On Fakarava, a South Seas island in the Tuamotu archipelago, the wild-living dingo "Sharkie" apparently has fun scaring sharks. The photographer and veterinarian Roland Seitre assumes that "he jumps into the sea not because he is hungry – he is too well fed for that – but just for the spirit of adventure". And this even though his victim, the blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), is not harmless but considered to be irritable and aggressive.

From the landing stage Sharkie detects the shark ...	... jumps into the shallow, tropical water ...

... and observes the animal from the reef.	A big jump for attack ...

... with open muzzle he pounces on the shark ...

... and bites into its dorsal fin.	Afterwards Sharkie is looking for his next victim.

Holger Funk 2006; text and pictures originate from the magazine VIEW 3/06