Great White Sharks Like to Hang Out With Each Other When Feasting on Baby Seals, Scientists Find Published Oct 22, 2019 at 12:25 PM EDT Updated Oct 24, 2019 at 7:10 AM EDT By ...

Young white sharks, which are responsible for the majority of attacks on people, can't distinguish between humans and seals, according to new research.

You look like a seal – at least to a baby great white shark, study suggests. Jordan Mendoza. ... said baby white sharks are also learning how to hunt for bigger food like seals, ...

The baby seal was just centimetres from the shark's teeth. "But the longer it goes on, the more tired the shark gets. The seal managed to get onto Seal Island, where there are 60,000 seals." ...

It's unclear why the seal is keen on being around humans and learning to surf. Hartel told CBS8 that several surfers believe they saw a great white shark attack the seal pup's mom a week ago.

A baby seal was seen splashing in the waves alongside a number of California surfers near San Diego over the weekend, and even clambered onto their boards alongside them to bask in the sun.

The 36-pound seal pup, which was found with its white birthing coat, or “lanugo,” was estimated to be between 4 and 5 weeks old when discovered on the shoreline last week.