Thresher shark leaping in the waves of UK coast

An incredible video taken off the British coast has captured a thresher shark breaching in and out of the waves.

A Bay To Remember, which provides Dolphin and Wildlife Watching Boat Trips was near Pen-Yr-Afr, Pembrokeshire when the thresher put on a spectacular display on Monday.
A spokesperson from A Bay To Remember said: 'This is only our third time seeing one in 16 years of running, and the first to be caught on camera.'

Thresher sharks are one of the few shark species known to jump fully out of the water, using their elongated tail to propel them above the waves.

This comes only days after what is believed to be a basking shark was seen swimming by Tenby North beach.

The sharks, which are regarded as a threatened species, are found in all the world's temperate oceans, including the coastal waters of the UK in summer.
More frequent sightings are reported around southwest England, Wales and the west coast of Scotland.

Their hotspots are the Isle of Skye and the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Hebrides, and the Isle of Man, Devon and Cornwall.

Like the basking shark, threshers are safe and no danger to humans.