Because this enormous sea creature managed to make mince meat out of the predator with just one bite - and a gang of flabbergasted fishermen managed to catch the whole thing on camera.
Which is a good job really, as this is one of those things that's got to be seen to be believed.
Despite being just inches away from a trio of terrifying Atlantic goliath groupers which swarmed their small boat in the hopes of securing a meal, Captain John Brossard and his sailing crew were left mesmerised by the creatures.
Even though seeing a shark get devoured wasn't on their list of plans for that day, they just couldn't look away.
The lads were out on the water off the coast of Goodland, Florida, while having some fun with their fishing rods when they managed to hook a blacknose shark.
But as they soon found out, you can never be too sure what's lurking in the water - as the 3ft beast was actually accompanied by three more formidable opponents.
The fishermen spotted three Atlantic goliath groupers gearing up to take the shark down and John quickly grabbed his phone to record some footage.
He can be heard exclaiming: "There's three of them! There's three of them. I swear, there's three of them. Look at those guys waiting for him."
Captain John Brossard captured incredible footage of the terrifying moment (Pen News)
The groupers - which are saltwater fish known for their staggering size - can be seen circling their prey as the blokes debate which one is the biggest, before the top dog decided to reveal itself.
In one fell swoop, one of the giant fish leapt out of the water, secured the shark between its jaws and swam off with it.
And seen as though they had the beast hooked on their fishing line, the fishermen were heard urging one another to 'hold on tight' as their boat swayed when the line snapped.
Speaking of the extraordinary incident, John said him and his crew were left stunned by the strength of the groupers.
He explained: "Basically we were shark fishing when all of a sudden two or three goliath groupers started hanging out under the boat waiting for our catch to come in.
"We were just thinking, 'Wow, unbelievable! Something is going to eat a shark and it's bigger than a shark'.
"We were very surprised. Basically it ate the shark, and took down and broke the line. We were using a 50-pound test line and that was not enough."
The groupers - which are saltwater fish known for their staggering size - can be seen circling their prey as the blokes debate which one is the biggest, before the top dog decided to reveal itself.
In one fell swoop, one of the giant fish leapt out of the water, secured the shark between its jaws and swam off with it.
And seen as though they had the beast hooked on their fishing line, the fishermen were heard urging one another to 'hold on tight' as their boat swayed when the line snapped.
Speaking of the extraordinary incident, John said him and his crew were left stunned by the strength of the groupers.
He explained: "Basically we were shark fishing when all of a sudden two or three goliath groupers started hanging out under the boat waiting for our catch to come in.
"We were just thinking, 'Wow, unbelievable! Something is going to eat a shark and it's bigger than a shark'.
"We were very surprised. Basically it ate the shark, and took down and broke the line. We were using a 50-pound test line and that was not enough."
One of the Atlantic goliath groupers took down the shark in one swift movement (Getty Stock Image)
Hazarding a guess at how much one of the huge fish weighed, he reckoned that they could have tipped the scales at 500lbs.
Although he still doesn't want a run-in with a shark, John says the encounter left him feeling that the creatures clearly aren't as fearsome as they're made out to be.
He continued: "Do they deserve all the hype? I think sometimes yes and sometimes no, but most of the time, no.
"Of course, if you get in their way, in their territory and the water is dirty, yes, they will taste you to see if you are good eating."
John also explained that out in the Florida Everglades, there are plenty of animals to be wary of, adding: "There are sharks, alligators, crocodiles, pythons, dolphins and manatees all in one place.
"It's the only place in the world that has all these creatures in one place and everything there tries to eat everything else.
"Bull sharks have been seen getting eaten by crocodiles and alligators sometimes, and sharks also get eaten by bigger fish there."
And bizarrely, this is exactly the reason why he chose to fish in that spot - even though he's well aware of the risks.
"What we like to catch is big fish," John said. “They are all predators in the Everglades. You don’t wanna get lost there and have to walk or swim home."
