Uploaded October 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Pacific Whale Foundation's research team filmed these sharks feeding on the carcass of a dead humpback whale calf in Hervey Bay, Australia. It is sad to watch, but it is a reminder of the important role that sharks play in cleaning up diseased and dead animals in the ocean. To learn more about Pacific Whale Foundation's research in Australia, please visit pacificwhale.org/content/october-events-announced-pacific-whale-foundation