No more great white with your flat white: Cafe's rescued shark released early after going viral

A great white shark kept in an aquarium at a franchised cafe in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, was released back into the ocean early after visitors' attention began to disturb it, the cafe owner has said.

The cafe owner said he had rescued the 1.5-meter shark from a fish market in nearby Gampo on May 30.

He said he had planned to care for the animal for a few days before releasing it, noting that keeping it long-term was not an option because great white sharks can grow up to 6 meters.

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