A great white shark heading for British waters could be bringing some smaller ferocious fish with her, scientists have revealed. The deadly predator – named Lydia – became the first tagged great white shark to cross the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and scientists charting her progress have now revealed that the 15ft shark might be swimming towards Europe to give birth to pups. She is just 800 miles (1,255km) off the coast of Cornwall and Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean and has now turned away from the UK. Scroll down for video The great white sharked named Lydia has travelled 313 miles in the past 72 hours. She is currently headed west (pictured) But experts believe the shark is pregnant and in search of a nursery for her pups and could be en route to the Mediterranean
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On Friday, Lydia was spotted 1,000 miles from Cornwall and Ireland
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The satellite-tagged 15ft, 2,000lb great white is around 800 miles away after she crossed the Mid-Atlantic ridge found in the middle of the ocean
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Today GPS tag showed she is heading west, but experts think the shark is looking for a nursery in the Mediterranean where she can raise some pups
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Great white sharks typically give birth to between two and 12 pups
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Lydia became the first tagged great white to cross the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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No one understands why she is taking such a strange route as great whites are usually found in warmer waters
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (@placeholder) is a ridge found along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.