Auckland museum stages public shark dissection

Clinton Duffy (right) of the New Zealand Department of Conservation, dissects a protected great white shark at the Auckland Museum Photograph: Richard Robinson/AP

Once, it was the bodies of executed murderers that drew crowds to public dissections. These days, large creatures are more likely to be top of the bill.

Earlier today, the Auckland Museum cut open a young great white shark that had been mistakenly caught by local fishermen. "What's Inside the Stomach of a Great White Shark? Find out, Live!" trumpeted the press release.