Great white sharks have some competition.

Another shark species was spotted attacking seals off Massachusetts for the first time, according to local shark researchers.

Dusky sharks were seen preying on gray seals off Nantucket, the researchers found in a new study.

The scientists from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, the New England Aquarium, and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries recorded the first-ever aerial footage of dusky sharks killing and eating a seal in Massachusetts waters.

“Though the observations we’re reporting are preliminary, they have changed our understanding of the feeding ecology of dusky sharks, which are considered endangered on a global scale, as well as predatory interactions between sharks and seals in the waters off Massachusetts,” said Megan

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