Pile on! Tiger sharks feeding on a whale carcass would have once been referred to as a ‘feeding frenzy,’ a chaotic eat and/or be eaten event. In observing two such events, we’ve learned that tiger sharks have... https://t.co/oFRt183VIa
Pearly whites. This is what a tiger shark feeding on a whale carcass looks like. Tiger shark teeth, with their saw-edges and cockscomb shape, are perfect tools for sawing through flesh. See if you can catch a... https://t.co/DnUk85MaXS
Recently a humpback whale carcass provided us the opportunity to observe a communal tiger shark scavenging event at our study site in Mozambique. We estimate at least 30 tiger sharks and 10 bull sharks were... https://t.co/kiwdYFazGb
Hey there hefty. Gurthrude, released here by @the_fishing_scientist, is one of the largest tiger sharks tagged in Southern Africa, weighing in at over half a ton (540kg/1200lbs). Such large sharks can make... https://t.co/tcJZWDsddO
A question mark. A satellite tag deployed on a bull shark at our study site recently popped up, 6 months later and 500 miles/800 km away. For three weeks we received location data from the tag, watching as it... https://t.co/0krqu267FK
What better name for a 4m/13ft long shark and 540kg/1,193lb shark than Gurthrude? OCEARCH has supported our ongoing tiger shark research in Mozambique by supplying us with satellite tags for sharks like this.... https://t.co/XRzDem52fl