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They simply do it for food, to be blunt. The same way we eat animals, I know we (well most of us humans anyway) don't eat other animals but sometimes it is just in their natural behaviour to eat other sharks or they have no other food. then it starts a shark cannibalism frenzy
Janiya Hyatt
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∙ 12y agoSharks are not carrion eaters; they do not eat things that have been dead for a while. Sharks will kill and eat other sharks, or anything else that looks like fresh food. So if a shark is killed, it will often be immediately consumed by other sharks, along with anything and everything else in the vicinity.
Not necessarily true, there is evidence that certain sharks will eat carrion. It's been recorded that a group of Great Whites in South Africa consumed the good majority of a dead whale that they did not kill but were rather attracted to. The whale had beached itself and its carcass was later dragged away from the beach and left for the sharks.
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What kind of plants do sharks eat?
There is no species of shark that do not eat living organisms.
Do sharks eat eachother?
no i once caught a shark and threw it were sharks were and they did not eat it
Do great white sharks eat narwhals?
Yes sharks can eat narwhales , But they usally dont
Do sharks eat blood?
No since you can eat a liquid but sharks can smell blood from very far away.
Do sharks eat salmon?
no
Do sharks eat dead people?
If it's meat, they will most likely eat it. Especially Tiger sharks.
What do Greenland Sharks eat?
Greenland sharks eat salmon and other fish like that and they also eat crab, seals, and flesh from dead whales
Do hermit crabs eat dead sharks?
Sure! They'll eat any dead animal that they find on the beach.
Do white sharks eat blue whales?
if they're dead
Do lobsters eat dead sharks?
No, lobster feed off of plankton and other smaller creatures. They do not eat shark when they are dead.
Do leopard seals eat sharks?
yes leopard seals are eaten by bull sharks! i do not know if other sharks eat them bt i know for sure that bull sharks do.
Could piranhas eat sharks?
A school could if the shark was dead
Do Great White Sharks eat already dead whales?
Stupid not trix maybe crabs fish other sharks
Which sea creature eats Seagulls?
seagulls eat fish, but hawks eat seagulls.
What are dead killer whales useful for?
They are useful for sharks, seals or other animals to eat.
Can bull sharks eat blue whale?
I don't know if Bull Sharks eat Blue Whale, Because I've heard that (ironically) Blue Whales will eat sharks. But if a Bull Shark found a dead Blue Whale, that would be another story.
What is whale shark special skills?
they dont just eat. blacktip sharks are known to hunt at night in the corals and greatwhite sharks communicate by swimming. the largest great white eats a dead whale first. there are other sharks that dont eat meat like basking sharks or whale sharks. they always swim to not drown. catsharks eat small fish and invertebrates like sea snails, octopus and crabs
