A HORRIFYING great white shark has been caught on camera swimming off the US coast. Scientists tagged the large beast for tracking purposes during a summer of savage shark attacks.
Atlantic White Shark ConservancyFat-bellied great white shark Brody was tagged by scientists at the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy '/ '
GettyA ...citizen scientist' also captured a video of a great white shark chowing down on a porpoise off the coast of Cape Cod at the tail end of a summer full of shark attacks '/ '
Corbis - GettyScientists say the porpoise snack for the shark is a good lesson that sharks do not only eat seals '/ ' The fat-bellied shark is shown in an intimate encounter with scientists, breathing through its massive gills as it swims ominously past the camera ...Presenting white shark "Brody"! This white shark was tagged on July 27th off Cape Cod,... the Atlantic Great White Conservancy ed the video. ...Can anyone guess who Brody is named after?... While the sighting itself is a scary one, Facebook users were amused by the clever name. READ MORE SHARKS
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SHARK CRUELTY Baby sharks discovered stabbed to death & tossed back in water in horror find ...Chief Brody from the Jaws movie!... the most-liked comment exclaimed. Another comment joked, ...I'm not going to need a bigger clue.... A third comment called out the beautiful contradiction of sharks: ...Watching these videos, I am always amazed at the contrast of being a ...brutal killer..., to the elegance and grace that they move thru the water... A more recent video shows the killer instinct side of a great white as it devours a porpoise. Most read in The US Sun BALENCI-ODD-A Kardashian fans spot 'missing' body part in Kim's new Balenciaga ad MORNING MADNESS GMA fans divided as hosts George & Michael reveal on-set 'arguing' EXTRA CASH I earn up to $720 a day with my side hustle and I don't have to talk to anyone 'mental collapse' Nurse, 37, 'suffered frightening breakdown before killing 6 in crash' PRICE HIKE I was 'ripped off' at the Walmart self-checkout - what to watch out for CHECK PLEASE Surprise bonus payments worth up to $1,658 going out to Americans The shocking footage comes from a family visiting an east coast beach last week as shark attacks off of US shores continue to spike. ...Oh, it is. It is a white shark,... Kasey Lyn Watkins is heard confirming on the video she took in Casco Bay off the coast of New England, Maine. A porpoise floats at the water's surface before the great white suddenly bursts to the top and overpowers the carcass. Red can be seen in the water as the shark viciously shakes its head back and forth to get a better grip on its catch. Called a ...juvenile white shark... by a male in the video, it continues to flip the body around right in front of the camera. The MA Sharks shared the video on August 19, the day it was taken, Newsweek wrote. They ed the video: ...Thanks to citizen scientists Kasey Lyn Watkins and family for sending me info about their amazing sighting. ...They spotted this juvenile white shark feeding on a harbor porpoise off Maine. ...It's a good reminder that white sharks occur off Maine and they don't just eat seals.... Atlantic White Shark Conservancy calls the ...abundance of great white sharks... a ...new development.... The organization aims to both protect the shark population and educate civilians on marine safety. They credit a jump in shark attacks off of the New England coast to a healthy population of gray seals in Cape Cod, which are sharks' prey. There has been an increase in shark bites on humans as well. Karren Sites was visiting Myrtle Beach in South Carolina while on a family vacation when she said a shark bit her on the arm. "I just felt something, I guess, bite me and there was a shark on my arm. I was only in waist-deep water," Sites told WPDE. "I kept pushing at it to get it off my arm and it did." Read More on The US Sun
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GRUESOME SCENE Horror pics show bloody scene after woman, 25, shot dead while walking home The accident occurred on August 16, and was one of two attacks at the same beach. AWSC warns: ...The only way to completely eliminate the risk of an encounter with a shark is to remain on shore....
