Attention-seeking behavior should still have its limits.

A man has sparked controversy after playing a dangerous prank with an apex predator of the ocean, a shark.

A man is seen holding onto a shark pulled from the water.

The footage captures him forcibly opening the shark's mouth and even lifting its tail.

A man in his 20s living in Oregon, USA, illegally caught a shark and filmed a so-called "shark wrestling" video.

The shark caught by the man is known to be a protected species.

After the video was posted on social media, criticisms of animal abuse and related reports poured in, and local authorities arrested the man after a months-long investigation.

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