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It's not only thr Japanese who like a bite of shark

Large shark stalks dead sperm whale off Australian shore - BBC News:



"Swimmers have been warned to stay out of the water off far east Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, after a large shark was spotted stalking a whale carcass that washed up on the shore.
The state parks authority tweeted images of what appears to be a 4m (13ft) white pointer at Salmon Rocks



Parks Victoria worker Mike Irvine said he was surprised to spot the shark heading towards the beached whale.
Authorities said the whale probably died of natural causes.
They said they were monitoring it but hoped the carcass would wash out to sea with the tide."



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