WATCH: Great white devours tuna head in slo-mo

Footage of a great white shark devouring a tuna head has selachophobiacs (those afraid of sharks) reeling in their seats.

The footage, shot in slow-motion, shows the shark chomping on the head of a tuna. The shark proceeds to shake the tuna from side to side before disappearing. The video was filmed off the coast of Mossel Bay in the Western Cape.

Great whites are known predators of the Western Cape’s coast. Watch to see the action below.

If this wasn’t frightening enough, then check out these close encounters with great white sharks from across South Africa below.

One free-diver encountered an unwelcome visitor while on a spear-fishing trip. See below:

While this man took to the cage to encounter these magnificent animals intentionally:

Who can forget the time professional surfer Mick Fanning escaped the jaws of a hungry great white during the 2015 World Surf League Championships at the Jeffreys Bay Open…

And here are some surfers in Durban, minding their own business, sharing the water with a couple of drop-ins…

Image source: Screenshot from Multimedia Live video

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