The whale was the fifth to die of natural causes in Wide Bay waters this week, with locals warned to steer clear
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Rangers have captured video of dozens of sharks feeding on a whale carcass off the Queensland coast, prompting a warning for people to stay away from stranded or dead animals at sea.
The frenzy involved about 50 tiger sharks scavenging a humpback that died of natural causes and was adrift in the Great Sandy Marine Park off Hervey Bay.
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