Frilled shark. (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) THIS GUY IS SO RAD. SO. RAD. LOOK AT ITS MOUTH. LOOK AT
Frilled shark. (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) THIS GUY IS SO RAD. SO. RAD. LOOK AT ITS MOUTH. LOOK AT IT. Those impressive jaws are armed to the teeth (ba dum tshh) with multiple rows of super sharp, kickass, three-pronged porcelain plaques of bright and glorious wonder. Even though the teeth are kind of small, there are more than 300 of them, making that just under one thousand sharp hooks for any unfortunate prey to get past. Yikes. Because of its deepwater habitat, very few observations of the frilled shark have been made in its natural environment. Looking at it’s stomach contents however, indicates that it mostly preys on deep water squid and a variety of fish, including other sharks. While it is unclear exactly how the frilled shark feeds, the fact that its jaws can open extremely wide suggests that it may actively take prey over one and a half times its own length. SO NOT ONLY DOES THIS GUY HAVE WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A NIGHTMARE CHEESE GRATER FOR A MOUTH, BUT IT TAKES ON OTHER SHARKS THAT COULD BE ONE AND A HALF TIMES ITS OWN BODY LENGTH. SO. RAD. Images; National Geographic - Getty images -- source link
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