Ponta Shark Diaries

Shark Research in Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique: Don't just love sharks, learn about them!

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The 4.16m female tiger shark tagged in the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve in December is on the move!... https://t.co/l4lOWNmWZn

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After spending 6 months within a 150km stretch of coastline between the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve and... https://t.co/hWUq2WrpNh

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This 4.1m female tiger shark has called the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve home for the last 6 months and... https://t.co/pKrJ5FgZDq

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Cool video from the University of Miami explaining how tagging sharks can help to determine their core habitat... https://t.co/UqX6PNxR02

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Have a look at the latest blog on the Save Our Seas Foundation site about tagging tiger sharks in the... https://t.co/0wxGVKvvSr

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This 4.1m female tiger shark was tagged in the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve in early December 2015 and... https://t.co/r2imj74hC8

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Another bull shark satellite tag from Ponta do Ouro washed up on the beach today about 18km north of Sodwana Bay.... https://t.co/nLUbl0Kef0

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Ever wondered what a year in the life of a Ponta do Ouro #tigershark was like? A short video of this 3.3m male... https://t.co/2Iy75SQxfv