Gulf Sharks Learning To Walk On Land

“A new study into the diets of Gulf tiger sharks found the scavengers are not only feeding on marine animals but also land-based birds, including woodpeckers, swallows, tanagers, meadowlarks and others. ‘We were not expecting to see this. It certainly prompts a series of questions, the most obvious being “How does a land bird end up in the water as food for sharks?”’ said lead researcher Marcus Drymon of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama.”
 — And then the scary music started.

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