack on stuff and things that they really shouldn't eat." Chris said.
They all watched as the Tiger Shark circled around like it was testing them. And they all kept a close eye on him in case he tries something, which of course, he wasn't gonna do, really. And they know how strong those jaws can be, strong even to crack the shell of a sea turtle, which would be a little bit too big to fit in his mouth.
They also watched as other sharks like some Caribbean Reef Sharks swam by.
And soon, the Tiger Shark decided to get a little closer to them.
Chris then gently placed his hand on the shark's snout as he nears him, and gently his snout.
"Easy, buddy." Chris said. "Not gonna hurt you." He gently assured the Shark, as it then began to swim off.
But then as he came around again, Martin tried to do the same, but his timing was too soon, and his hand was under the Shark's nose, and Martin quickly pulled his hand back. And the Tiger Shark then swims away.
"Whoa, that was close." Martin said, checking his hand and fingers.
Soon, the Tiger Shark begins to swim off.
Half an hour later, they've seen 4 out of 5 sharks so far. The Tiger Shark, Reef Shark, Nurse Shark and Lemon Shark. But shark number 5 has yet to appear.
"Say, what's the 5th shark?" Aviva said.
"Oh, that's a Hammerhead." Chris said. "There has to be one close by somewhere."
But then, a shadow appeared as they looked up and saw a Hammerhead Shark swimming over them.
It looked to be 15 feet long, and of all the 9 species of known Hammerheads, this one is a Great Hammerhead.
"Wow, a Great Hammerhead Shark." Chris beamed. "The largest of all Hammerheads."
"I can clearly see that." Aviva said. "But why the hammer shaped face?"
"That's a real mystery." Martin said. "Some think it's to help find, or detect, prey hidden in the sand, like stingrays."
"Stingrays?" Aviva looked around a little nervous.
"Don't worry, even though they hide in the sand, they do often move away if needed." Chris assured.
"Anyway, some Great Hammerheads were actually seen at 20 feet." Martin said. "They could rival the Great White Shark."
"Say, that face is kinda actually flatten." Aviva looking at the shark's face. "Almost like a metal detector."
"Yeah, that must help increase detecting the electric measurements of prey hidden in the sand." Chris theorized.
"It's a good thing we've stayed around long enough." Martin said. "Great Hammerheads are really hard to come by here in Tiger Beach."
"I guess we are lucky." Aviva said.
They watched the Great Hammerhead for another hour as it swam around them. And eventually, decided to take its bow.
And with that, it headed back into the unknown regions of the reef.
"What a perfect day." Chris said.
Half an hour later, they were all relaxing on the platform over the water. And Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby looked at the water curiously.
So far, Amber and her 5 adoptive siblings have been trying out swimming, and have been practicing their swimming skills. But so far, keeping in shallow water to their knees. And they have been getting used to water.
At the moment, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby were wallowing in the water and looked more relaxed, while Amber and Tyrana were playing in the water with Amber splashing her hand claws in the water. And Martin was keeping a close eye on her, making sure she doesn't fall over.
"Careful not to fall in, Amber." Martin said to her. "You too, Tyrana." He then said to her sister.
Amber and Tyrana then obediently took a step back so they wouldn't fall in.
And then, 2 Bottlenose Dolphins suddenly appeared. A male and female juvenile, who are brother and sister, but very familiar.
"Whistle? Click?" Martin wondered. "Is that you?"
And then each of the 2 dolphins made a familiar whistle and click sound.
"Is it Whistle and Click!" Chris beamed.
"Yeah! Hey, how you 2 doing?" Aviva asked as she placed a hand on Click.
(Then, a Flashback Occurs)
Whistle and Click are 2 4-year-old Bottlenose Dolphins the Wild Kratts have met on the Speaking Dolphinese adventure, their most chattering adventure. And learnt that Whistle and Click are their own dolphin names, and even learnt some of the dolphin's special language with the Dolphin Decoder. And even saved Whistle from a hungry Great White Shark while trapped in an old pirate ship wreck.
(The Flashback Ends)
And then Whistle and Click noticed Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby, and immediately became curious of them, as they've both never seen a dinosaur, of any kind, before. And Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby as well were curious.
Click made a curious click sound and cocked her head in curiosity. And Amber copies her with a chittering sound.
"Looks like Amber already made friends with them." Chris said.
"Guys, these are Whistle and Click." Martin introduced them to the 6 young dinosaurs. "Whistle and Click, this is Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby."
And then Whistle and Click made the special sound of their names as if they were telling that to their new friends. Amber tilted her head a little, and then suddenly made a surprisingly similar sound.
The closest sounded like Whistle's, and Whistle responded with a head nod and sound.
"Incredible, I think Amber just mimicked Whistle's name." Martin said in amazement.
