Munching on Bamboo (Shark)
A shark has been caught on camera making a meal of another shark along Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Released earlier this month, the pictures show a tasseled wobbegong halfway through swallowing a brownbanded bamboo shark.
The wobbegong sits with the dead bamboo shark in its mouth along Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Both species of predator and prey involved in this rarely witnessed episode grow to similar sizes—approximately 39 to 59 inches (100 to 150 centimeters) from head to tail. The two sharks also share much of their ranges in the western Pacific, where they hang out on the seabed around coral reefs.
A tasseled wobbegong blends into its surroundings, assisted by reticular markings and intricate skin flaps that break up the outline of its flattened body.
Even though it's easy enough for a wobbegong to devour a big meal, scientists are unsure how the animal manages to process prey as large as other sharks.
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