A monster 700lb great white shark is heading to a beach in the US to spend her Christmas. Locals can be forgiven for thinking they're going to need a bigger gravy boat. Bella, a 700-pound shark, is heading towards Virginia Beach for a holiday migration.

A 700lb great white shark is spending her Christmas at a popular beach, boffins say. Tagged in Nova Scotia in July, the juvenile sharked called Bella is heading south this season and is likely to spend the festive period in Virginia Beach in the US.

She has been detected off the Easter shore of Virginia and raveling rapidly from Montauk to the Chesapeake Bay area.

Researchers say her movements highlight how white sharks use the coast in late fall and winter, and her presence near beaches is normal and poses minimal risk.

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