Thursday, May 2, 2019

TIL: The Goblin Shark Is One Creepy Critter

From National Geographic Kids:
OVERVIEW
Swishing through the deep sea, a goblin shark notices a small, yummy-looking squid. The animal inches toward its prey. But as the fish closes in, the snack starts to dart away. So the shark thrusts its jaw three inches out of its mouth! (The jaw is connected to three-inch-long flaps of skin that can unfold from its snout.) The predator then grabs the squid in its teeth. After scarfing down the meal, the shark fits its jaw back into its mouth and swims off....MORE
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/kids/photos/animals/Mammals/A-G/goblin-shark-jaw.adapt.945.1.jpg

As the man said, "Once seen, it cannot be unseen."

Sweet dreams kids.