Scientists are puzzled by the shark inside of a shark caught off the coast of Delaware. The animal anomaly is so surprising that people are now referring to the shark eating shark photo as the "Turducken of the Sea." The viral photo shows a large Sand Tiger Shark eating a Dogfish Shark, the Dogfish was caught by researchers before getting eaten.
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Scientists at the University of Delaware had cast a Mehaden, a small fish to use as bait, to lure in a Sand Tiger Shark. However, the Mehaden lure was consumed by a smaller Dogfish Shark, in a cruel twist of fate the Dogfish was then swallowed by a much large Sand Tiger Shark. "The Dogfish was about 3 feet long and completely swallowed by the Sand Tiger Shark," University scientists wrote on their ORB Lab Facebook page.
The researchers had captured a shark within a shark, which prompted pro bass angler Aaron Martens to comment: "There's gotta be some kind of 'turducken' label for this kind of situation."
Researchers at the University of Delaware have previously tagged Sand Tiger Sharks and had hoped to recapture them during the recent fishing trip. The scientist have been studying their hunting habits and the use of their dagger-like teeth that protrude from their jaws. "Their protruding spike-like teeth are perfect for spearing their favorite foods: bony fishes, small sharks, rays, squids, crabs, and lobsters," the ORB Lab wrote on a separate Facebook post.
According to News Press, Sand Tiger Sharks can measure up to 10 feet and lose an average of one tooth per day and boast 56 rows of teeth in each jaw "at any time waiting to replace lost or broken teeth."
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