An organization studying great white sharks is enjoying some welcome attention after one of the creatures they’ve been monitoring started gaining a loyal social media following. @MaryLeeShark is the fake Twitter handle for a very real, nearly 3,500-pound great white whose movements can be tracked online and in real time.
She’s drawn over 44,000 followers with her playful updates and witty replies as real life shark cruises up and down the East Coast.
“Oh heyyyyy…. you’re right by my house, come by for a nightcap?” invited one recent Twitter commenter as she popped up off the coast of Long Island, New York.
“I would settle for an ice bag to put on my aching Twitter fin. -:()” Mary Lee replied.
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Good news for Shark Week in OC!
ReplyDeleteJust looking for a biscuit! Remember, that every time you enter the water, you are no longer the top of the food chain!
ReplyDeleteI hope this wonderful apex creature survives and is not hurt in any way by all this attention. We need these fish to help keep our oceans healthy.
ReplyDeleteSure would be nice if Obama went swimming in the ocean with this shark.
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