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Great White Shark with Sailor Shoe

In the Natural History Museum Vienna (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien)

 

This great white shark was caught in the Adriatic Sea at the beginning of the 20th century. In its stomach, the shoe of a member of the Imperial and Royal Navy is said to have been found.

 

The shark is an original, the shoe on display is a replica of the alleged original in the Museum of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum).

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Uploaded on August 6, 2022
Taken on August 6, 2022