Published 13:07 29 Feb 2024 GMT
Horrific moment huge sea creature devours shark in a single bite
The giant fish leapt out of the water and grabbed its prey
A group of fishermen couldn't believe their eyes as they watched a blacknose shark get devoured by a huge sea creature.
And incredibly, they caught the shocking moment on video. Take a look:
Captain John Brossard was out sailing with his crew off the coast of Goodland, Florida when they managed to hook a blacknose shark.
But the 3ft-long shark wasn't the only creature lurking around the boat.
The fishermen also spotted three Atlantic goliath groupers gearing up to take the shark down.
Because believe it or not, sharks aren't the only top predators in the ocean.
In the clip, the crew can be heard anticipating an attack as the grouper circles its prey, before, in one swift move, one of the giant fish leaps out of the water, grabs the shark in its jaws and swims off with it, breaking the fishing crew's line.
Hazarding a guess at how much one of the huge fish weighed, he reckoned that they could have tipped the scales at 500lbs.
Although he still doesn't want a run-in with a shark, John says the encounter left him feeling that the creatures clearly aren't as fearsome as they're made out to be.
He continued: "Do they deserve all the hype? I think sometimes yes and sometimes no, but most of the time, no.
"Of course, if you get in their way, in their territory and the water is dirty, yes, they will taste you to see if you are good eating."
John also explained that out in the Florida Everglades, there are plenty of animals to be wary of, adding: "There are sharks, alligators, crocodiles, pythons, dolphins and manatees all in one place.
"It's the only place in the world that has all these creatures in one place and everything there tries to eat everything else.
"Bull sharks have been seen getting eaten by crocodiles and alligators sometimes, and sharks also get eaten by bigger fish there."
And bizarrely, this is exactly the reason why he chose to fish in that spot - even though he's well aware of the risks.
"What we like to catch is big fish," John said. “They are all predators in the Everglades. You don’t wanna get lost there and have to walk or swim home."
Published 13:07 29 Feb 2024 GMT
Horrific moment huge sea creature devours shark in a single bite
The giant fish leapt out of the water and grabbed its prey
A group of fishermen couldn't believe their eyes as they watched a blacknose shark get devoured by a huge sea creature.
And incredibly, they caught the shocking moment on video. Take a look:
Captain John Brossard was out sailing with his crew off the coast of Goodland, Florida when they managed to hook a blacknose shark.
But the 3ft-long shark wasn't the only creature lurking around the boat.
The fishermen also spotted three Atlantic goliath groupers gearing up to take the shark down.
Because believe it or not, sharks aren't the only top predators in the ocean.
In the clip, the crew can be heard anticipating an attack as the grouper circles its prey, before, in one swift move, one of the giant fish leaps out of the water, grabs the shark in its jaws and swims off with it, breaking the fishing crew's line.
PEN News
Brossard later shared some details about the jaw-dropping moment, saying: "Basically we were shark fishing when all of a sudden two or three goliath groupers started hanging out under the boat waiting for our catch to come in.
"We were just thinking 'wow, unbelievable! Something is going to eat a shark and it's bigger than a shark.'
"We were very surprised. Basically it ate the shark, and took down and broke the line. We were using a 50-pound test line and that was not enough."
Meanwhile, he reckoned the grouper weighed around 500 lbs.
It's certainly a privilege to see the natural world in action like this, but the main thing Brossard seems to have taken away from the experience is that sharks aren't all they're cracked up to be.
He said: "Do they deserve all the hype? I think sometimes yes and sometimes no, but most of the time, no.
Getty Stock Image
"Of course, if you get in their way, in their territory and the water is dirty, yes, they will taste you to see if you are good eating."
Brossard says that out in the Florida Everglades, sights like the grouper attack aren't that uncommon.
He continued: "There are sharks, alligators, crocodiles, pythons, dolphins and manatees all in one place. It's the only place in the world that has all these creatures in one place and everything there tries to eat everything else.
