Have you seen a Goblin Shark?

by | Jul 22, 2024 | IN show Narration, Just A Minute


Swimming through the deep sea, a goblin shark notices a small, tasty-looking fish. The predator inches toward its prey. But as the shark closes in… the delicious morsel starts to zip away. So the shark pops its jaw right out of its mouth!
And snatches the fish in it’s teeth
Bet you didn’t see that coming

(You see, The jaw is connected to three-inch-long flaps of skin that it stretches out from its snout.) After devouring the meal, the shark retracts its jaw back into its mouth and moseys off.
Goblin sharks are Deepwater sharks, They have been known to dive down to depths ranging between 800 and 3,000 feet
and they are so elusive that they’re almost legendary. This shark has skin that appears to be pink due to the blood vessels visible through their translucent skin. Within their protruding jaws, Are many teeth These teeth are also finely grooved and pointy to ‘spear’ prey, not actually crush it. It’s thought that goblin sharks will then swallow prey whole.

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