Goblin Shark in Action

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Video Clips on August 16, 2008 at 7:28 pm



(YouTube link)

The Goblin Shark {wiki} has mostly pink skin and jaws that can protrude out of its skull like the creature in the movie Alien. In this video, the shark is trying to defend himself from a scuba diver. -via Ectoplasmosis

Find more information on this shark in a previous post at Neatorama.


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9 comments to "Goblin Shark in Action"

  1. caitlin13
    August 16th, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    Whoa, that's one creepy shark. Wacky.

  2. TwoDragons
    August 16th, 2008 at 9:13 pm

    My jaws hurt now...and I have a headache...and I'm feeling a little sick. And yet, I'm also absolutely fascinated!

    --TwoDragons

  3. Dave
    August 16th, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    Wow, that's freaky!

    Speaking of Alien-like features in real life, we have a nest of Cicada Killer Wasps in our back yard. They are monster-size — up to 2 inches long — and are named for their propensity to sting cicadas to paralyze them, then bring them back to their nest where an egg is laid on them and the larva that hatches feeds on the live cicada. Creepy, no?

    My son was freaking out about the wasps, so we did some research on them to show him that they don't bother — or sting — people. He's still not entirely comfortable with them though.

  4. Justin
    August 17th, 2008 at 12:01 am

    Yeah when I saw that mouth extend, it reminded me of the movie Aliens.

  5. Johnny Cat
    August 17th, 2008 at 2:16 am

    I for one, thing it's amazing that the Geiger model is actually represented in real biological life...right here on Earth!

  6. randal bodeau
    August 17th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    Sweet BeJesus!

    Like a spoonbill catfish on steroids!!

  7. Dave
    August 17th, 2008 at 10:24 am

    Ok, Johnny Cat, I'll bite; what's the Geiger model?

  8. Tim Giachetti
    August 17th, 2008 at 11:05 am

    It's cool and all. But,
    How's it taste battered and fried?

  9. Alex
    August 17th, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    Could the Geiger model be a reference to the art of HR Giger?


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