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The Megalodon, extinct or non extinct
mich_izzle
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The idea of the megalodon has always fascinated me, they were (or are?) pre-historic sharks who lived at the time of the dinosaurs and allegadly they became extinct about 10,000 years ago. They are the biggest sharks ever ranging from over 72 feet with jaws wide enough to eat rhinos. There are debates that these beasts still exist in the deep surfaces of the ocean. Bear in mind we have only discovered 5% of the deep depths of the ocean so is it possible they are still around? What are your thoughts? For those who are new to these creatures, this is an accurate picture of what they looked like:)
http://hariscena.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/megalodon_02.jpg
http://hariscena.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/megalodon_02.jpg
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Anyway, it would be great to see that on the news but to be honest, something that BIG would not go unnoticed. Can you imagine the size of the fin.
..you're gonna need a bigger boat!
There is a theory though they could be way down below in the ocean, bear in mind it goes down about 30,000 feet
It can be questioned really, the sperm whale and the giant squid live down there so it is possible the megalodone adapted to the surface, they would still have food
Hasn't this thread been done before?
I guess but they're sharks aren't they? they don't live in the deep depths? I just think they're extinct.
Thanks, you've just destroyed any future plans i had to go deep sea scoober diving.
Anyway, Sharks really stay near the surface but then again we know nothing about these creatures do we, just that they were big. They may be trapped in an underwater place like in Piranha 3D just waiting to be released.
Lol sorry!!!! They probably don't exist it's just an idea:p That would be scary!!!!!! Imagine that. I'm kind of scared of sharks myself, fascinated, but scared.
.......only if rhinos swam in the oceans..........
i wouldn't say i was scared of them, but come face to face with a great white then shit would be running down my legs.
Tiger Shark are infact one of the only few animals that consider humans as prey, they will hunt and stalk you down unlike a great white which is more like to bite if really hungry or by accidently mistaking you for another animal. Great Whites would normally never eat a human either unless provoted or feel they actully need to, Great Whites hate the taste of human blood. A little bit of a fact for you all.
Yeah you're right but it's a nice thought that these giant sharks are swimming around in the depths of the ocean, even if totally unrealistic.
There's that story of a Great White that immediately submerged to 500 meters and swam to Hawaii after an Orca attack and they say they might have done similar to avoid Megalodon attacks back then.
I'm still hoping for Jurassic Park style dinosaur resurrection
It could be that modern sharks have evoled from the Megalodon and that they became smaller as dinosaurs died out to catch and eat prey that had also became smaller over time.
Not to say I don't believe that there are still species in the sea that still waiting to be discovered but I don't think a giant shark is one of them.
Most sharks, espically Great Whites are almost blind, they catch prey and move around using the their nose, aka scent/ smell. I'm sure the megladon is (was) the same.
ok I'll asume your knowledge of sharks is greater than mine but I do know they use their eyes for something because when attacking the roll their eyes back to protect them.
like i said are almost blind, they still have some sort of sight. Plus eyes are very easy to pop and any creature is likely to protect them weather they are blind or not.
Yeah it would be nice if they were still about