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But Dr Lubitz said watching a shark throw up a dead echidna near Orpheus Island, east of Ingham in North Queensland, was something else.
“This one just threw up an echidna, which was quite a surprise to us,” he said of the May 2022 incident.
If it was dead, it probably wasn't surprised to see anyone. Seems like a strange thing to say.
That's not what that sentence says.
What does it say? Not being difficult, but maybe being dense - I'm not sure how else to read it.
The echidna was indeed a scientist
Dr Lubitz, Science Echidna
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A scientist who witnessed a tiger shark vomiting up an echidna during the course of a three-year project off the Queensland coast says it was a "one in a million" sight.
James Cook University marine biologist Nicolas Lubitz shared the story ahead of the release of project data later this year.
He said tiger sharks were scavengers and had been known to eat seabirds, tyres, licence plates and even a small TV screen.
But Dr Lubitz said watching a shark throw up a dead echidna near Orpheus Island, east of Ingham in North Queensland, was something else.
The Biopixel Oceans Foundation researcher is part of a state-wide, multi-agency project that tagged more than 800 marine animals with 10-year-trackers between 2020 and 2023.
Dhufish, snapper, mullet, shovelnose rays and various species of sharks were tagged with acoustic and satellite trackers from the Gold Coast to the Torres Strait.
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