NEW THIS MORNING … CHECK OUT THIS SCHOOL OF SHARKS.. CAUGHT ON CAMERA … SWIMMING NEAR A RESTAURANT ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND. YOU CAN SEE MORE THAN FIVE SHARKS SWIMMING NEAR HUDSON’S .. AS PEOPLE WATCHED FROM FEET AWAY. A MAN IS RECOVERING.. AFTER HE WAS BITTEN BY A SHARK NEAR SEA PINES. AN EXPERT TOLD US.. PEOPLE SOMETIMES GET TOO CLOSE.. AND MISTAKE A SHARK FOR A DOLPHIN. “ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONFUSIONS WE HAVE OUT HERE ARE WHAT’S A DOLPHIN AND WHAT’S A SHARK. SO A DOLPHIN, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A ROUNDED FIN, THEY ARE GOING TO COME OUT JUST TO BREATHE, AND A SHARK WILL LINGER ON THE SURFACE. DON’T CAUSE A PANIC IF YOU SEE THAT CURVED FIN, IT’S MOST LIKELY A DOLPHIN.” YOU WILL ALSO SPOT A DIFFERENCE IN *HOW THEIR FINS MOVE. IF THEIR FINS ARE BOUNCING UP AND DOWN.. IT’S PROBABLY A DOLPHIN. BUT IF THEY’RE MOVING BACK AND FORTH.. IT MIGHT
500-pound white shark pings off the coast of Georgia
Penny measures more than 10 feet long. And she’s still growing.
Above file video: How can you tell the difference between a dolphin and a shark?College spring breakers aren’t the only ones visiting Georgia’s coast this week.As tens of thousands are expected to stop by Tybee Island over the weekend, a 500-pound tourist is also in the area.According to OCEARCH, a 10-foot shark affectionately named Penny pinged near St. Marys on Wednesday.Penny, a juvenile white shark, weighs 522 pounds and measures 10 feet 3 inches.She was tagged just over a year ago, on April 23, 2023, and has traveled 5,630 miles in that time, as far north as Nova Scotia and as far south as the Gulf of Mexico.RELATEDMeet Mahone: Massive 1,700-pound white shark pings off the Georgia coast, near SavannahVideo shows response after man is bitten by shark at Hilton Head Island beachVideo shows several sharks circling outside popular Hilton Head Island restaurantFast FactsAccording to NOAA Fisheries, white sharks can weigh up to 4,500 pounds and measure up to 21 feet in lengthTheir lifespan can be 70 years or more.It is illegal to catch a white shark.What do white sharks eat?White sharks primarily feast on fish, invertebrates and marine mammals. Juvenile white sharks eat bottom fish, smaller sharks and rays, and schooling fish and squids. Larger white sharks often feed on seal and sea lions to feed and occasionally scavenge dead whales.
Above file video: How can you tell the difference between a dolphin and a shark?
College spring breakers aren’t the only ones visiting Georgia’s coast this week.
As tens of thousands are expected to stop by Tybee Island over the weekend, a 500-pound tourist is also in the area.
According to OCEARCH, a 10-foot shark affectionately named Penny pinged near St. Marys on Wednesday.
Penny, a juvenile white shark, weighs 522 pounds and measures 10 feet 3 inches.
She was tagged just over a year ago, on April 23, 2023, and has traveled 5,630 miles in that time, as far north as Nova Scotia and as far south as the Gulf of Mexico.
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What do white sharks eat?
White sharks primarily feast on fish, invertebrates and marine mammals. Juvenile white sharks eat bottom fish, smaller sharks and rays, and schooling fish and squids. Larger white sharks often feed on seal and sea lions to feed and occasionally scavenge dead whales.