Fledgling seabirds in Hawaii are easy prey for tiger sharks

A tiger shark lunges out of the water to grab a young albatross. A new study has revealed that fledgling seabirds attract tiger sharks during the summer at Hawaii’s French Frigate Shoals. Image via Joe Spring/ NOAA/ University of Hawaii Manoa.

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• Tiger sharks gather around Hawaii’s French Frigate Shoals in summer to prey on newly fledged seabirds, a new study has revealed.
• The influx...