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yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts)
Sat Jun 7, 2014, 08:08 PM Jun 2014

Scientists: A mysterious animal ate an entire 9-foot great white shark



Scientists in Australia tagged a healthy 9-foot great white shark as part of program to track these animals. Four months later they found the tracking device washed up on a beach. Something—something really big—had eaten this apex predator. But what creature could dine on such ferocious prey?



http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-the-heck-would-eat-a-9-foot-great-white-shark-1586991095

UPDATE: Mystery solved: This is the monster that ate that great white shark
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/mystery-solved-heres-the-animal-that-ate-the-9-foot-gr-1587429691
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Scientists: A mysterious animal ate an entire 9-foot great white shark (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jun 2014 OP
Nessie is alive and well in Autralia NV Whino Jun 2014 #1
Maybe it was a 10 foot shark? HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #2
Um, maybe it died from something else and it was munched on by scavengers. Laffy Kat Jun 2014 #3
Meh. A 30-foot Orca could snack on sharks whenever he pleases. eppur_se_muova Jun 2014 #4
yep SoLeftIAmRight Jun 2014 #6
We're going to need a bigger shark. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #5

Laffy Kat

(16,373 posts)
3. Um, maybe it died from something else and it was munched on by scavengers.
Sat Jun 7, 2014, 10:32 PM
Jun 2014

The device could have just been left behind.

eppur_se_muova

(36,247 posts)
4. Meh. A 30-foot Orca could snack on sharks whenever he pleases.
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 10:13 AM
Jun 2014
http://marinesciencetoday.com/2013/11/22/oceans-toughest-predators-great-white-shark-vs-killer-whale/

Recordings of the sounds of Orcas have been reported to scare away sharks. And Orcas seem to know that a shark can be immobilized by flipping it on its back.
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