Scientists are tracking the progress of a one-ton great white shark that is swimming through the Gulf of Mexico and making her way to the Texas coast.
The Houston Chronicle reported that the 14-foot-long, 2,300-pound fish, called Katharine, was first tagged by scientists last year off of Cape Cod.
Katharine’s tag sends a signal when she comes to the surface. So far, she has been tracked a total of 4,800 miles.
Katharine is one of two sharks that researchers tagged in August, the other is Betsy, who was tracked on June 5 about 120 miles west of Sanibel Island, Florida.
Each of sea giant’s pings can be viewed in real time on the nonprofit group Ocearch’s website.
"Every track is giving us new information and going contrary to all the assumptions that we were going on," said Dr. Robert Heuter, director of Mote Marine Laboratory's center for shark research. "Having (sharks) in the Gulf is something we thought happened in the wintertime."
CNN noted that the sharks’ unusual behavior comes after a rare goblin shark was caught in Florida last month and an Alabama beach was closed due to a “swarm” of sharks earlier this month.