Why don't Sharks eat the other sharks?

Answer 1

They do eat other sharks
Whether it be in the womb or in the wild

While usually sharks don't eat bigger sharks , they eat ANYTHING it just has to be smaller than them.

In the mother's womb the biggest most developed shark sometimes eats its brethren.

Answer 2

Sharks do eat other sharks. They have been found to not only hunt other species but their own as well. Mainly the sharks are greater risk are smaller sharks or pups. More often than not shark pups will eat other shark pups while still in the womb of the mother.

Mainly a sharks diet consists of smaller fish and of course seals, turtles, birds (yes birds i have even seen it happen), whales, etc... but sharks are included in the diet of some species.

Answer 3

they do on ocassions. baby sharks competing foor food in the womb eat each other. normally they don't, as almost all the other species don't (it's not in ur nature to eat ur similars), but if a shark gets injured, and the hunting has been slow, he's gonna become shark buffette.

Answer 4

Sharks actually do eat other sharks.

Answer 5

Sharks do. Don't just assume sharks eat all other species.

"As a group, sharks and batoids eat almost anything: fishes, crustaceans, molluscs, marine mammals, and other sharks.
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/sharks-&-rays/diet.htm

The white shark is a macropredator, known to be active during the daytime. Its most important prey items are marine mammals (including, seals, sea lions, elephant seals, dolphins) and fishes (including other sharks and rays).
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/Whiteshark/whiteshark.html

Answer 6

sharks eat other sharks cuz they r carnivores.the great white can even swallow some sharks

Answer 7

their mouths aren't big enough. they can bite each other when they are fighting. but it's much easier to eat little fishes instead

Answer 8

Would they be called canibals??

Answer 9

They're hungry?

Answer 10

Shark sodomy is illegal.