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Sharkposting!!!

THIS is the frilled shark. Unlike all other shark species, they are eel-like in shape so it was weird classifying them as sharks for a while, until we figured out they were a species that dated way back to the prehistoric oceans, and have since barely changed taxonomically because they’re well adapted to life as it is for them now.

I’d say the most infamous thing about frilled sharks is how old they are, but another famous frilled shark feature is their TEETH. Gross ass trident shaped teeth that point up and back in their mouth. The way they’re shaped makes it easy to trap, hold, and shred prey without having the bite force that “normal” sharks usually do. Because of this unique adaptation, they have mouths so weird and strange that they look like old men from afar… LOL.

One last fun fact: Scientists estimate frilled sharks have the longest gestation period of ALL VERTEBRATES ON EARTH. It lasts for three and a half (3.5) years. For comparison, human gestation is only 9 months. WOAH!