BEIJING: A Chinese influencer is below police investigation following a clip of the girl roasting and eating a great white shark went viral.
Footage of the vlogger, popularly known by her on-line pseudonym Tizi, demonstrated her feasting to the predatory fish, which police in the main city of Nanchong verified last Sunday (Jul 31) was an excellent white.
“It may look vicious, but its meat is really very tender, inch Tizi said while tearing off large chunks of the animal’s barbecued meat, in the video posted in mid-July.
In the video, since removed, she is seen unwrapping a 2m-long fish and lying down next to it to show it is taller than the girl.
The shark is then sliced up in half, marinated and barbecued, while the mind is cooked in the spicy broth.
Great white sharks are listed being a vulnerable species by International Union to get Conservation of Nature – just one action before being classed as endangered.
Populations of sharks – some of the oceans’ most important apex potential predators – have been battered over the last few years, the main culprits getting finning and industrial longline fishing.
In China, they are listed as safeguarded. Illegal possession can result in a five-to-10-year jail term.
“It is flabbergasting that the Internet celebrity may eat a protected pet in front of millions in broad daylight! inch wrote one commentator in response to the story.
“These uncultured attention-mongers will stoop very low to attract readers! ” another mentioned.
It is unclear whether Tizi, that has almost 8 mil followers, will be punished.
She informed local media that will she acquired the particular shark through “legal channels”, but the nearby agriculture bureau stated on Monday that her claim had been “inconsistent with the facts” and that police had been investigating.
Dried baby shark skin is used as a cat food in Tiongkok and can be bought in many online stores.
Chinese state press has long waged war on viral binge-eating videos, recognized by the Korean slang “mukbang”, while livestreaming platforms have for years promised to turn off accounts promoting excess eating and foods wastage.