Within minutes of being uploaded onto the internet, the video went viral, and the SYFY TV network, responsible for the Sharknado series of films, tweeted, "We always knew this day would come. According to bird watchers on social media, the giant bird is an osprey, aka sea hawk or fish hawk, which is a fish-eating bird of prey. Anyone know what type of bird this is and is it holding a shark? On the other hand, he is flying! The video was captured on Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, and shows a huge bird of prey, which some viewers have identified as an Osprey, carrying the fish back to its nest. The incident took place at … Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines. WATCH: Incredible moment huge bird of prey 'plucks shark from ocean' and carries it over beach-goers. A video of a large bird carrying a baby shark, freshly plucked from the sea, in its talons is doing the rounds of social media. The Syfy channel also retweeted the video with a similar comment, writing, "We always knew this day would come #Sharknado. ", Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, A family of 7 lost their home in Washington's wildfires. The killer bird was most likely an osprey, David Barrett, a birdwatcher who runs the twitter account Manhattan Bird Alert, told The Post. Your Ad Choices The video tweeted by former American basketball player Rex Chapman shows a large bird, presumably an osprey, carrying a baby shark over the Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. There were incredible scenes on a South Carolina beach yesterday as an eagle-eyed bird watcher spotted a winged predator plucking its lunch from the ocean. Anyone know what type of bird this is and is it holding a shark? They prey almost exclusively on fish and are commonly seen flying with fish in their talons, head-first, as is the case in White’s video. Terms of Use I kept saying ‘holy mackerel,’ but apparently nobody got it.”, Michael Domeier, president and executive director of the Marine Conservation Science Institute, was more blunt: “Definitely not a shark.”, Check out this video @trackingsharks https://t.co/0jSQzjwsTB pic.twitter.com/MIJfyW1XN3. “Sharknado Now Real Life as a Bird Carries a Shark in a New Viral Video,” screamed one headline this week. What else is going to happen in 2020? One of the videos, shared Thursday by Dylan Mellor and attached to the original video (posted above), shows a close up of what looks like the same bird with the same fish on a short post lower to the ground. Osprey primarily feed on fish and the bird has a wingspan of more than 180 cm. The Irish Post is the biggest selling national newspaper to the Irish in Britain. On social media this incredible video appeared showing a giant bird of prey flying above a beach carrying around a shark. July 2, 2020 | 4:35pm | Updated July 3, 2020 | 8:42am. However, as the clip circulated further, others pointed out that it's not actually a shark, and is likely a large tuna fish or Spanish mackerel,which is commonly found in the coast along South Carolina. Is that really a shark in talons of giant bird? The video tweeted by former American basketball player Rex Chapman shows a large bird, presumably an osprey, carrying a baby shark over the Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.
Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. It’s what they do; they’ll sit for hours consuming their meals from a high perch. #myrtlebeach ???? We're only at the half way point of 2020 and this viral video of a bird carrying a shark is here to remind us of that. KBC 12: Can you answer 13 questions faced by season’s fourth contestant Jaswinder Singh Cheema? But social media audiences aren’t always naive. Just in case you haven’t seen a bird flying around with a shark that it just plucked out of the ocean... pic.twitter.com/ILKqd9wrFG, — Rex Chapman (@RexChapman) July 2, 2020. Striking video footage showing a large raptor soaring over Myrtle Beach, S.C., clutching what looks like a shark in its talons, has the Internet abuzz. https://nypost.com/2020/07/02/bird-of-prey-snags-shark-like-fish-in-wild-video For The Win Outdoors asked Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab at California State University – Long Beach, and he responded: “It looks like a mackerel to me, too. Observers called the high-flying footage “the coolest thing on Twitter today” and quipped that the bird deserves a cameo on “the next Sharknado film.”, Another joked, “NEVER LET IT TASTE HUMAN!!!”. Eagle-eyed experts soon determined the ill-fated fish was not actually a shark but rather a ladyfish, a species that can grow up to 3 feet long with sharp teeth and a dorsal fin. We've already seen murder hornets, the death of Mr. Peanut, Goop's vagina scented candle, and movie theaters shut down across the world. 2020 just keeps getting weirder. A giant bird was caught on video catching what appears to be a small shark in its talons, bringing Sharknado vibes to frightened South Carolina beachgoers. Take a look at some of the reactions: I’m betting that shark, was more than a little suprised.

This story has been shared 74,021 times. Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? #Sharknado.". added "baby shark" to it pic.twitter.com/WNEUJTprSW, — John Kerr (@JohnnyHeatWave) July 2, 2020. As of Friday morning, the video had been viewed more than 17 million times. The incident took place at Myrtle Beach, and a woman was able to capture the footage from the 17th floor of her apartment building. Then they all got Covid-19, Houston Chef Chris Shepherd's Southern Smoke Has Raised $3,361,772 for Restaurant Workers in Need Right Now. The footage was captured by Tennessee resident Ashley White, with an iPhone from the 17th floor of an apartment building. “I spent like 45 minutes filming him,” Mellor wrote. When examining the video further, there have been debates as to whether or not the osprey nabbed a shark from the water.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights Hopefully the first half of the year is behind us, letting things get back to some form of normalcy in the near future. 54,889, This story has been shared 49,534 times. “He flew off at one point and I jogged half a mile down the beach to find him and film him again.”, 740-pound shark leaps out of water feet from fishermen, A timeline of the battle to change the Washington NFL team's name, The Counter: Nate Tice thinks Sam Darnold will be good ... just maybe not for the Jets, Joey Chestnut thinks the Hot Dog Eating Contest conditions could lead to a world record, 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic Live Coverage, PGA Tour, Leaderboard, TV Channel, How to Watch, Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, A family of 7 lost their home in Washington's wildfires. When he zoomed in on his photos at his computer, however, he was surprised to find that it was actually a shark in the bird’s grasp and that there was a fish in the shark’s mouth. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. New Zealanders shrug: ‘Us, too’, Sonam Kapoor enjoyed an ‘epic girls’ night’; check out what she wore, Explained: In coronavirus spike protein, clues to why some patients have runaway inflammation, SSC JE recruitment 2020: Applications open, salary up to Rs 1.12 lakh, Statutory provisions on reporting (sexual offenses). With that being said, it looks like we're going to have to be a little bit more patient, like the giant bird grabbing a baby shark from the water and waiting to eat every last bit of it. Sharknado in real life might be what it takes to keep people away from the beaches this upcoming holiday weekend. 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