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Since the whales are much too large for the shark to eat, they must somehow provide the
shark with food. But how?
One theory suggests that the shark mooches food from the whales, just like the pilot
fish mooches it from the shark.
Another theory suggests that the shark uses the whales as moving camouflage to hide behind,
so it can sneak up on fish.
But I saw something that gives me another idea what the sharks are doing. This is a
new theory that I have never heard before.
I saw a shark eat the fecal material of a whale. Yes, you heard me right, the shark
ate whale poop. It's very possible that a shark follows a pod of whales surviving on
whale poop until the shark comes across something better, like Drew throwing chunks of bait
off the back of his boat.
It's also possible that the shark uses a combination of these techniques to survive. One thing
is for sure, the shark is happy to leave the whales if something yummy comes along, so
the shark is clearly opportunistic—looking for a meal and open to options.