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troutman · 06-10-2014, 11:51 AM

What devoured this great white shark?

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/world/...html?hpt=hp_t2

Australian researchers are hunting for what they call a "mystery sea monster" that devoured a 9-foot-long great white shark.

A tracking device previously planted on the shark was found washed up on a beach, and after analysis, it showed that it had suddenly undergone a rapid increase in temperature and a swift 1,900-foot (580-meter) dive beneath the waves.

Scientists attribute the more than 30-degree spike in temperature to the shark entering another animal's digestive system, and the unexpected plunge could be explained by the larger animal's rapid descent. Researchers found the tracking device about 2½ miles from where the shark was tagged.

The perplexing situation, which occurred four months after researchers tagged the shark, is chronicled in the Smithsonian Institute's documentary film "Hunt for the Super Predator," which airs in the United States on June 25.

06-10-2014, 11:51 AM	#2099
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	What devoured this great white shark? http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/world/...html?hpt=hp_t2 Australian researchers are hunting for what they call a "mystery sea monster" that devoured a 9-foot-long great white shark. A tracking device previously planted on the shark was found washed up on a beach, and after analysis, it showed that it had suddenly undergone a rapid increase in temperature and a swift 1,900-foot (580-meter) dive beneath the waves. Scientists attribute the more than 30-degree spike in temperature to the shark entering another animal's digestive system, and the unexpected plunge could be explained by the larger animal's rapid descent. Researchers found the tracking device about 2½ miles from where the shark was tagged. The perplexing situation, which occurred four months after researchers tagged the shark, is chronicled in the Smithsonian Institute's documentary film "Hunt for the Super Predator," which airs in the United States on June 25.