Tiger shark shows what it’s like to be eaten alive – by swallowing iPhone

A tiger shark has shown what it would be like to be eaten alive after swallowing a phone which was recording a video.

The predator gnawed on the iPhone when it was accidentally dropped in the water while tourists watched a feeding session from a boat in the Bahamas.

Footage showed the shark’s jaws clamping down around the device before revealing the interior of the creature’s mouth lined with pulsating gills.

The phone belonged to Dave Finch who was captaining the excursion operated by Dolphin Dream Team.

His friend, Ken Kiefer, an underwater photographer, was working with him on the shark tour.

He wrote on Facebook: “This devious girl – known by some as Jitterbug and by others as Buttface – grabbed Finch’s camera and was trying to get some selfies.”

Tiger sharks are known as unfussy eaters, with the stomach contents of captured animals revealing stingrays, seals, birds, car number plates and tyres.

Despite this, the shark spat out the mobile phone, which had been sealed in a waterproof case, and it was later retrieved when the coast was clear.

Mr Kiefer added: “She grabbed it. Then chewed, dropped, grabbed again and dropped.”

Staff with Dolphin Dream Team, which organises tours to Tiger Beach in the Bahamas, have named some of the frequently spotted tiger sharks Jitterbug, Emma and Natalie.

In a post on social media, the team said “passengers and crew unite” to monitor Jitterbug and other tiger sharks in the area.

They added: “Being able to see the subtle differences in skin patterns or scars is for very trained eyes.”

Tiger sharks, also known as grey nurses or ragged-tooth sharks, are the second largest predatory shark species after the great white.

However, their undiscerning palate means they are less likely than great whites to swim away after biting a human.

The species, which can grow up to 25ft long, can be found in tropical and sub-tropical waters and are named after the dark stripes on juveniles which fade over time.

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