Scientists Dropped A Cow Carcass 1,629 Meters Into The South China Sea – And 8 Unexpected Visitors Turned Up

IFL Science ^ | July 8, 2025 | Eleanor Higgs

[dfwgator]

[Grim]

How is this not a waste of money?

What did they find out? That sharks take turns eating a carcass. Brilliant insight.

[Craftmore]

Filipinos ? They eat anything

[shelterguy]

It was interesting until the propaganda was exposed.

“””While it is interesting to see the sharks in a new area, it does bring into question whether this was always part of their range, or if it is an expansion related to climate change.””””””””””

[HYPOCRACY]

Hainan? I thought they were gonna say a bunch of locals showed up and dragged the carcass ashore.

[HYPOCRACY]

China. The island they took our drone to when they shot it down just after Bush 2 was elected.

[Texas Eagle]

Rosie O’Donnell?

[Bethaneidh]

Which country did this? China? Is it a way to study how to disappear critics?

[Retrofitted]

It’s China. Who cares if they waste their money?

[fso301]

“The highly aggressive behavior of sharks observed in the South China Sea suggests that this region still harbors abundant food sources in the deep sea. But what exactly are they?

Falun Gong, Uyghurs and assorted criminals?

[Nateman]

...or if it is an expansion related to climate change...

They just had to stick their propaganda in there somewhere.

[Vermont Lt]

I am sure there were people in Great Britain saying that about the explorers of the 17th century. But, here we are.

[Berkeley under cover]

Yes, ridiculous waste of money. Similar to Darwin’s voyages. Why do we need to learn about our world. Sorry Badger, you are an ignoramus.

[tumblindice]

Something like Golden Corral, when Stacy Abrams shows up.

[Nervous Tick]

Is it just me, or does that shark look like he’s smiling?

[airborne]

I’ve been watching the programming during Shark Week.

They always mention climate change. But what they don’t mention is that fishing for, and killing, sharks in large numbers is down. Sometimes even forbidden.

So they breed like underwater cockroaches!

[Dr. Sivana]

I understand this is the best way to subdue a "Sleeper Shark"

[MtnClimber]

I thought this was about Hillary. But then I thought, how would a shark touch THAT?

[ro_dreaming]

That wasn’t a drone. It was an EP-3E flying in international airspace.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident