You won’t
believe but this creature does exist!
This
creature is called the frilled shark. It is a rare species of shark which
inhabits the bottom of the ocean. This species of sharks are found in some
parts of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. The shark is called living fossil because
it has not changed much from millions of years ago.
The shark can
be more than 6 feet long and the shark has a long body and needle like teeth
which helps the shark in catching fishes and the needle like teeth prevents the
prey from escaping. It usually preys on small fishes.
This shark
is not fished for economic purpose however it is caught accidently in nets used
for commercial fishing. Most of these sharks die in the nets and also the
reproductive rate is very and gestation period for these sharks can be more
than three years due to which its population is decreasing. It is now near
threatened now.
It is not considered
a threat to humans as there are very less chances of interaction with these
sharks less as these sharks live at the bottom of the ocean. However its
pointed teeth may cause injures.
The shark
also have been misidentified as a sea serpent because these sharks have long
bodies and have different appearance compared to other species of sharks.
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