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Rare albino hammerhead shark captured on video off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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Johnnie Mercer’s Pier in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina shared footage of a rare albino hammerhead shark on Instagram. The shark was estimated to be between eight and nine feet long. The video has sparked interest online, with viewers commenting on its rarity and unusual appearance. Notably, the shark was not caught by fishing crews but captured on camera in the wild.

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Johnnie Mercers Pier in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina captured video footage of a rare albino hammerhead shark swimming off its coast this week. The Instagram post estimating the shark's length at between eight and nine feet has garnered significant attention online. While most albino sharks are typically young, the crew did not catch or fish for this particular shark; it was filmed in the wild. Observers were surprised by the sighting, as such occurrences are extremely rare.

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Carolina Instagram Johnnie Mercers Pier WNCT Wrightsville Beach

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Johnnie Mercers Pier shared footage this week of an albino hammerhead shark in the waters off of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

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2026-09-23 · Fox News

Rare albino hammerhead shark captured on video off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina · assertive framing

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An incredibly rare shark was captured on video. asserted

shark → capture → video

As I've said far too many times to count, there are few things more interesting and entertaining online than nature content. asserted

I → say → content

Whether it's the uplifting and happy kind or straight from a house of horrors, there's always something to feast your eyes on. asserted

it → be → eyes

That now includes some absurd shark footage. asserted

That → include → footage

Albino shark captured on video. asserted

shark → capture → video

Johnnie Mercers Pier shared footage this week of an albino hammerhead shark in the waters off of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. asserted

Pier → share → Beach

The Instagram caption speculates the albino shark was somewhere between eight and nine feet long. asserted

shark → speculate → ?

WNCT reported that most albino sharks are generally fairly young, and that the crews were not fishing the shark caught on video. asserted

crews → report → video

You can watch the insane footage below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. asserted

me → watch → David.Hookstead@outkick.com

People in the comments were quick to offer plenty of reactions. asserted

People → offer → reactions

One wrote, "Up until now, I have never seen one." asserted

I → write → one

Another added, "Now THIS is rad." A third commented, "He looks all white. asserted

He → add → ?

The footage definitely has people surprised, and I don't blame them. asserted

I → have → them

It's always neat to see an albino animal in the wild. asserted

It → see → wild

What do you think of the stunning albino shark? asserted

you → think → shark

Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. asserted

me → let → David.Hookstead@outkick.com