Scientists Find Great White Shark With 12 ft In Length And A Weight Of 1,000 lb Was Bitten By Larger Creature

Nov 26, 2019 by apost team

Somewhere in the depths of the ocean, something was picking on a massive great white shark.

A 12-foot and 9-inch great white shark was recently captured off the northeastern coast of the US by a group of scientists with the data-centric organization, OCEARCH reports The Charlotte Observer.

The team of researchers has named the creature "Vimy." What surprised the group from OCEARCH the most is that Vimy had two large bite marks on his head and body. The experts say that the marks are likely from an even bigger shark.

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Vimy was caught and tagged on October 4th. This amazing creature weighs over 1,000 pounds, leading researchers to wonder what could have overpowered this shark. Vimy was later released back into the ocean. However, because he was tagged, researchers with OCEARCH can continue to monitor him.

Experts in the field believe that Vimy was either fighting with other male sharks over a female and lost or that he tried to mate with a bigger female who then attacked him, resulting in the bite marks. Shark mating is known to be extremely violent, making it likely that the bites resulted as part of this ritual.

The researchers estimate that the shark that bit Vimy was probably about two feet longer, making it around 15 feet long.  “It was clear that something had just grabbed his entire head,” OCEARCH Founding Chairman Chris Fischer said in The Charlotte Observer.

You have to see the picture of Vimy and his injuries to truly understand the severity of the bite marks. After you have looked at the picture, be sure to spread the image to others that you know.