Depending on the prey the blue shark will have different type of strategies on how they will hunt and attack their prey (Ebert, DA. 2003. Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras of California. California:University of California Press.pp166-168). Blue sharks will typically feed on squids, fish, mollusks, small sharks, sea birds, and even garbage that will float around the water. There have been on some accounts were blue sharks would even take a risk and attack Great White Sharks (sharks-world.com . In recent times even seals have started to hunt and eat blue sharks, because of this ecologists might need to reassess the roles that the seals play in the ecosystem. From one boat operator in Cape Town, South Africa, Chris Fallows witness 10 blue sharks running away from a young male Cape fur seal who eventually caught and ate 5 of the blue shark intestines (Bob, …show more content…
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