Bobcat With Shark

[santaman2000]

This photo was posted by the Florida FWC (Fish & Wildlife Commission) which is the state agency charged with enforcing wildlife laws and implementing conservation programs. They also posted the synopsis below it:

MyFWC

Cat-fishing?!
What do you call a wildcat fishing for shark? One mighty brazen bobcat! This is a tale (no insult intended to the bobbed bobcat tail) of prey upon... prey upon prey. John Bailey, who took this amazing picture, spotted a bobcat staring into the water at Sebastian Inlet State Park last evening while he was taking a stroll. He realized the cat was transfixed on a shark feeding on smaller fish. Suddenly, the bobcat leaped into the water atop the shark and dragged it ashore! Bailey took the photo and the cat dropped its catch and ran into the forest. Thanks to John Bailey for sharing this amazing picture of the two that got away!
P.S. There are no shark fishing regulations for bobcats. Just people: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/saltwater/sharks/
Our biologists think this may be an adult Atlantic Sharpnose Shark: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae. Adult size = little under 3 feet: http://myfwc.com/…/saltwat…/sharks/atlantic-sharpnose-shark/
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[woodsorrel]

Wow! That's something rare to see, much less photograph.

- Woodsorrel

 

[demographic]

Interesting stuff Santaman.
I recently read an article in New Scientist about seals attacking and killing sharks.

Seems sharks don't get it all their own way.

 

[santaman2000]

Thanks for that, it looks interesting!

 

[Harvestman]

That is pretty amazing. Sharks are not preyed upon much because they store urea in their tissues, so they can taste pretty bad. The cat may have grabbed the fish out of curiosity, or as a hunt and then changed its mind after it got a taste.