The Aqua World aquarium in the Ibaraki prefecture in Oarai, Japan, features attractions like sea lions, jellyfish, dolphins and sharks .... which eat other sharks. Surprised? So was one of the Aqua World caretakers who was checking on the aquarium's residents. At around 11 a.m., his rounds took him to the multi-tank Sea of Sharks exhibit, reports Jin115. The tank reserved for the largest creatures is home to a 1.6-meter whitetip reef shark, as well as a 2.8-meter sand tiger shark. That was when the caretaker saw the larger shark trying to turn the smaller shark into breakfast. But while the sand tiger shark has the sharp teeth you'd expect from an apex predator, it still wasn't able to bite entirely through the hard skin of the whitetip. So the sand tiger switched to Plan B and tried to swallow the smaller shark whole. After about 40 minutes of struggling to choke the whitetip down, the sand tiger shark eventually gave up and ingloriously spat the deceased creature back out. The aquarium staff promptly removed the smaller one, worried that if they didn't do so quickly, the hungry survivor might be tempted to try again. Sadly, the whitetip later died from the injuries it had sustained. "In light of this event, we will be further increasing the effort we make when judging which sharks to place in the same tanks, taking into account their relative size and possible hostilities," a spokesperson for the aquarium said. In the meantime, Aqua World hopes visitors will continue to support the facility and its Sea of Sharks exhibit. Check out the Chinese version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQFwTyGUuzs Source: Jin Check out the blog on Oarai Aquarium: http://www.aquaworld-oarai.com/staff-blog/secret/20140428-5462 Related news: Shark shocks Ibaraki aquarium staff by swallowing…another shark http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/05/01/shark-shocks-ibaraki-aquarium-staff-by-swallowinganother-shark/ Related: Shark shocks Ibaraki aquarium staff by swallowing another shark. Shark at Japanese water park tries to eat another in exhibit tank. Big tiger shark goes after smaller whitetip reef shark at Aqua World aquarium. After several tries at chewing the tough little guy's skin, the larger predator spits it out in disgust. Japanese water park sees shark turn on its own kind, try to eat smaller exhibit member. Shark shocks Ibaraki aquarium staff by swallowing…another shark. It’s A Shark Eat Shark World In This Japanese Aquarium. Shark tries to swallow smaller shark in Japanese aquarium tank. Check out another related story on shark: Horrifying moment a shark eats another shark at South Korean aquarium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6ku2im4OdA Related News In Korea: Shark eats shark in South Korean aquarium. Shark eats another shark in ‘accident’ at a South Korean aquarium. Shark Eats Another Shark At Seoul's COEX Aquarium. Shark Eats Shark. Female Shark Eats Male Shark Because He Didn’t Stay in His Lane. This Shark Won Its Aquarium Turf War In The Most Brutal Way. Shark Eats Shark In South Korean Aquarium During Attack. Shark Eats Smaller Shark in South Korea Aquarium. Check out the website of the Oarai Aquarium at http://www.aquaworld-oarai.com/en/ Check out more about sand tiger sharks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_tiger_shark Check out more about whitetip reef sharks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitetip_reef_shark 日本茨城縣大洗水族館上演一幕鯊魚大屠殺！一條大鯊魚幾乎將另一條小鯊魚完全吞下，小鯊魚最終傷重不治。 事發在星期三，職員收到入場遊客通知有鯊魚流血，趕到時發現一條約2.8米長的沙虎鯊，正鯨吞另一條約1.6米長白鰭礁鯊，被吞鯊魚肚部朝天．只有部分身體外露。沙虎鯊足足花了40分鐘嘗試吞食，但仍不成功，最後只好將小鯊魚吐出，職員馬上落水將牠救起，可惜返魂乏術。至於殘殺同伴的沙虎鯊牙齒崩落，職員正觀察牠今後能否如常進食。 遇害的白鰭礁鯊2001年3月由印尼輸入，與行兇的沙虎鯊同住水缸接近10年。館方表示，事件令他們認識到飼養鯊魚的困難，今後會小心留意 Click link to subscribe to Red Phoenix Channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRedPhoenixOne?sub_confirmation=1 Click to view this channel for more videos : https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRedPhoenixOne