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"A shark that died at a Western Australian beach had a sea lion stuck in its throat.\nA video posted on YouTube on July 12 showed a great white shark in the shallows at Coronation Beach thrashing around, before swimming out 50m and repeating the weird sequence. \nThe post was edited two days later to say the shark's carcass had washed up on the beach.\nSee also: Panic, Then Tears, as Humans Save Beached Whale\nAs the video garnered shares on YouTube, at last count 18,000, the Department of Fisheries investigated the strange death.\nScientists travelled to the nearby town of Geraldton to try and find out what happened to the four-metre beast.\n\nAfter much speculation, Principal Research Scientist Dr Rory McAuley said in a statement the male shark had no visible signs of injury or disease, but appeared to have \"a large Australian sea lion stuck inside its throat\".\nMcAuley believed the strange behaviour of the shark just before his death could also be attributed to this.\n\"It is possible that the shark was trying to dislodge the blockage,\" he said.\nScientists said the sea lion could have caused damage to the shark's internal organs or stopped water flowing to his gill which ultimately caused the death. The only other possible conclusion was the shark may have become stranded while attempting to remove the obstruction in his throat.\nThe Department of Fisheries said the shark was tagged in South Australia in January this year, which demonstrated how mobile this species is.\nDr McAuley said tissue and vertebral samples were taken for future studies.\n\"This information will be useful in improving our understanding about white sharks,\" he said.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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