"Bull sharks have been seen getting eaten by crocodiles and alligators sometimes, and sharks also get eaten by bigger fish there."
He continued to say that's why they choose to fish there. "What we like to catch is big fish," he said. “They are all predators in the Everglades. You don’t wanna get lost there and have to walk or swim home.”
We'll take that one off the bucket list then...Featured Image Credit: PEN News
Published 16:36 7 Sep 2024 GMT+1
Scientists make terrifying discovery after seeing Great White eating rival shark for first time ever
Could the apex predator be turning cannibal?
Scientists have made a worrying discovery about Great White sharks, which suggests they could be turning to cannibalism and attacking their own species.
As an apex predator, Great white sharks have long been seen as one of the biggest predators in the ocean, hunting both humans and other marine life alike. However, new research suggests they are not against targeting shark breeds.
Marine scientists came to the conclusion after a pregnant female porbeagle shark was recovered in the Bermuda triangle, which injuries that were consistent with that of a shark attack.
(SWNS)
The discovery has since been deemed a significant one, with Dr Brooke Anderson, of Arizona State University saying the killing is the first of its kind.
"This is the first documented predation event of a porbeagle shark anywhere in the world," she said in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.
However, the killing is more devastating than evidence of savagery on behalf of the Great whites, as Porbeagle sharks are classified as an endangered species.
Explaining the significance of the finding, she continued: "In one event, the population not only lost a reproductive female that could contribute to population growth, but it also lost all her developing babies."
On average, Porbeagle sharks don't reproduce until around 13 years of age, giving birth to an average of four pups every one to two years. With a reproductive cycle at this speed, Porbeagles cannot replenish their population if targeted by predators as well as recreational fishing, bycatch and habitat loss.
"If predation is more widespread than previously thought, there could be major impacts for the porbeagle shark population that is already suffering due to historic overfishing," she added.
(SWNS)
In order to understand their migration patterns further, Anderson and her team captured Porbeagles and fitted them with satellite tags, which track their location, before being re-released.
Among the tagged sharks was a pregnant Porbeagle. Whose the data suggested she had been attacked and eaten by a large predator, with the tracker later floating to the surface of the ocean.
"The predation of one of our pregnant porbeagles was an unexpected discovery," Dr Anderson said, adding that the shark was either killed by a Great white or a Shortfin mako shark.
“We need to continue studying predator interactions, to estimate how often large sharks hunt each other," she added.
"This will help us uncover what cascading impacts these interactions could have on the ecosystem.”Featured Image Credit: SWNS
Updated 08:34 30 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 08:29 30 Aug 2024 GMT+1
Man 'creeped out' by eerie discovery after putting his Sea Monkeys underneath a microscope
Did you ever have Sea Monkeys?
A man who got Sea Monkeys said he felt 'creeped out' by a discovery he made when he started putting his little aquatic pets under the microscope.
You all know what Sea Monkeys are, and it's very possible that you had some as a pet at some point.
They don't live especially long in the grand scheme of things, so any you had as a child are long dead now.
I once had Sea Monkeys for a couple of years after getting them as a birthday gift, but eventually the biggest of them started hogging all of the food and it left the others (including its own babies) to starve to death. Then it died of what I can only assume was a combination of loneliness and old age.
Anyhow, YouTuber Picocosmos got some Sea Monkeys and started putting them under the microscope as they grew so he could get a better look at what was going on inside their tank.
Aww, look at the Sea Monkeys. (YouTube/Picocosmos)
Keeping several tanks of Sea Monkeys, he spotted that they were growing gunk and algae from the bottom which actually turned into an ecosystem the little shrimp creatures could feed from.
However, putting this gunk under the microscope showed him something that 'kind of creeped him out a bit'.
What he found wriggling around down there were nematodes, tiny little parasitic roundworms that live all over the world including beneath his Sea Monkey tank.
