Chinese police have opened an investigation after a vlogger published a controversial video showing her tasting a great white shark, a protected species, authorities and local media said. The images of the young woman, known as Tizi, show her grilling, boiling and then tasting the meat of the large predator. Police in Nanchong City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province confirmed on Sunday that it was indeed a great white shark, according to Chinese media Fengmian. Great white sharks are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s list of ‘vulnerable’ species – just below ‘endangered’. Tizi halved the shark, barbecued the shark tail and boiled its head in a spicy broth.

Source: The Times August 16, 2022 12:43 UTC