In an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, a turf war ensued between an eight year old female sand tiger shark and a five year old male banded houndshark. This resulted in the eight year old female swallowing the five year old male over a course of twenty one hours, slowly ingesting the cetacean until only its tail was visible.
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Aquarium officials suggest that the female might have reacted after being startled. This explanation is plausible because sharks have their own territories – being territorial animals -, and sometimes when they bump into each other, they bite out of astonishment.
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The female shark will retain him for a few days after which she will regurgitate the creature, because ultimately, she will not be able to digest him.
In all, there are about 42 sharks, 20 sting rays and 2 turtles living together in the tank, with them all being well accounted for.
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