Scientists have discovered two great white sharks, known as Simon and Jekyll, who have been traveling together “in tandem” up the coast of North America for more than 4,000 miles. “We don’t really expect to see these white sharks staying together, but Simon and Jekyll ― they seem to be buddies in the sense that they’re going the same place at the same time.”A great white shark, but not Simon or Jekyll. Ecologist Yannis Papastamatiou of Florida International University told The New York Times that in his own research, he’s seen white sharks “hanging out” together at specific sites for hours on end. AdvertisementIn an article last year for The Conversation, Papastamatiou also cited a study of white sharks in Australia that found sharks congregating around a seal colony would tend to spend time with the same individuals within the larger group. “The fact that white sharks not only stay close to each other but also have preferred buddies got me wondering if maybe these animals were more social than people thought,” Papastamatiou wrote at the time.

Source: Huffington Post August 12, 2023 18:02 UTC