Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back On Twitter, Sharks Are Now Sending Tweets

Hey, who’s that following you on Twitter?

Oh, it’s a shark. Wait… what?

Yep. Sharks are now sending tweets, courtesy of a new initiative from Surf Life Saving Western Australia (SLSWA), whose scientists have attached transmitters to more than 320 sharks, including great whites, so they can be monitored up and down the coast.

Once a tagged shark swims within a kilometre of a beach, an alert is triggered which is picked up by a computer, and then turned into a tweet, which is broadcast by the SLSWA’s Twitter feed.

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