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Sharks feed on whale carcass floating off of Waimanalo beach

By Jamm Aquino and courtesy DLNR

April 13, 2021

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Ocean safety personnel monitor as several large tiger sharks feed on a whale carcass about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood Beach today in Waimanalo. Ocean safety personnel watch as several tiger sharks feed on the carcass of a humpback whale about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood’s Beach on Monday, April 12, 2021, in Waimanalo. Lifeguards posted shark warning signs and warned beachgoers to remain out of the ocean in the immediate area as they assess the next move for the whale carcass.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Shark warning signs are seen on the beach as sharks feed on the carcass of a humpback whale about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood’s Beach today.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Shark warning signs are seen on the beach as sharks feed on the carcass of a humpback whale about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood’s Beach today.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Ocean safety personnel monitor as several large tiger sharks feed on a whale carcass about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood Beach today in Waimanalo.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

A tiger shark feeds on the carcass of a humpback whale about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood’s Beach today.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Ocean safety personnel monitor as several large tiger sharks feed on a whale carcass about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood Beach today in Waimanalo.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Ocean safety personnel monitor as several large tiger sharks feed on a whale carcass about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood Beach today in Waimanalo.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

A tiger shark feeds on the carcass of a humpback whale about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood’s Beach today.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Ocean safety personnel monitor as several large tiger sharks feed on a whale carcass about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood Beach today in Waimanalo.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Ocean safety personnel monitor as several large tiger sharks feed on a whale carcass about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood Beach today in Waimanalo.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Ocean safety personnel monitor as several large tiger sharks feed on a whale carcass about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood Beach today in Waimanalo.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Ocean safety personnel monitor as several large tiger sharks feed on a whale carcass about 250 yards from shore at Sherwood Beach today in Waimanalo.
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COURTESY DLNR

A whale carcass floated in the ocean off Sherwood Beach in Waimanalo.
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COURTESY DLNR

A whale carcass floated in the ocean off Sherwood Beach in Waimanalo.
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COURTESY DLNR

A whale carcass floated in the ocean off Sherwood Beach in Waimanalo.

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