THIS is the terrifying moment a thrillseeker surfed and brazenly danced on the back of a shark - as viewers slammed him for "abusing" and "harassing" the giant creature.

The shocking video, which has been doing the rounds online, was filmed near the drilling platform of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company.

An Open Source Intelligence X account posted the video - shot in 2023 - with the caption: "Off the coast of Abadan in the Persian Gulf, near the oil rigs, a local was filmed leaping from a boat onto the back of a whale shark, where he danced and rode on it."

The man is seen leaping into the sea from a boat to approach what is reportedly a whale shark - a species widely regarded as gentle towards humans.

He then grabs hold of the shark’s fin, much like one might with a dolphin.

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