Updated: August 16, 2015 (Originally published August 12, 2015)
A diver off the coast of has capture some new footage of what is believed to be the largest great white shark ever caught on film.
The shark, which has been given the nickname Big Blue, measures an astounding 20 feet long and is thought to be about 50 years old.
The new video is believed to be about 2 years old but was released by diver Mauricio Hoyos Padilla as part of the fundraiser. In the video, Big Blue appears to be very pregnant according to shark experts.
Another video of the same shark was released earlier this summer, seen below, and was filmed off Guadalupe Island in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.
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