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The female sand tiger is the aquarium's biggest shark.

Keepers said the female likely reacted violently because it was "startled."

In all, it took 21 hours for the female shark to swallow its prey, though keepers expect the female shark to regurgitate its kill because ingesting it would be extremely difficult.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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