{"id":103466,"date":"2025-08-30T17:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/103466\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T17:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:07:07","slug":"massive-shark-with-bite-marks-washes-up-on-mallorca-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/103466\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive shark with bite marks washes up on Mallorca beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beachgoers at Can Pere Antoni beach in Palma were left stunned on Friday when a massive shark washed up on the shore \u2014 already dead. The discovery quickly drew a crowd who rushed to see the creature up close.<\/p>\n<p>Snaps shared online show the shark\u2019s body bearing a huge bite mark, fuelling speculation it may have been attacked by an even bigger predator. Some couldn\u2019t resist posing for selfies with the carcass before officials moved in.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<a title=\"@nk.santi23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nk.santi23?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@nk.santi23<\/a> <a title=\"mallorca\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mallorca?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#mallorca<\/a> <a title=\"viral\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/viral?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#viral<\/a> <a title=\"tiburon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tiburon?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#tiburon<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c Jet2 Advert - \u2708\ufe0fA7-BBH | MAN \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Jet2-Advert-7398162320411429664?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u266c Jet2 Advert &#8211; \u2708\ufe0fA7-BBH | MAN \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The tide is thought to have carried the remains onto the beach, turning a quiet afternoon into an unexpected spectacle. Swimmers and tourists said they\u2019d never been so close to such a fearsome animal.<\/p>\n<p>The shock find has reignited debate about sharks in Balearic waters. Just weeks ago, experts unveiled plans to step up protection for sharks and rays around the islands, warning that many species are in decline.<\/p>\n<p>The proposals call for tighter controls on fishing and measures to protect fragile marine habitats. Officials say the goal is to keep the ecosystem in balance \u2014 and make sure future encounters with sharks don\u2019t just happen when they wash up dead.<\/p>\n<p>                        <script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beachgoers at Can Pere Antoni beach in Palma were left stunned on Friday when a massive shark washed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[50386,2739,50387,50388,50389,90,50390,50391,50392,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":{"0":"post-103466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-balearics-sharks","9":"tag-latest-headlines","10":"tag-majorca-shark","11":"tag-mallorca-shark","12":"tag-mallorca-sharks","13":"tag-science","14":"tag-sharks-stingrays-protection-plan","15":"tag-sharks-in-mallorca","16":"tag-spain-sharks","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom","19":"tag-unitedkingdom","20":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}