THIS is the astonishing moment a researcher spotted a shark that was still hunting for its prey – despite being “half eaten”. The scientist, who was releasing an oceanic black tip shark into the sea, was stunned as he saw the injured beast mauled in a cannibalistic attack. The zombie shark continued to swim despite being ‘half eaten’ Dr Mario Lebrato, 35, from Spain, told how he captured the incredibly rare footage off the shore of Mozambique – some one to two meters below the surface of the Indian Ocean. But as he and his group released the shark, a different group of predators set upon it, inflicting a series of fatal injuries. According to the researcher, they included several bull sharks – some of which weigh a whopping 300-400 kilograms. And despite the onslaught and a large portion of its lower body missing, the shark continued to fight for its life as it was seen swimming away. Dr Lebrato explained that the shark had struggled for around 20 minutes before prevailing to its injuries. He added: “Sharks eat sharks, that is well known, but it is super difficult to film and document.” MOST READ IN NEWS RAID PANIC Fleet of 27 Chinese aircraft enter Taiwan airspace amid IMMINENT invasion fears HEDGE ROW I've spent YEARS fighting my neighbour after she ruined our view with 50ft hedge PUSHED TO HER DEATH Maniac GUILTY of killing woman by throwing her from Scots pier FAIR HORROR Boy dies after tragic accident on ‘Body Count’ ride at fairground JAWS PANIC Brits’ horror as ‘10ft SHARK’ chases tourists out of the water on Greek island NURSERY BLOODBATH Three killed & 6 injured at nursery after knifeman goes on deadly rampage In 2019, rare images emerged which showed the bloody aftermath of a vicious fight between two cannibal Great White sharks. The terrifying pictures supported previous theories that sharks eat their own as a food source. At the time Professor Meekan, from the Australian Institute for Marine Science, said: “It’s not just one rogue shark attacking other sharks or even one species of shark attacking other sharks. It’s lots of different sharks turning on each other.” He believed that attacks have been steadily on the rise because of the ways humans are trying to keep the hungry predators away from swimmers. More nets and bated hook lines and deployed, but hooked sharks send out distress signals which are picked up by rival predators which fancy an easy meal. Previous research showed that the apex predators have been eating each other for more than a millennia. An examination of fossilised poo taken from the prehistoric orthacanthus – a shark that swam the oceans 300m million years ago – found it contained fossilised baby shark teeth. Professor Meekan added: “That shows that 300m years ago these were cannibal sharks. “Shark on shark predation is a fundamental trait.” READ MORE ON THE SUN LEG UP Adele 'storms stage' at London nightclub Heaven and drives crowd wild POLE dancing CAT CALLS Watford fans sing 'That's how your cat feels' to Zouma as star is fouled RON LIVE Watch Ronaldo's 'accidental' Instagram live video as Man Utd ace sits in sauna ARG’S 999 DASH Ambulance called to James Argent's Essex home after terrified pals call 999 ZOUMA BRO BANNED Zouma's brother Yoan BANNED by his club for filming vile cat attack The Oceanic Black fin had been swarmed upon by a collection of cannibalistic bull sharks Dr Mario Lebrato, who filmed the incident, described the footage as ‘rare’
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