an upright position. The rolling behavior 

 reported here may be a specific pattern for 

 feeding on large flat or slightly convex surfaces 

 (i.e., flanks of whales). 



White sharks are known to prey on seals and 

 porpoises (Fitch 1949; Arnold 1972). Records of 

 predation on whales are sparse and usually cited 

 in personal communications (Randall 1973). Cal- 

 culations of the energy requirements of white 

 sharks (Carey et al. 1979), suggested that dead 

 whales may be a primary food source for white 

 shark populations in the western North Atlantic. 



Acknowledgments 



The authors wish to thank: John Walton and 

 the crew of the sportfishing boat, Chief Joseph 

 Brant, for assistance in obtaining the Amagan- 

 sett specimen; Tom Cashman and the crew of the 

 Rogue for providing the male for examination; 

 Alan Lintala for photographic and histological 

 support; George Benz for identification of 

 parasites; Gary Carter of the University of 

 Rhode Island CETAP program for identification 

 of the whale; Scott Emery, Chet Wilcox, and the 

 people of Center Moriches for logistical support; 

 and Rick Walsh of Nesconset, N.Y., for Figure 1. 



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