"Whoa, how'd she do that?" Jimmy asked in amazement.
"Maybe there's something she has that helped." Chris said and brought his Creaturepod. "Think you can do Click's name?"
Chris' Creaturepod scans around Amber's head, and then she made a similar vocal sound to Click's name. And soon, Click responded with a sound as if she's saying "yes".
"Did you get it?" Martin asked.
"Okay, showing body scan vocalizing." Chris said.
And then his Creaturepod showed a screen with an X-Ray view of Amber's head. And just below the eye cavity and the opening in front of it. Was what appears to look like a resonating chamber.
"It's a resonating chamber." Martin gasped.
"Yeah, air is forced in to make these special vocal sounds." Chris said. "That's how she's able to mimic the sounds Whistle and Click made."
"So if Velociraptors are capable of vocalization, that means they can talk to each other." Aviva said.
"Yeah, maybe not as vocal as dolphins, but similar." Koki said.
"Who knows, Dromaeosaurids could be the most chattering of all dinosaurs." Martin said.
"Dromaeosaurids?" Aviva frowned.
"That's a special kind of family of the Theropod dinosaur group." Martin said and brought his Creaturepod out and shows the Dromaeosauridae Evolution Tree. "See, these dinosaurs were small to mid-sized predators of their time. From 143 million years, towards the end of the Cretaceous. And over the years evolved into multiple species."
"Yeah, some of them are thought to have feathers mainly for warmth, or insulation, but later on for display probably." Chris said.
"In Asia, we have Microraptor in China, and later Velociraptor in Mongolia and South Korea." Martin said.
"In Europe, there's Pyroraptor." Chris informed. "And Austroraptor in South America."
"And in North America, there's Dakotaraptor, Deinonychus, and, of course, Dromaeosaurus itself." Martin added. "Originally, Deinonychus was once believed to be the biggest of all the raptors, until, in October 1991, the skeletal remains of an even bigger Dromaeosaurid were found in Utah. And it was soon named Utahraptor, the Utah Thief."
"Whoa." Aviva said, amazed.
"How big is the Utahraptor?" Koki asked.
"Tall enough to look us right in the eye." Chris said. "And possibly big enough to take on creatures like a Grizzly Bear or a Cougar, if they were still around today."
"Whoa, that's awesome." Jimmy said, amazed.
Later towards sunset, they decided to check out what goes on during night.
And they were back in their wetsuits, and swam to the seabed.
And soon, a Tiger Shark appeared, likely the same one from earlier appeared.
"Wow, he's out here." Aviva said.
"Yeah, Tiger Sharks are both active day and night." Martin said. "And they could see very well in the dark."
"Let's see what else is here." Chris said.
And they swam across the seabed and keeping an eye on the Tiger Shark, in case he tries something, which, of course, he wasn't. And soon, they spotted a Stingray gently gliding over the sand and soon disappeared into the darkness.
And every so often, the Tiger Shark keeps appearing almost like a phantom.
"Boy, that guy sure likes appearing like that." Chris said.
"Almost a phantom." Martin said. "I'm gonna call him, Tiger Phantom."
Soon, they then stumbled across something on the seabed.
"What is that?" Aviva wondered trying to make it out.
"Let's see." Martin said.
They gently swam over to it, and soon realized it was a Lemon Shark appearing to be resting on the sand.
"Is that a Lemon Shark?" Aviva frowned.
"Yeah." Chris replied.
"What's it doing?" Aviva asked.
"It's almost like he's sleeping." Martin said. "Some sharks like Nurse and Lemons actually do these restful periods that look like sleeping."
And the Lemon Shark was so still, that it didn't even mind the Remoras swimming around him. And they decided to get a little closer, and luckily for them Lemon Sharks are more of a gentle species of shark. But he can defend himself if needed.
And soon, they were right next to him, and the shark doesn't even seem to mind them.
"Wow, I can't believe how close we are." Chris said, astonished.
"Does he even know we're here?" Aviva asked.
"Yeah, but as long as we don't bother him, we're okay." Martin said.
And then Chris gently strokes the shark's side and the shark didn't even mind.
"I can't believe how calm he is." Aviva said.
"Yeah, Sea Lemon sure is calm." Martin said.
"Sea Lemon?" Chris wondered.
"What?" Martin shrugged. "Lemon Sharks have a lemon color. So Sea Lemon."
They stayed with Sea Lemon for another 10 minutes, before finally Sea Lemon began to stir, and then swims off and disappears into the night.
"See ya, Sea Lemon." Martin said.
And soon, they headed to the surface and back in the Tortuga to get some sleep.
Author's Note:
Oh yeah, and I also love sharks too.
And it has now been 6 and a half years since Avengers: Endgame was first released in theaters.