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Baby shark temporarily beaches itself to catch fish in Maldives

By Ben Hooper
This baby shark isn't about to let a little dry land come between him and his lunch. Screenshot: Storyful
This baby shark isn't about to let a little dry land come between him and his lunch. Screenshot: Storyful

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KULHUDHUFFUSHI, Maldives, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A beach visitor in the Maldives captured footage of a hungry baby shark temporarily beaching itself in its quest to capture a fish.

The video, posted to Instagram by the Lucido Travels vacation company in the Maldives, shows the baby shark hunting a fish in shallow waters.

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The waves roll out as the shark catches its prey, leaving it temporary stranded on dry land with its lunch.

The shark wiggles its way back toward the water and is able to swim off with its catch when the waves return.

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