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Great White shark chokes and dies on sea lion

A dead shark was washed up onto the shores of Coronation Beach, Western Australia, after it choked and died on a sea lion. Photo: YouTube

Catherine Robert
Jul 18, 2014 09:00 am
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A dead Great White shark was washed up on the shores of Coronation Beach, north of the West Australian town of Geraldton, after reportedly choking to death, according to WA Today.

The news site reported that Dr Rory McAuley, a principal research scientist​, said "the four-metre (long) male shark had no visible signs of injury or disease, however it appeared the shark had a large Australian sea lion stuck inside its throat."

He also established that the shark had been fitted with an acoustic tag in January in South Australian waters​, one that had been handed in to the Department of Fisheries, WA Today added.

"Such a large object may have damaged the shark’s internal organs or impeded water flow into his gills, contributing to his death. Alternatively, the shark may have accidentally become stranded in his attempts to get rid of the obstruction," speculated the researcher, who travelled to Geraldton. 

One bystander, among the few that were there during the incident in the Mid-West on Saturday (July 12), recorded and posted a video of the struggling shark swimming to shore before it died.

The video, which has gone viral receiving over 108,000 views (as of 11pm on Thursday), sparked different reactions on Twitter.

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Main news in WA today: Great White shark washed onto beach, having choked on a sea lion....gotta love Oz

— Steven J Lea (@Scubanova) July 17, 2014

 

But the sea lion's ok... right? Right? -> Great white shark dies after choking on sea lion http://t.co/UGBendM8tv

— Kadhim (@kadhimshubber) July 17, 2014

 

No matter how big, always know how much you can swallow. MT @AFP: Great white shark.. likely choked on a sea lion pic.twitter.com/qrua2ruIMc

— Subel (@svbel) July 17, 2014

 

This time around, the shark must have bitten off more than it could chew. 

Source: WA Today

Video: YouTube

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