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[Vanillalite]

WJCL

She’s back! Mary Lee the nearly 2 ton great white has made her way back to the Low Country and is poised not far north of Hilton Head Island in the coastal waters just in time for July 4 fireworks according to the latest tracking data.

The shark has made headlines around the United States along with her counterpart Katharine a smaller but far-from-small great white that has cruised the Eastern seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico.

Mary Lee is one of the largest sharks to visit the region at over 3,400 pounds and 16 feet long. She was first tagged in 2012 off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. and has made journeys around the Atlantic

 

[TheJollyCorner]

16 feet long? Hot damn!

 

[Ultima_5]

i'm gonna watch jaws this weekend. that's a good july 4th movie

 

[Halo 2]

2 ton!? that's massive!

 

[GeordieMark]

Best animals in the world.

 

[Vanillalite]

Wonder how many people at Folly Beach and on down to Hilton Head are like FUCK GETTING IN THE WATER!!!!

 

[Opiate]

Strongest bite of any living animal, I believe.

 

[Vanillalite]

16 feet long? Hot damn!

Would be like "yo I'm swimming in the ocean and this is legit! Oh what's that 2 ton thing as long as a car rolling up beside me?"

 

[HalfBakedProphet]

Strongest bite of any living animal, I believe.

saltwater crocodile

 

[SocksAndShoes]

Strongest bite of any living animal, I believe.

I thought so too but apparently the saltwater croc has the strongest bite:

Nature is crazy.

EDIT: Beaten

 

[lefantome]

16 feet long? Hot damn!

How much in meters?

 

[Professor Renegade]

"Here lies the body of Mary Lee; died at the age of a hundred and three. For fifteen years she kept her virginity; not a bad record for this vicinity."

 

[WorldStar]

How much in meters?

idk most meteors are pretty big so maybe 1 or 2

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

I'm going to Cape Cod this weekend. :/

 

[Vanillalite]

How much in meters?

4.876 meters

 

[sixteen-bit]

Would be like "yo I'm swimming in the ocean and this is legit! Oh what's that 2 ton thing as long as a car rolling up beside me?"

long as a car?

long as a large SUV!

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

I thought so too but apparently the saltwater croc has the strongest bite:

Nature is crazy.

EDIT: Beaten

I would say a great white's bite is as strong as it needs to be given the teeth it's packing and the way it feeds. Similarly, it makes a lot of sense for gators and crocs to have the bite strength they do.

 

[Evolved1]

I thought so too but apparently the saltwater croc has the strongest bite:

Nature is crazy.

EDIT: Beaten

Makes sense if you think about it. Crocs are ambush predators, and really only get one chance at the strike. They need to be able to hold on, or risk losing their meal. And it can be days or weeks between feeding opportunities. Life or death hinging on the success of each strike is a very strong selection pressure for powerful bites. A white shark at least has the ability to pursue if they miss on the first attack.

 

[AlexMogil]

I just looked up in my office which has an 8 foot ceiling. Then I doubled it in my mind. Then I shuddered a little.

 

[Nekofrog]

if crocodiles need to eat so bad why didnt they evolve pistol hands

 

[Evolved1]

if crocodiles need to eat so bad why didnt they evolve pistol hands

Suboptimal design

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

We should seriously consider setting fire to the ocean.

And I'm shocked that thing isn't going to town on that school of fish

 

[Instro]

Look at that smile .

 

[hiryu]

Sweet, I'm going to Hilton Head in 4 weeks.

 

[genjiZERO]

We should seriously consider setting fire to the ocean.

And I'm shocked that thing isn't going to town on that school of fish

Yes, let's destroy an ecosystem so rich white people can be more at ease at the beach.

 

[molnizzle]

This shit is awesome.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

What's the reason fish are swimming around a shark? Protection?

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

Yes, let's destroy an ecosystem so rich white people can be more at ease at the beach.

Twas a joke; there are also poor white people at the beach too

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

What's the reason fish are swimming around a shark? Protection?

Ride or die fishes

 

[Professor Lich]

She looks so happy.

 

[brotherbean]

I just looked up in my office which has an 8 foot ceiling. Then I doubled it in my mind. Then I shuddered a little.

I love this. Putting things to scale is a terrifying habit, I do it all the time.

 

[Opiate]

saltwater crocodile

I thought so too but apparently the saltwater croc has the strongest bite:

Nature is crazy.

EDIT: Beaten

Thanks to both of you for the correction.

 

[richiek]

"Here lies the body of Mary Lee; died at the age of a hundred and three. For fifteen years she kept her virginity; not a bad record for this vicinity."

 

[Lakitu]

This shit is awesome.

D'aww, I'd give it a hug. So adorable.

 

[Scooter155]

No.

 

[Mistel]

That's a very big shark.

 

[fuzzyset]

Send in Kendall Jones.

 

[JHall]

I live in Hilton Head... Looks like I'm going to Savannah for the 4th instead of the beach.

 

[IISANDERII]

This shit is awesome.

Doesn't look like shark in op, looks smaller.

 

[AlexMogil]

The ship we are on is too small.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

What's the reason fish are swimming around a shark? Protection?

Protection from their predators, feeding scraps from the shark's meals.

 

[rrs]

OP's shark (and article's) is the first picture on wikipedia for a "great white shark," ahahaha

 

[Bossun]

Yeah but on the contrary crocs have very weak muscles when it comes to opening their jaws. A human can hold it close with its hand pretty easily if you had the luck to dodge the bite.

 

[Vanillalite]

 

[Pejo]

Still on my bucket list to cage dive with these things. So awesome. I even did my bi-annual log-in into Facebook just to Like that page. Can't wait for shark week.