Tiger Sharks Feast on Turtles at Raine Island, Australia

Season 1 Episode 4

Tiger sharks feast on Green Turtles drawn to a remote island to lay eggs

Tiger sharks feast on dead turtles at Raine Island, Australia. The sharks are drawn there by the abundance of dead turtles which have died due to sheer numbers by being buried or turned over in rock pools. The turtles return annually to lay eggs on the same beach they hatched from.

AIR DATE 2/4/15

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