after we've looked, we'll talk.
first things first.
from the tip of the snout, please.
length, 22 feet, 8 inches.
the what?
the whale's mouth?
what shark?
we don't know that, do we?
you don't tell me my job, and i won't tell you about yours, okay?
could be a shark. but maybe not.
do you?
carcharadon carcharias.
okay, so that's it.
what makes you think there might be?
this is a mammal, not a fish.
probably.
and sound.
sound. like sonar, or radar. they home in on irregular sounds, unusual sounds, any rhythmic low-frequency vibration.
not necessarily. these wounds could've been inflicted 30 miles out to sea, or more. none of them are immediately fatal. currents could've carried the body 10 miles further.
lower jaw displaced and lacerated by predator attempt to seize the tongue. additional large tissue loss in the dorsal and sub- dorsal areas, as well as the caudal. oriamal bite radius 37 inches, allowing for salt-water erosion and subsequent small predator and scavenger tissue attacks.
it's either a great white, or another killer whale.
not when it's like this. this animal has been ashore for 10, 12 hours, and drifting for a day, at least. every little nibbler in the sea's taken a bite.
don't be ridiculous -- sharks don't take things personally.