I can’t tell you how many videos I’ve watched of sharks – specifically great whites, and specifically in California – circling or stalking or sniffing surfers.

Too many. I’ve become numb.

Likely, it’s due to the advent and proliferation of drones, turning any average individual into an aerial documentarian, but also, providing a new perspective on the ocean, and how many shark “encounters” go unnoticed every single day. But there’s one clip that has been making the rounds for weeks now, published by myriad media outlets, and eliciting a response unlike all the other clips. But why? Let’s take a look.

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The original video comes from Nick Bertocchini of Lodi, California – a wedding photographer, occasional drone shark videographer, and high school theology teacher.…