The sight of a large school of tiger sharks feasting on a dead humpback whale was captured by a drone camera Friday off the coast of Western Australia.

The crystal water darkens as the sharks tear apart the whale in an area known as "Shark Bay."

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The video, captured by a tour boat operator, shows two tourist boats amid the sharks as they devour the dead mammal.

"Something to show and tell the Grandchildren," tour boat operator Eco Abrolhos wrote in a comment with the video.

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