Watch as the diver is ravaged by a pregnant shark that fills the aquarium tank with blood as the beast shakes him like a doll

HORROR footage captures the moment a diver was brutally attacked by a pregnant tiger shark in an aquarium, filling the tank with blood.

The graphic clip, filmed by center staff in South Africashowed the creature biting and twisting the diver’s limp body in the water after he tried to help it.

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The footage shows the diver, who appeared to be a veterinarian, swimming towards the sand tiger shark in an apparent attempt to sedate it with a syringe.

But as soon as he gets close, the huge predator suddenly turns on the diver.

He sinks his sharp-toothed jaws onto his arm and slams his helpless body into the water.

Gasping onlookers at the aquariums watched in horror as the tank began to fill with blood as the two continued to struggle in the water.

The man eventually managed to get to safety and a team rushed to his aid.

There appeared to be a whole piece missing from the vet’s arm, which was spitting up blood, and large teeth marks were visible on his hand.

While his wounds were being treated, the diver collapsed exhausted on the side of the tank, surrounded by a pool of his own blood.

Reports say the man has made a full recovery despite his serious injuries and has even returned to the tank.

The video, recorded in 2016, has recently gone viral again in the wake of increasingly reported shark attacks, especially in British holiday hotspots.

Sand tiger sharks are present all over the world, mostly in subtropical waters.

They are not known to be an aggressive species and there are no known deaths in the species.

Due to their generally calm and lethargic nature, they are normally tolerant of captive environments and are most commonly kept shark in aquariums worldwide.

It comes as a popular tourist hotspot was put on high alert for sharks this week after the creatures were spotted swarming the coastline.

Warning flags have been raised after an emergency jet ski patrol found sharks just 200 meters off the coast near Fuerteventura in the… Canary Islands.

Meanwhile, The Sun recently told of a great white shark – named Scarface because of its battle wounds – which is called the heaviest in the world thanks to his signature scars from years of underwater combat.

From mating bites to ship propellers, the predator’s large scars and bite marks sparked speculation about their cause – but one expert has now focused on a different theory.

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