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Spinner shark leaps from water in Florida

Conservationist Jim Abernethy said spinner sharks gather near Florida during this time of year.

By Ben Hooper
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JUPITER, Fla., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A Florida news photographer captured video of a spinner shark leaping from the water and performing some aerial acrobatics to show how it earned its name.

The video captured by WPTV photographer Eric Pasquarelli off the coast of Jupiter shows the spinner shark jump from the water and twirl through the air before re-entering the ocean.

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Pasquarelli said he spotted multiple spinner sharks but only managed to capture one on camera.

Jim Abernethy, a conservationist and National Geographic photographer, said spinner sharks are common in southern Florida during this time of year.

"For the next month, we'll have the most number of spinner sharks in the area," he told WPEC-TV.

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