A brand-new picture revealing a disfigured great white shark that was just recently captured off the U.S. coast has experts thinking that the almost 13- foot, 1,200- pound peak predator was assaulted by an even bigger shark.
Theshark, called Vimy, was captured and tagged in the North Atlantic Ocean onOct 4, stated OCEARCH, an worldwide great white shark research study company. Scientists tagged an overall of 11 sharks for satellite tracking while on an exploration to Nova Scotia to study their routines, the group stated in a press release.
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The group on Monday published a picture on Facebook revealing the shark with a “fresh” bloody gash on its head and a scar listed below its jaw, composing: “White sharks live in a tough world. Need proof? Check out white shark Vimy’s head.”
Vimy appeared to have a “very fresh” injury on top of his head and a 2nd “well-healed” scar listed below his jaw, scientists stated. ( OCEARCH/ Rob Snow)
OCEARCH Founding Chairman Chris Fischer informed McClatchy news group that based on the bite marks and jaw size, the assaulter might be a minimum of 2 feet longer than Vimy.
“It was a very large animal that grabbed it, something significantly bigger than 12 feet,” he stated. “Anything that can grab an animal like that by the head is pretty impressive.”
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Theshark most most likely got into a battle with a competing male over a mate, or he attempted mating with a bigger woman who bit him, Fischer stated.
The bite might be an idea that assists scientists discover precisely where great white sharks are mating in the North Atlantic, Fischer informed McClatchy.
Vimy was captured an tagged in the North Atlantic Ocean, OCEARCH stated. ( OCEARCH)
“MaybeVimy was simply the little man on the block,” he stated. “We do know that shark mating is very violent. Sharks biting each other in the head is not a new thing. This is an everyday part of their life.”
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However, there have actually been some cases where sharks will consume smaller sized sharks of the very same types, according to Newsweek.
“Sharks consume other sharks regularly than the majority of people may believe,” Michael Heithaus, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University, told the outlet earlier this year. “For some types of big sharks, like bull sharks, great hammerheads, and tiger sharks, smaller sized sharks are a preferred victim product.”
