610K views · 2.7K reactions | Check out this tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) almost wash itself ashore while hunting a sea turtle 麗 One of the larger sharks to peruse the sea, the tiger shark is a scavenger by nature and feeds in shallow water. Learn more about tiger sharks: ausgeo.co/tigersharks  Ruth Gaw #ausgeo #nature #wildlife #sealife #sharks #tigershark #shark #underwater #beach #ocean #australia #seeaustralia #animals #fish #wildoz | Australian Geographic | Facebook

Tiger sharks have more variety in their diet than any other shark species. They’re highly adaptable generalists. Most any ocean animal is fair game—sea birds, sea turtles, sea snakes, crustaceans, other sharks, and marine mammals. Because they are such adventurous eaters, they’ve been known to eat the inedible, without stopping to check the nutrition label. Scientists have found paint cans, coal, tires, license plates, a drum, and a chicken coop in tiger sharks’ stomachs. Who among us has not sc