Researchers recently discovered a 1,000-pound great white shark with bite marks and they believe the creature was attacked by an even bigger shark.
Earlier this week, OCEARCH uploaded a picture of the great white shark, which was examined, tagged, and released back into the North Atlantic Ocean, Newsweek reported. Researchers nicknamed the nearly 13-foot animal Vimy and pointed out his injuries in a Facebook post.
“White sharks live in a tough world. Need proof? Check out white shark Vimy’s head,” OCEARCH wrote on Facebook. “He appears to have two big bite marks from what we suspect are encounters with other sharks. You can see one is pretty well-healed but the other is very fresh.”
OCEARCH Founding Chairman Chris Fischer told WSOC TV that Vimy may have been attacked by competing males trying to get mates or a larger female shark who was not in the mood to mingle.
OCEARCH analyzes and tracks great white sharks and other marine predators, so researchers can learn more about their migration patterns. The public can follow Vimy’s movements through OCEARCH’s online shark tracker here.
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