In World First, Scientists Find a Large Shark Was Eaten by an Even Bigger Shark
Only two species are large enough to have consumed a 7-foot porbeagle: the white shark and the shortfin mako.
In an unprecedented event, researchers have documented the first known instance of a shark being eaten by a larger predator in the open ocean.
The incident involved a female porbeagle shark southwest of Bermuda, which not only lost her life but also the lives of her developing pups. Detailed in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science on Tuesday, the study sheds light on a rare predatory behavior.
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