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Description: Unique behavior employed by white sharks during scavenging forays on whale carcasses in False Bay, South Africa. A 4.5 m white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) removes a 20 kg chunk of flesh, sinew and blubber by performing lateral headshakes without employing protective ocular rotation. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060797.g004
Title: White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) scavenging on whale carcass - journal.pone.0060797.g004-A
Credit: Fallows C, Gallagher AJ, Hammerschlag N (2013) White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) Scavenging on Whales and Its Potential Role in Further Shaping the Ecology of an Apex Predator. PLoS ONE 8(4): e60797. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060797
Author: Fallows C, Gallagher AJ, Hammerschlag N (2013)
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