THIS is the gruesome moment sharks tear into the carcass of a dead whale in a wild feeding frenzy.
Dramatic drone footage shows multiple sharks chomping on the mass of the rotting blubber in California.
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Shocking footage shows the great white ripping into the whale blubber Credit: Instagram / @drone_guy650
The shark tears away a hunk of whale Credit: Instagram / @drone_guy650
Several sharks and some birds circled the ocean feast off Martin’s Beach amid a spike in raptor activity on California’s southern coastline.
The predators took turns lunging into the roiling mass of white fat.
Drone footage shows the predators thrashing inside the mounds of fat at the all-you-can-eat ocean buffet.
Sammy Rigling said he “spend most of the day filming multiple Great Whites tear apart this whale carcass” with his drone.
Two birds and a shark circle the huge mass of rotting flesh Credit: Instagram / @drone_guy650
A shark fin popping up between the roiling waves around the carcass Credit: Instagram / @drone_guy650
“I must have seen 6-8 different sharks throughout the day. A handful of juveniles and 2 or 3 large Whites”, he added on a post to Instagram.
Martin’s Beach is just a few miles away from the Mavericks surf spot – a legendary danger zone known for its high concentration of great whites.
But recent heatwaves have plunged California into even more raptor-riddled waters.
Dr Chris Lowe, director of the CSULB Shark Lab, had warned that Californians face a “very sharky summer”.
It comes just days after a great white shark hunted a pair of paddleboarders in California – after they went searching for it.
Terrifying footage shows the predator preparing to ravage Robert Kagan and Kayla Ross as they furiously rowed in the opposite direction.
It swims menacingly just below the surface of the water, seeming to stalk the two young paddleboarders.
The incident happened off the Pacific coast of Santa Barbara as they were visiting family during Father’s Day weekend.
Robert and Kayla had heard about the sighting and rushed off, eager to locate the shark.
After some time they headed back to shore, disappointed to have missed spotting a shark – only to realise that a great white had been tracking them the entire time.
Their enthusiasm for an encounter with a predator comes just weeks after a surfer was mauled by a “gigantic” shark in California.
Witnesses said it could clearly be spotted from the shore “as if it was a whale”.
The 39-year-old man was rushed to hospital after the animal attacked.
