FOOTAGE of a tiger shark gobbling up an iPhone has given viewers a small glimpse at what it might look like to be eaten alive.
The predator chomped on the iPhone – which had fortunately been in a waterproof case – after it had been accidentally dropped in the water.
Tourists were observing a feeding session from a boat in the Bahamas, the Telegraph reported.
Mistaking the iPhone for a snack, one shark gnawed the device into its jaws – showing off the lining of its mouth ribbed with gills.
The shark swiftly spat out the handset before it passed down through its gullet.
iPhone owner Dave Finch was filming the excursion operated by Dolphin Dream Team.
His friend, Ken Kiefer, an underwater photographer, was working with him on the shark tour.
“This devious girl – known by some as Jitterbug and by others as Buttface – grabbed Finch’s camera and was trying to get some selfies,” Kiefer wrote in a Facebook post.
“She grabbed it. Then chewed, dropped, grabbed again and dropped.”
Tiger sharks, which can grow up to 25ft long, are known to be unfussy eaters, as well as voracious predators.
They are the second largest predatory shark species after the great white.
These predators feast on a wide variety of marine prey, such as crabs, shellfish, lobsters, squid, bony fish, small sharks, skates, rays, porpoises, turtles.
Though they have also been known to chomp at marine birds and some land-walking mammals.
The beautiful species, known for their black stripes, can be found in tropical and sub-tropical waters.
Norfolk Island, a former Australian penal colony, has become a haven for tiger sharks, in a revelation that has baffled scientists.
Tiger sharks found off Norfolk Island in the South Pacific are growing an average of two feet longer than those on the Great Barrier Reef.
