Earlier this week , a Florida resident was take a stroll along Vero Beach in Florida ’s Sebastian Inlet State Park when he reckon a bay lynx staring at a shark that was feeding on pocket-sized fish . But all of a sudden , the hunting watch became the hunted .
Asreportedby ABC ’s Florida affiliate Local 10 , the photograph was beguile by John Bailey and has since been publish at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’sFacebook page . Though some people are declaring the picture a fake , Liz Barraco , a interpreter with the FWC , suppose they believe the photo is real and were “ very excited to see it . ”
David Hitzig , director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary , order CBS 12 stationthat the incident is a real possible action , and that “ Florida bobcats frequently hunt along local beaches to catch crabs and other animals all the fourth dimension . ”
Over at The Miami Herald , wildlife biologist Robert Kingwas quoted as tell : “ Would they go into the breakers and pull out a shark ? Darn right they would , ” adding that , “ Unless it ’s been picture - shop , I believe it . ”
Speaking to Local 10 , Bailey said he was so spellbound by the sight he did n’t think about being in danger . When it happened , “ it was pretty fast , ” sum up that the Bobcat “ spot it , pulled it up [ and ] the shark floundered for a while . ” But when the big cat saw Bailey , it dropped the four - foundation shark and retreat to the nearby forest . As for the shark — consider to be an Atlantic Sharpnose Shark — it managed to wriggle its way back to the sea .
Photograph : Ronald Bailey .
[ ViaLocal 10 ]
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