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Dare you to come out of the cage! Diver films terrifying moment a monster great white launches itself out of the water to eyeball tourists in a shark cage

A great white shark was filmed breaching in front of a cage of divers
The monster shark, over four metres long, put on a show for the crowd
It stealthily stalked their metal cage before launching it's body into the air
The footage is believed to have been taken at Gansbaii, South Africa
Region is known for having a dense population of the apex predators

By Daniel Peters For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 00:41 GMT, 24 May 2016 | Updated: 00:49 GMT, 24 May 2016

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Footage has emerged of a monster great white shark launching out of the water just metres from divers in a cage.

The apex predator put on an impressive show for the crowd, stealthily stalking the metal cage before making two breaches above the surface.

It's believed the video was filmed at Gansbaii, a fishing town in South Africa known for its dense population of great white sharks.

A man has filmed the remarkable moment a monster great white shark breached just metres from the diving cage he was inside of

The apex predator, which looked to be over four metres long, stealthily stalked their cage before launching its enormous frame into the air

WHY DO GREAT WHITES 'BREACH'?

Breaching, or bursting out of the water, is a hunting technique employed specifically by great white sharks to prey on unsuspecting animals.

There are different types of breaches, but the goal remains the same: to explode out of the water from the bottom of the ocean to catch a target by surprise.

Sharks can reach speeds of 55 kilometres an hour, and have been photographed launching their entire body out of the water with a 360 degree spin from the momentum. This is called an 'aerial breach'.

Seal Island in False Bay, South Africa, is renowned for its 'flying great white sharks.' The apex predators are often seen breaching as a method to attack the seals.

The man filming the remarkable encounter initially is underwater, but comes above surface to chat with other divers in the cage about the enormous shark that just passed by.

But before he can go underwater again, the same shark bursts out of the water vertically in one explosive movement.

It makes a second breach later on in the footage, but only a portion of its body makes it out of the water.

Breaching, or coming above the waters surface, is a hunting technique employed specifically by great whites to prey on unsuspecting animals.

There are a number of different types of breaches used by great whites, but the intention remains the same: to use explosive speed from the bottom of the ocean to catch a target by surprise.

Breaching is a hunting technique employed specifically by great whites to prey on unsuspecting animals

The man could hardly believe his luck, grinning underwater into his camera after the spectacular natural event

Great white sharks can reach burst speeds of up to 55 kilometres an hour and have been known to fly out of the water completely when hunting fur seals, known as the vertical breach.

With up to 300 serrated triangular teeth and an exceptional sense of smell that can detect tiny electromagnetic fields generated by all animals, they remain the undisputed kings of the ocean.

Their only known predator is the killer whale.

Australian surfing legend Mick Fanning famously escaped a near-fatal great white shark attack in South Africa in July last year.

Fanning was competing at Jeffreys Bay - 600 kilometres east of Gansbaii but on the same southern coastline of South when he was set upon by the shark.

The 34-year-old announced on The Project on Network Ten on Friday that he would return to compete at Jeffreys Bay in July to 'right the wrongs.'

Australian surfing legend Mick Fanning famously escaped a near-fatal great white shark attack in South Africa last year. He was competing at Jeffreys Bay, which is on the same coastline as Gansbaii