The Megalodon is believed to have become extinct 1.5 million years ago. It's fossil records indicate that it was around 12 to 18 meters long, and thus was the largest predator of the open seas. Ever. The mainstream scientific community believes the animal quite dead and long gone. There are, however, a few that claim that the megalodon could, in fact, still exist in the unexplored depths of the ocean. They reference such animals as the megamouth shark, a 5 to 6 meter long shark that was not discovered until 1976, as proof that there could be large undiscovered animals yet in the deeps. As well, sharks do not have float bladders and hence, upon death, their bodies would sink to the bottom and quickly decompose (they have few bones, being made mostly of flesh and cartilage). Further, they would have no cause to come too close to the surface, where they might be seen, as there is an ample food supply of giant squid, crabs, tube worms and other animals that it could feed upon to sustain its enormous size.
The majority of scientists remain unmoved by the above arguments as many megalodon fossils have been found in rivers, suggesting the shark to have prowled closer to shorelines, and thus it is unlikely for them to have gone to the deeps. Further, such a ferocious creature - it had a mouth wide enough to engulf a small car - would leave signs of its presence on the hides of deep diving whales, such as sperm whales, which bear the scar marks of battles with giant squid.
Although one video may suggest proof of a megalodon, as it's movement is very slow (due to its enormous size). This may very well be another example of species thought to be extinct, yet still living in the depths of the ocean.
I don't know if this exist for now a days. this seems to be strange for us to see,
we can be eaten,. hahaha
by the way.. thanks for visiting anyway..
this is Cliff
yours truly ;)))
No comments:
Post a Comment