What animal eats sharks?

I do know the Chinese fishing boats kill and maim dolphins, whales, and sharks, even though they can't sell them - other than shark fins, that is. Indiscriminate slaughter, emptying the oceans.

As to your question, I would think that smaller fish which would never normally approach a shark, might do so if the shark were bleeding, sinking, and obviously unable to maneuver - however that's speculation on my part.

Can't believe nobody mentioned the Remora..



Cycloptichorn

I would think all manner of creatures prey upon sharks...especially when they are in egg form, and then when they are babies.

Any predator bigger than they are, for instance.

I would also not be surprised if sharks regularly prey upon smaller sharks.

Apparently orcas take on larger ones, too.


http://www.educatedearth.net/video.php?id=3060

the edit hamster needs discipline

if we classify humans as belonging to the animal class , they are certainly the biggest consumers of sharks :

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/04/050411205307.htm

People eat sharks and sharks eat sharks.

Been giving it a bit of a go in Sydney in January - 3 shark attacks in 2 weeks - one close to the centre of the city (or the watery part, anyway!).

Australia has more shark attacks than anywhere, 345 confirmed attacks since 1580.

1580-2007 Map of World's Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=2,199)



http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/GAttack/World.htm

But when you consider that is covers almost 450 years, shark attacks are pretty rare.

Why is there an 880 in USA?

Looks like 577 in Florida alone?

Well yeah. There's that.

Maybe Floridians just taste better?

I was thinking of brigmophyseter,
tho thay have not done that for a while.
Its also been a while since I had shark fin soup.

I saw a bull shark who was turned over on his back, with his mouth in the air
at the Aquarium in New Orleans n he was BARKING, on TV.
He sounded like a dog.






David

I think only some sharks (e.g. Great White) are apex predators. These sure aren't: