Posted on 10/04/2020 6:26:50 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
A 17-foot, 2-inch great white shark weighing an astounding 3,541 pounds was captured Friday in the Northwest Atlantic by researchers with OCEARCH.
“She is a very old creature, a proper Queen of the Ocean and a matriarch. She has all the scars, healed wounds and discolorations that tell a deep, rich story of her life going back years,” Fischer told McClatchy News.
“You feel different when you’re standing beside a shark of that size compared to the ones in the 2,000-pound range. It’s an emotional, humbling experience that can make you feel small. You feel insignificant standing next to such an ancient animal.”
The shark was fitted with three tags, including one to record how deep she goes and another that will track her movements for the next five years.
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LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!
Well, did they let her go?
Yep, “captured and tagged”.
That’s more like getting in front of Chris Christie at the buffet.
Did it have a laser? License plate? A Sunday ham? Quint?
“...Very first light, chief. The sharks come cruisin’. So we formed ourselves into tight groups. You know it’s... kinda like ol’ squares in battle like a, you see on a calendar, like the battle of Waterloo. And the idea was, the shark comes to the nearest man and that man, he’d start poundin’ and hollerin’ and screamin’ and sometimes the shark would go away. Sometimes he wouldn’t go away. Sometimes that shark, he looks right into you. Right into your eyes. You know the thing about a shark, he’s got...lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eye. When he comes at ya, doesn’t seem to be livin’. Until he bites ya and those black eyes roll over white. And then, ah then you hear that terrible high pitch screamin’ and the ocean turns red and spite of all the poundin’ and the hollerin’ they all come in and rip you to pieces.”
And they thought the marks on the Queen's face were from seals???
Your news clip shows otherwise.
How many innocent people has she eaten?
Another article at the same website...
“15-foot shark tagged off Canada shows up near Mississippi River 103 days later”
These guys/gals get around.
“Well, did they let her go?”
For the time being.
If the market for sharks fin looks like its toping...they know exactly where to go.
She ate, she pooped, she mated.
That's her story.
So predictable, and so enjoyable.
“15-foot shark tagged off Canada shows up near Mississippi River 103 days later”
These guys/gals get around.
To be that big they need to eat well.
When the Boston Sea Party restaurants closed they had to find other haunts.
Lol!!!
If you don’t love the Quint Jaws story, you’re a terrorist.
:)
LOL, that’s messed up. :)
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