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Italian diver Cristina Zenato holds a 10-foot shark in her hands in the tropical waters of the Caribbean. She is able to handle the sharks by rubbing hundreds of jelly-filled pores around the animal’s nose and mouth, an action that brings on a natural paralysis that can last for up to 15 minutes. In that amount of time, Zenato, who has been doing this work for 15 years, is able to tend to injured sharks, remove parasites and teach other divers.

Italian diver Cristina Zenato holds a 10-foot shark in her hands in the tropical waters of the Caribbean. She is able to handle the sharks by rubbing hundreds of jelly-filled pores around the animal’s nose and mouth, an action that brings on a natural paralysis that can last for up to 15 minutes. In that amount of time, Zenato, who has been doing this work for 15 years, is able to tend to injured sharks, remove parasites and teach other divers.

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    next time I go diving. Sharks undoubtedly wouldn’t like it, though,...considerate soul,...
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    This lady is fantastic.
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    I think I want to try that out someday lol.
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    A la otra que me meta a bucear con tiburones ya se como paralizarlos.
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    Italian diver Cristina Zenato holds a 10-foot shark in her hands in the tropical waters of the Caribbean. She is able to...
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    i would never ever fucking ever go near ever go ever near
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