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The great white shark, which was in the area last month feeding on a whale carcass floating off Scituate, prompted their underwater camera.
A great white shark passing through the area to feast on a dead whale carcass took a break from its meal to greet local researchers.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy shared a video of the “curious” great white shark, which appears to nudge the camera and show off its rows of triangular teeth.
The AWSC, a nonprofit research center focused on top predators, captured underwater video of the shark when dozens of animals were drawn to a floating whale carcass off Scituate last month.
“When the team observed white sharks feeding on the whale carcass off Scituate, Massachusetts a few weeks ago, they were able to get video of this curious white shark,” the organization shared on X.
At the time, a father and son encountered six great white sharks feasting on the whale about six miles off Scituate.
The curious shark shared by the AWSC also appeared to have something hanging from its mouth. The organization said the shark had “unique markings along its face.”
In the video you can see that the shark has markings, possibly scars, on its snout and in front of its eyes.
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