A rare encounter between a shark and a stingray has been witnessed by beachgoers along Florida's Gulf Coast recently. The entire incident was captured by the eyewitnesses and is now going viral on social media. The video shows the moment when the shark’s fin and tail appeared above the waves, while the large stingray’s fins could also be seen surfacing during the encounter.
Chloe Peterson was one of the vacationers who filmed the brief tussle in the shallow waters off Panama City Beach during the morning of July 31. "Oh my God, is it eating it?" a witness can be heard wondering in a video posted to social media.
The video was shared by @Accuweather on X. The caption of the video reads, "Beachgoers in Panama City watched a wild shoreline showdown as a shark and stingray splashed and thrashed just feet from the sand."
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After the short standoff, both the shark and the stingray appeared to swim off in their directions. According to NOAA research, interactions between sharks and stingrays are not uncommon, as both are carnivorous species. Biologists say that, in some cases, sharks may feed on stingrays, but it is unclear whether that was the intention during this recent encounter off the Florida coast.
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