Digital Vision./Digital Vision/Getty Images. The Kalahari Desert is a vast arid grassland that reaches into three African nations -- Botswana, Namibia and South Africa -- and encompasses an area of approximately 360,000 square miles. Due to this great range and the seasonal and geographic variations in water and temperature, the Kalahari has a rich and diverse ...
Massive Sea Creature Attacks, Kills And Eats A 3 Meter Long Great White Shark. Terry Goss, via Wikimedia Commons. According to Australian scientists, a tagged 3-meter-long (9 foot) great white shark was killed and eaten by an even bigger predator, most likely a âcolossal cannibal great white sharkâ Gizmodo reports.
A massive female great white shark was caught this week in the Mediterranean Sea near Tunisia, sparking an outpouring of criticism at the loss of a protected animal from an exceedingly rare regional population. The shark met its end on Wednesday morning in the waters off Sousse, Tunisia, according to Grind TV. After it was caught, the great white was brought ashore and sold in a fish market for the sum of 3,000 dinars, which equates to roughly $1,500. Weighing in at nearly 4,400 pounds, the great white shark quickly became an object of local curiosity due to its impressive size. Passers-by took the opportunity to capture a selfie with the shark as it hung from a crane, waiting for the butcherâs knife.