CAPE COD, Mass., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Authorities closed two beaches in Cape Cod this week after visitors spotted a Great White shark take a bite out of a seal and spit it onto the sand, news media reported.
The Great White, known by marine biologists as Carcharodon carcharias, was seen swimming near the Nauset Light House Wednesday -- where it attacked the seal and spit it onto the beach. The encounter left a large pool of blood in the water, witnesses said.