They start doing a bit more once they get to be six months old, as they might start fighting over who gets the ladies in the tank.
If after about six months of having them you see a pair of Sea Monkeys stuck together and only one of them has whiskers then that's a mating pair and you might be able to expect more Sea Monkeys in the future.
If there's anything you ought to be 'creeped out' by when it comes to Sea Monkeys it's the man who invented them, one Harold von Braunhut.
Look at the wriggling little worms. (YouTube/Picocosmos)
As well as deciding that Sea Monkeys would be a great children's present, he also invented a number of other gifts for kids including X-Ray specs, a monster card that grew hair when you put it in the water and the 'invisible goldfish' which was just an empty fishbowl and some fish food.
He also bought weapons for the Ku Klux Klan and regularly attended neo-Nazi groups.
The inventor of Sea Monkeys being a massive white supremacist wasn't something he even tried to hide, when asked about it in an interview he once said: "You know what side I'm on. I don't make any bones about it."Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Picocosmos
Updated 10:59 29 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 09:37 29 Aug 2024 GMT+1
Boy, 16, decapitated by shark in horrific attack after going out swimming on his own
Jahmari Reid was just 16 when he set out on a solo spearfishing trip, which ended tragically
A teenager was decapitated during a terrifying shark attack after going for a solo swim.
Jahmari Reid, 16, had his body recovered off the coast of Jamaica as it was reported that his head was bitten off and his left arm was missing following a suspected shark attack.
He had gone on a spearfishing expedition near the well-known tourist town of Montego Bay, according to local authorities, before he disappeared on Monday (26 August) leading to a desperate search.
Sadly, the boy's remains were discovered on Tuesday (27 August) morning, with a police report claiming that the boy's body had injuries consistent with a shark attack, CBS News reports.
High school student Jahmari Reid was just 16 when he died (Handout)
Jahmari's father, Michael Reid, was present on the beach when divers retrieved his body and brought it to land.
Heart-broken, he told the media as per The Jamaica Observer: “I can’t believe that he went to sea by himself and that was the outcome. Sad to know. I feel so bad."
Speaking about his son's spearfishing hobby, he explained that he was always against it: “It is something that we argue about, we fight about.
"He’s not doing it for a worthy cause, he’s not doing it for needs or anything. It is what it is still. Can you believe it?”
Fisherman Christopher Reynolds was also with Jahmari's father on the beach when his body was recovered, along with a group of local residents.
He revealed that some divers said they'd seen a huge tiger shark in the water shortly before they found Jahmari's body, but after they found his detached arm.
Locals gathered as the teenager's body was brought on to land (Handout)
Reynolds further explained: “All of the fisherman went out there and, while they were diving to take him up, they saw the big shark.
"They shot at him but they didn’t get him.”
This incident is the fourth time that an unprovoked shark attack has resulted in a death in Jamaica, according to the Florida-based International Shark Attack File.
President of Falmouth Fisherfolks Benevolent Society, Fritz Christie, stated that it was the first time that a shark had killed in the northwestern Jamaican waters of Trelawny.
He also speculated that the animal could have followed a cruise ship to the bay.
Speaking to local media, Fritz said: "What we have to do is make certain when the ships come to be careful of the diving.
"The shark eat off the man head, eat off one of his hand [sic]. It’s crazy, man.”
Jahmari was a student at William Knibb Memorial High School from Trelawny, with the teenager due to return to school in September following the summer holidays.
Brossard later shared some details about the jaw-dropping moment, saying: "Basically we were shark fishing when all of a sudden two or three goliath groupers started hanging out under the boat waiting for our catch to come in.
"We were just thinking 'wow, unbelievable! Something is going to eat a shark and it's bigger than a shark.'
"We were very surprised. Basically it ate the shark, and took down and broke the line. We were using a 50-pound test line and that was not enough."
Meanwhile, he reckoned the grouper weighed around 500 lbs.
