Feb 25 2010
An Unreal Gallery of the Strangest-Looking Sharks in the World
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated with sharks. My interest in these remarkable fish has never really waned, leading to my majoring in zoology while at college and my insistence that Shark Week is must-see television. Sharks have evolved over millions of years to become the most efficient fish in the sea, and one can’t help but admire how they’re built perfectly for their roles as predators.
Most of the sharks we see in movies are Great Whites, and every once in awhile, we’ll get some makos (like in Deep Blue Sea). But there are a lot of sharks swimming in the Earth’s oceans that look nothing like the sharks we see on the big screen. I usually post about movies or video games, but some of these sharks look so bizarre that they can only be classified as “unreal.” I hope you enjoy this gallery of the strangest-looking sharks in the world.
Goblin Shark
Frilled Shark
Basking Shark
Megamouth Shark
Ghost Shark
Hammerhead
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Sharks are awesome. The Hammerhead still ranks up there as an unusual looking shark, too. I’m also pretty fascinated with sharks, and I would love to see a life sized replica of a Carcharodon Megalodon some time. That would have been one scary fish.
I love Hammerheads. They were a popular shark when I was young, but I really haven’t seen them as much in media recently. Also, wasn’t the Mega Mouth discovered because it tried to eat an anchor?
Is that frilled shark real? I ‘ve seen that picture a few times and it just looks so perfect I always think it’s just an artists rendering based on fossils or something….anyways it’s cool.
I’m not sure why but seeing that Basking shark being picked up by a lift makes me sorta sad…and I’m scared of sharks but I just think they should be left alone to do their own thing in the ocean…
I think that shark was pushed to the shore by ocean waves. I don’t think some one killed it.
Here, Cheryl, this is for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X6GKcLkdRE
Thanks Madison, any hopes I ever had of re-entering the ocean are offically OVER!
Amazing sharks!
The ghost and frilled sharks are awesome!
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