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Tom Wark

Hungry, hungry whale sharks show super snacking style

Whale sharks have been labelled "serial snackers" for their range of unusual mealtime habits. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

When your body reaches nearly 20-metres long, whale sharks need to be flexible when choosing how best to snare their sizeable meals.

With the help of dorsal fin-mounted cameras and dozens of research papers, scientists discovered the biggest fish in the sea is a keen snacker and has developed several novel ways of securing a feed.

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