article_snippet.sent: And that far from scavenging on dead animals, dead animals attack healthy creatures .
article_snippet.sent: Video footage of one of the attacks shows a male contentedly ripping chunks of blubber off a male prey, as the water all around turns bloody.
article_snippet.sent: And with porpoises similar in size to grown men, this raises concerns that swimmers could be next.
article_snippet.sent: It was first observed by marine photographer Chris Fallows, who runs a dive boat operation from Cape Town in South Africa.
article_snippet.sent: And that far from scavenging on already dead animals, marine photographer Chris Fallows, who runs a dive boat operation from Cape Town in South Africa were attacking healthy creatures.
article_snippet.sent: And with many of the mutilated carcasses washing up on beaches popular with swimmers, The Utrecht University researchers warned people could be next.
article_snippet.sent: These animals may reach 40 stone, are related to bears and have the teeth to go with that lineage.
article_snippet.sent: In the water, These animals are much more able than the most agile human swimmers and These animals have made the switch from eating fish to hunting porpoises, another mammal.
article_snippet.sent: In November, This emerged that Antarctic fur seals had been raping king penguins.
article_snippet.sent: One penguin was then killed – and eaten.
article_snippet.sent: their can be shot under licence by fishermen if their are damaging nets.