While conducting a satellite tracking project in the Northwestern Atlantic to better understand a certain type of shark species, researchers made a harrowing discovery. 

They found evidence that large sharks may be hunting each other, and even though this isn't the first case of so-called shark cannibalism, it does raise concerns about how widespread this trend is. 

For a better understanding, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Brooke Anderson, Marine Biologist for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.

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While conducting a satellite tracking project in the Northwestern Atlantic to better understand a certain type of shark species, researchers made a harrowing discovery. 
They found evidence that large sharks may be hunting each other, and even though this isn't the first case of so-called shark cannibalism, it does raise concerns about how widespread this trend is. 
For a better understanding, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Brooke Anderson, Marine Biologist for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
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