Tiger shark regurgitates whole echidna, leaving Australian scientists 'stunned'

Mammal was likely swimming between Queensland islands when it 'just got unlucky and got snapped' - spikes and all - in apparent world-firstGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe last thing a group of scientists busy tagging marine animals along the coast of north Queensland expected to see was a shark regurgitate a fully intact echidna - but that is exactly what happened.In what is believed to be a world-first, researchers from James Cook University, including former PhD student Dr Nicolas Lubitz, were tagging marine wildlife off the coast of Orpheus Island between Townsville and Lucinda in May 2022. Continue reading...