It's certainly a privilege to see the natural world in action like this, but the main thing Brossard seems to have taken away from the experience is that sharks aren't all they're cracked up to be.
He said: "Do they deserve all the hype? I think sometimes yes and sometimes no, but most of the time, no.
Getty Stock Image"Of course, if you get in their way, in their territory and the water is dirty, yes, they will taste you to see if you are good eating."
Brossard says that out in the Florida Everglades, sights like the grouper attack aren't that uncommon.
He continued: "There are sharks, alligators, crocodiles, pythons, dolphins and manatees all in one place. It's the only place in the world that has all these creatures in one place and everything there tries to eat everything else.
"Bull sharks have been seen getting eaten by crocodiles and alligators sometimes, and sharks also get eaten by bigger fish there."
He continued to say that's why they choose to fish there. "What we like to catch is big fish," he said. “They are all predators in the Everglades. You don’t wanna get lost there and have to walk or swim home.”
We'll take that one off the bucket list then...Featured Image Credit: PEN News
Published 16:36 7 Sep 2024 GMT+1
Scientists make terrifying discovery after seeing Great White eating rival shark for first time ever
Could the apex predator be turning cannibal?
Scientists have made a worrying discovery about Great White sharks, which suggests they could be turning to cannibalism and attacking their own species.
As an apex predator, Great white sharks have long been seen as one of the biggest predators in the ocean, hunting both humans and other marine life alike. However, new research suggests they are not against targeting shark breeds.
Marine scientists came to the conclusion after a pregnant female porbeagle shark was recovered in the Bermuda triangle, which injuries that were consistent with that of a shark attack.
(SWNS)The discovery has since been deemed a significant one, with Dr Brooke Anderson, of Arizona State University saying the killing is the first of its kind.
"This is the first documented predation event of a porbeagle shark anywhere in the world," she said in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.
However, the killing is more devastating than evidence of savagery on behalf of the Great whites, as Porbeagle sharks are classified as an endangered species.
Explaining the significance of the finding, she continued: "In one event, the population not only lost a reproductive female that could contribute to population growth, but it also lost all her developing babies."
On average, Porbeagle sharks don't reproduce until around 13 years of age, giving birth to an average of four pups every one to two years. With a reproductive cycle at this speed, Porbeagles cannot replenish their population if targeted by predators as well as recreational fishing, bycatch and habitat loss.
"If predation is more widespread than previously thought, there could be major impacts for the porbeagle shark population that is already suffering due to historic overfishing," she added.
(SWNS)In order to understand their migration patterns further, Anderson and her team captured Porbeagles and fitted them with satellite tags, which track their location, before being re-released.
Among the tagged sharks was a pregnant Porbeagle. Whose the data suggested she had been attacked and eaten by a large predator, with the tracker later floating to the surface of the ocean.
"The predation of one of our pregnant porbeagles was an unexpected discovery," Dr Anderson said, adding that the shark was either killed by a Great white or a Shortfin mako shark.
“We need to continue studying predator interactions, to estimate how often large sharks hunt each other," she added.
"This will help us uncover what cascading impacts these interactions could have on the ecosystem.”Featured Image Credit: SWNS
Updated 08:34 30 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 08:29 30 Aug 2024 GMT+1
Man 'creeped out' by eerie discovery after putting his Sea Monkeys underneath a microscope
Did you ever have Sea Monkeys?
A man who got Sea Monkeys said he felt 'creeped out' by a discovery he made when he started putting his little aquatic pets under the microscope.
You all know what Sea Monkeys are, and it's very possible that you had some as a pet at some point.
They don't live especially long in the grand scheme of things, so any you had as a child are long dead now.
I once had Sea Monkeys for a couple of years after getting them as a birthday gift, but eventually the biggest of them started hogging all of the food and it left the others (including its own babies) to starve to death. Then it died of what I can only assume was a combination of loneliness and old age.
Anyhow, YouTuber Picocosmos got some Sea Monkeys and started putting them under the microscope as they grew so he could get a better look at what was going on inside their tank.
