White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) Scavenging on Whales and Its Potential Role in Further Shaping the Ecology of an Apex Predator (original) (raw)
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Examples of selective, facultative scavenging by white sharks on various whale carcasses in South Africa.
(A) 4 m white shark removing and consuming a near-term fetus from a Bryde’s whale carcass; (B) white shark scavenging on caudal peduncle and fluke of a Bryde’s whale; (C) impression of a white shark bite on whale carcass through dermal, subcutaneous and blubber layer; (D) a white shark removing blubber around the jaw of a southern right whale carcass.