Sunday, July 27, 2008

Great White Shark Filmed Breaching at Night -- A First

Although seals are a common meal forgreat white shark, under the cover of darkness, one might expect the marine mammals to catch a break. Dramatic new footage, however, proves great whites sometimes fancy a midnight snack. it was a 13-foot (4-meter) shark launching itself from the water to snare a seal at the surface—the first time such "breach feeding" has been documented at night.