THIS is the astonishing moment a researcher spotted a shark that was still hunting for its prey \- despite being "half eaten.... The scientist, who was releasing an oceanic black tip shark into the sea, was stunned as he saw the injured beast mauled in a cannibalistic attack.
The zombie shark continued to swim despite being ...half eaten' Dr Mario Lebrato, 35, from Spain, told how he captured the incredibly rare footage off the shore of Mozambique \- some one to two meters below the surface of the Indian Ocean. But as he and his group released the shark, a different group of predators set upon it, inflicting a series of fatal injuries. According to the researcher, they included several bull sharks – some of which weigh a whopping 300-400 kilograms. And despite the onslaught and a large portion of its lower body missing, the shark continued to fight for its life as it was seen swimming away. Dr Lebrato explained that the shark had struggled for around 20 minutes before prevailing to its injuries. He added: "Sharks eat sharks, that is well known, but it is super difficult to film and document." Most read in US News DEADLY RAMPAGE Shock past of 'knifeman who shared posts about killing before tubing attack' DEATH PLUNGE Pilot's chilling words reveal what happened before flight instructor's death TUBING HORROR 'Killer says he stabbed teen to death & hurt 4 others' in fight over a PHONE SPECTATOR SCARE Chaos at AAU Junior Olympic Games with screaming kids seen fleeing in panic RISKY MOVE Brittney Griner inmate swap with Russia is 'like negotiating with hostage taker' 'WORST CASE SCENARIO' Pelosi 'may spark potential WW3 if China harms her on Taiwan trip' In 2019, rare images emerged which showed the bloody aftermath of a vicious fight between two cannibal Great White sharks. The terrifying pictures supported previous theories that sharks eat their own as a food source. At the time Professor Meekan, from the Australian Institute for Marine Science, said: ...It's not just one rogue shark attacking other sharks or even one species of shark attacking other sharks. It's lots of different sharks turning on each other.... He believed that attacks have been steadily on the rise because of the ways humans are trying to keep the hungry predators away from swimmers. More nets and bated hook lines and deployed, but hooked sharks send out distress signals which are picked up by rival predators which fancy an easy meal. Previous research showed that the apex predators have been eating each other for more than a millennia. An examination of fossilised poo taken from the prehistoric orthacanthus \- a shark that swam the oceans 300m million years ago \- found it contained fossilised baby shark teeth. Professor Meekan added: ...That shows that 300m years ago these were cannibal sharks. "Shark on shark predation is a fundamental trait.... Most Read in News WAR GAMES Chinese drills INVADE Taiwan waters fuelling WW3 fears during Pelosi visit DEADLY RAMPAGE Shock past of 'knifeman who shared posts about killing before tubing attack' DEATH PLUNGE Pilot's chilling words reveal what happened before flight instructor's death TUBING HORROR 'Killer says he stabbed teen to death & hurt 4 others' in fight over a PHONE SPECTATOR SCARE Chaos at AAU Junior Olympic Games with screaming kids seen fleeing in panic RISKY MOVE Brittney Griner inmate swap with Russia is 'like negotiating with hostage taker' 'WORST CASE SCENARIO' Pelosi 'may spark potential WW3 if China harms her on Taiwan trip' TENSE TRIP Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan after flight tracking sparks fears for her safety FIRED UP China shows dramatic vid of aircraft carriers as Pelosi plane ONE HOUR from Taiwan 'READY FOR WAR' China vows to 'fight to death' & masses tanks on beaches for Taiwan strike
The Oceanic Black fin had been swarmed upon by a collection of cannibalistic bull sharks
Dr Mario Lebrato, who filmed the incident, described the footage as ...rare'
