A great white shark is seen feeding on the carcass of a humpback whale in waters off Rhode Island, according to recently released video. Multiple reports describe the footage as rare and depict the shark feeding on a large whale remains after public videos surfaced. The shark appears to be “well fed” in the footage, and the initial material prompted a team to launch a targeted effort to locate and track the drifting whale carcass.
The reporting also notes that the whale carcass is large, described as roughly 40 feet, and was observed drifting in the area. CBS News and the New York Post both tie the appearance of the shark to the whale remains and describe the footage as the first time the feeding event is captured on camera in this Rhode Island context. Both outlets present the account as evidence of scavenging behavior by great white sharks in the region, occurring near a humpback carcass that had been spotted by the public before researchers and videographers moved to document the scene.
