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Huge severed shark head goes viral as people speculate about what ate it 

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Huge severed shark head goes viral as people speculate about what ate it 
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Huge severed shark head goes viral as people speculate about what ate it 

2019-03-31 13:57 Last Updated At:13:57

The mako shark head was caught off the coast of Australia.

A giant shark’s head pulled from the water by a fisherman has captured the imagination of Facebook users – because it appears to have been chomped clean off by something even bigger.

Jason Moyce, also known as Trapman Bermagui, posted an image of the severed head of a mako shark which he and his employee caught off the coast of New South Wales in Australia.

He wrote: “So this was all we got back of this monster mako. Unfortunately we didn’t see what ate it but must of been impressive!!”

Mako sharks, which can grow to be around 12 feet long, are known for their speed as well as their propensity for jumping out of the water.

According to Mr Moyce, the head weighed around 100kg on its own.

The image of shark head quickly went viral, with Facebook users speculating over what could have done the damage.

Some suggested orcas may have been responsible, but others felt tiger sharks or great whites were more likely.

One Facebook user, Greg Doble, wrote: “Great White more than one as well, you can see the smaller or conveyor teeth outside major bite marks, not Orcas they tend to eat just the liver of large sharks and let the rest drop to the ocean floor.”

Great white sharks, which have something of a solitary reputation, are known sometimes to hunt in pairs or even groups and share their prey.

Mr Moyce also said he found a marlin bill embedded in the head, which he said had likely been there for years with the shark having healed and grown around it.

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Shark bites 61-year-old Maui surfer, completely severing his leg below the knee

2024-11-02 12:17 Last Updated At:12:20

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A shark bit a Maui surfer Friday and severed his leg, authorities said.

The man, 61, was surfing off Waiehu Beach Park Friday morning when a shark bit him. Police officers who arrived to the scene first tried to control the bleeding with tourniquets. His right leg was “completely severed just below the knee,” Maui County said in a news release.

The man was alert while being treated on shore and then taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition.

The man said he did not see the shark approach, authorities reported.

The incident prompted officials to close the beach park. Officials warned people to stay out of the water in the area. The public warning to stay out of the water for a mile in each direction of the incident will be in effect until at least noon Saturday. The warning will be extended if there is a shark sighting in the area.

Maui fire and ocean safety officials were patrolling the waters using rescue watercraft and a drone. State officials provided shark warning signs and helped with cordoning off the area.

There were no details provided on what kind of shark was involved.

In June, well-known surfer Tamayo Perry was killed in a shark attack while surfing off Oahu's North Shore.

FILE - A surfer walks out of the ocean on Oahu's North Shore near Haleiwa, Hawaii, March 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

FILE - A surfer walks out of the ocean on Oahu's North Shore near Haleiwa, Hawaii, March 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

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