Aww, look at the Sea Monkeys. (YouTube/Picocosmos)Keeping several tanks of Sea Monkeys, he spotted that they were growing gunk and algae from the bottom which actually turned into an ecosystem the little shrimp creatures could feed from.
However, putting this gunk under the microscope showed him something that 'kind of creeped him out a bit'.
What he found wriggling around down there were nematodes, tiny little parasitic roundworms that live all over the world including beneath his Sea Monkey tank.
They start doing a bit more once they get to be six months old, as they might start fighting over who gets the ladies in the tank.
If after about six months of having them you see a pair of Sea Monkeys stuck together and only one of them has whiskers then that's a mating pair and you might be able to expect more Sea Monkeys in the future.
If there's anything you ought to be 'creeped out' by when it comes to Sea Monkeys it's the man who invented them, one Harold von Braunhut.
Look at the wriggling little worms. (YouTube/Picocosmos)As well as deciding that Sea Monkeys would be a great children's present, he also invented a number of other gifts for kids including X-Ray specs, a monster card that grew hair when you put it in the water and the 'invisible goldfish' which was just an empty fishbowl and some fish food.
He also bought weapons for the Ku Klux Klan and regularly attended neo-Nazi groups.
The inventor of Sea Monkeys being a massive white supremacist wasn't something he even tried to hide, when asked about it in an interview he once said: "You know what side I'm on. I don't make any bones about it."Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Picocosmos
Updated 10:59 29 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 09:37 29 Aug 2024 GMT+1
Boy, 16, decapitated by shark in horrific attack after going out swimming on his own
Jahmari Reid was just 16 when he set out on a solo spearfishing trip, which ended tragically
A teenager was decapitated during a terrifying shark attack after going for a solo swim.
Jahmari Reid, 16, had his body recovered off the coast of Jamaica as it was reported that his head was bitten off and his left arm was missing following a suspected shark attack.
He had gone on a spearfishing expedition near the well-known tourist town of Montego Bay, according to local authorities, before he disappeared on Monday (26 August) leading to a desperate search.
Sadly, the boy's remains were discovered on Tuesday (27 August) morning, with a police report claiming that the boy's body had injuries consistent with a shark attack, CBS News reports.
High school student Jahmari Reid was just 16 when he died (Handout)Jahmari's father, Michael Reid, was present on the beach when divers retrieved his body and brought it to land.
Heart-broken, he told the media as per The Jamaica Observer: “I can’t believe that he went to sea by himself and that was the outcome. Sad to know. I feel so bad."
Speaking about his son's spearfishing hobby, he explained that he was always against it: “It is something that we argue about, we fight about.
"He’s not doing it for a worthy cause, he’s not doing it for needs or anything. It is what it is still. Can you believe it?”
Fisherman Christopher Reynolds was also with Jahmari's father on the beach when his body was recovered, along with a group of local residents.
He revealed that some divers said they'd seen a huge tiger shark in the water shortly before they found Jahmari's body, but after they found his detached arm.
Locals gathered as the teenager's body was brought on to land (Handout)Reynolds further explained: “All of the fisherman went out there and, while they were diving to take him up, they saw the big shark.
"They shot at him but they didn’t get him.”
This incident is the fourth time that an unprovoked shark attack has resulted in a death in Jamaica, according to the Florida-based International Shark Attack File.
President of Falmouth Fisherfolks Benevolent Society, Fritz Christie, stated that it was the first time that a shark had killed in the northwestern Jamaican waters of Trelawny.
He also speculated that the animal could have followed a cruise ship to the bay.
Speaking to local media, Fritz said: "What we have to do is make certain when the ships come to be careful of the diving.
"The shark eat off the man head, eat off one of his hand [sic]. It’s crazy, man.”
Jahmari was a student at William Knibb Memorial High School from Trelawny, with the teenager due to return to school in September following the summer holidays.
