Deep in a thriving kelp forest off the coast of California, a young horn shark leaves its daytime shelter to find a meal of sea urchins, crabs, or mollusks.
What the horn shark finds, however, is a well camouflaged ambush predator that’s quicker than a thought.
In this clip from Planet Earth III, Sir David Attenborough warns that a Pacific angel shark will stay hidden in the sand for days, waiting to strike. From Monterey Bay Aquarium:
“When an unsuspecting fish comes near, the shark lunges upward, sucks the fish into its huge mouth and swallows it whole.”
Evidently that goes for gulp-size sharks, too. How will this docile horn shark fare against a lightning fast adversary that it can’t see coming?
Fun fact: Horn sharks get their name from the white spines at the front of their dorsal fins.
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• The shark that walks: The bamboo shark or longtail carpet shark
• The Basking Shark: A gentle giant with a piano-sized mouth
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