[kellyhound]

Boaters off the California port of Ventura were dismayed when they spotted a dead minke whale floating in the outer fringes of the Santa Barbara Channel.

But they soon discovered that the decomposing carcass had become a feast for several sharks, including three great whites.

The extraordinary sighting was aboard a high-speed catamaran out of Island Packers, which delivers passengers to and from the islands within Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

It’s unclear how the minke whale died, but to sharks lured by the scent of its decomposing carcass, the whale represented sustenance for days, perhaps weeks.

[Faline]

Floating buffet Those seagulls want to be careful