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20/20 Filmsight - October 2006

Great White Sharks ravage Whale Carcass

October 17th 2006 23:58
Great White Shark swimming in the deep blue ocean
This clip from a documentary about Great White Sharks shows unreal footage of a ravenous orgy of feeding sharks on a rotting whale carcass.

You've got to watch it - I was mesmerized. Hell, anyone that grew up in the 80s, after Jaws came out has an unnatural, deep-rooted fear of Great Whites.

Sure, over the years, we've learned that they're not the angry, violent killers we thought they were, but they're not fluffy rabbits, either.

In the video, some scientists tow a beached whale carcass out to Seal Island, off the coast of South Africa, notorious for the population of Great Whites in the area. Once the scent of blood and blubber hits the water, 27 sharks materialize and go to town like tourists in the Star City buffet.

The video is certainly fascinating enough with the feeding, but two elements make it fantastic.

1) After the sharks are satiated, they act drunk, swimming around upside-down and bumping into things.

What do humans do when they're drunk? Try and sleep with the nearest warm-blooded person.

What do Great Whites do? They've never been caught mating, but after this whale roast, one of the males is spotted with a Great White Erection. It's a little dirty.

2) In the morning, when the whale carcass has been stripped of most of the blubber, one of the researchers - this is a guy with a Ph.D. - climbs ontop of the carcass to take photos of the sharks as they bite the dead whale.

Seems suicidal to me, but I guess he was trying to show off for one of his young grad students.

Bonus clip: These researchers video taped a Great White launching itself vertically through the air to eat a seal. Notice the almost-sexual excitement from the researchers - they love their work.

'Ohhh, yeah... check out that Lateral Head Shaking...so good, so good. C'mon, harder. Bite him harder...'


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Comment by Ragin Cajun

October 18th 2006 01:06


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Oh, sweet! A feeding frenzy. My bloodlust hasn't been satisfied, though. I think it would be way cooler if they attack live prey. From the clip above, they were just basically scavengers, not fearsome predators.

Comment by Cibbuano

October 18th 2006 01:15


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Have you seen videos of them breaching? That's pretty spectacular...

Like the video said, who could pass up an all-you-can-scavenge blubber buffet?


Comment by MelissaA

October 18th 2006 03:42


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Is this a new one? Or is it the one from a few years ago?
Just wondering if it's the same idiot jumping on top of the shark or if we have a new Darwin Award recipient on the loose.

As for the "one of the males is spotted with a Great White Erection", just how hard were you looking in that area to start with Cibbuano? ; )

Comment by Cibbuano

October 18th 2006 03:51


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Melissa, isn't that what everyone does when watching nature documentaries? You always check out the size of the animal's package!

That way, you can scoff at the weasels, but feel inadequate when you see elephants.


Comment by MelissaA

October 18th 2006 04:17


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Funnily enough I don't seem to have that problem. ; )

Comment by Cibbuano

October 18th 2006 04:29


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Ah, such a simple, uncluttered life you lead! Free from locker room jealousy and shame!


Comment by Sisi

October 18th 2006 05:07
Oh my gosh that was awesome...that guy was incredibly incredibly brave...although I've heard sharks don't actually like eating people

Comment by Cibbuano

October 18th 2006 05:20


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Yes, Sisi, Great Whites don't 'like' eating people, because there's not enough fat to sustain them. But after they've taken a bite, there's not much you can do!


Comment by MelissaA

October 18th 2006 07:40


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Actually,I know that we're particularly salty as a race, not that I imagine that the sharks care about that so much considering their environment.

But apparently we taste like pork.
Wonder what sharks think of pigs then?

Comment by incognito

October 18th 2006 13:09


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Great clips, although I felt that the guy sitting on the whale carcass left his brain at home. Even if sharks don't eat humans that was far too close for me.

Comment by Cibbuano

October 18th 2006 20:18


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Melissa, that's an interesting point... we taste like pork? Pork is so fatty and delicious - if I was a shark, I'd be eating more human.

Incog, the guy on the whale "This is probably the stupidest thing I've done in my life..."


Comment by MelissaA

October 18th 2006 23:28


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Actually I hadn't thought about it much before, but there's probably a post I can compose out of that for my blog - what do you think?
Might be hard to find new sources though - the last one that I heard that from is pretty old.

Comment by Cibbuano

October 19th 2006 01:36


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not a bad idea - it could be cool if you could be cannibal testimonies on the taste of people.


Comment by MelissaA

October 19th 2006 01:43


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Well that's what I was thinking - I actually had heard that juicey tidbit ( pardon the pun) from the grandaughter of a cannibal years ago.

Don't know what my chances are of scrounging one up now, but hey, with the internet who knows?

I think I might look into it after I finish up my current blogging piece..........hmmm......

Comment by Laura

October 19th 2006 02:32


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wow! that was really fun to watch! and that guy on the top of the whale carcass, like no protective gear or anything!? c-r-a-z-y! well i guess as soon as they take a bite,,, theres not much that can protect you, unless of course you're superman

Comment by Cibbuano

October 19th 2006 02:58


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It must have been quite the adrenaline rush, though!


Comment by Bryn

October 19th 2006 03:02


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But then, hey, sex and food have always gone together ...
Great sourcing Cibb!

Comment by Cibbuano

October 19th 2006 03:20


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I can sympathize with the sharks... after I'm full, my brain turns to sex...

And after I've had sex, my brain turns to food. Then sleep.

We aren't so different...

Comment by MelissaA

October 19th 2006 03:44


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Why does your last post Cibbuano remind me of that old joke about the difference between single women and married women?

You know the one?

For those that don't:

What's the difference between a single woman and a married one?

When a single woman comes home after a long day out, she looks at what's in the fridge and then goes to bed.

When a married woman comes home after a long day out, she looks at what's in the bed and then goes to the fridge.

Comment by ThomasM

October 19th 2006 04:25


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Actually, my married lady gets the two confused. She does go to the fridge but I'm not quite sure of the order. I tend to hit the fridge after-the-fact, but that's a habit thinkg I suppose.

blogtommy

Comment by MelissaA

October 19th 2006 04:39


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Blogtommy, I suspect that tending to "hit the fridge after-the-fact" as you put it, has nothing to do with habits, but rather being male.

I'm sure the same can be said of men the world over.

Comment by ThomasM

October 19th 2006 04:43


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Perhaps Melissa...Perhaps.

Blogtommy

Comment by Aaron

October 20th 2006 01:45
This was a way cool video, thanks.

Aaron.

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