Sharks Feasting On Whale Frenzy Captured By Drone [Video]

A recently released footage literally shows a shark's party, where about 70 of the ocean predators are seen feasting on a dead humpback whale. The video was captured by a drone flying off the coast of Western Australia, in the aptly named Shark Bay region.

Interestingly, it was not just the drone that viewed the feast frenzy. The clip from the drone also shows that there were two boats full of tourists who experienced and witnessed the event from an even closer distance, too close for comfort perhaps. The footage shows a school of tiger sharks circling their meal before advancing towards it, and soon the clear aqua waters of the bay became cloudy and red with blood.

According to boat tour agency Eco Abrolhos, the whale was already dead due to natural causes before the sharks found it. A footage uploaded by CNN also hints that one of the tour guides on-board might have taken an underwater video by dropping the camera into the water.

"We had passengers from Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney. They said it was the most amazing thing they had ever seen in their life," said Jay Cox, Eco Abrolhos cruise operator. "We went round for 2 hours right up close and personal; you could reach over and touch them. They were very docile and very well fed; we counted around 70 tiger sharks of all shapes and sizes."

Shark Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has one of the hugest populations of tiger sharks which are apex marine predators that grow up to lengths of 3 meters and attain a weight of 635 kilograms. Also known as sea tiger, the species get their name from the dark stripes that cover the sides of their bodies, which however fade with time. Incidentally, tiger sharks are considered to be under danger from fishing and other human activities.