JavaScript and Cookies are required to view this site. Please enable both in your browser settings.
The Megamouth Shark
  #1  
Old 01-06-2009, 12:08 PM
güttsfükk's Avatar
güttsfükk
Offline:
Super *********
Poster Rank:83
Join Date: Nov 2008
 
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Quoted: 97 Post(s)
Activity Longevity
0/20 18/20
Today Posts
0/11 ssss17426
The Megamouth Shark

Quote:
The megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, is an extremely rare and unusual species of deepwater shark. Discovered in 1976, only a few have ever been seen, with 42 specimens known to have been caught or sighted as of 2008 and three recordings on film. Like the basking shark and whale shark, it is a filter feeder, and swims with its enormous mouth wide open, filtering water for plankton and jellyfish. It is distinctive for its large head with rubbery lips. It is so unlike any other type of shark that it is classified in its own family Megachasmidae, though it has been suggested that it may belong in the family Cetorhinidae of which the basking shark is currently the sole member.
Documenting Reality
megamouth3.jpg
 



.
megamouth11a.jpg
 



.
megamouth11c.jpg
 



.
megamouth11d.jpg
 



.
Attached Images
megamout.jpg
 
 
megamouth2.jpg
 
 
megamouth4.jpg
 
 
megamouth5.jpg
 
 
Reply With Quote
The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to güttsfükk For This Useful Post:
☠ Sting ☠, durt, icheerthebull, planetapesreject, RancidMind, rheedork
  #2  
Old 03-03-2009, 02:04 AM
güttsfükk's Avatar
güttsfükk
Offline:
Super *********
Poster Rank:83
Join Date: Nov 2008
 
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Quoted: 97 Post(s)
Activity Longevity
0/20 18/20
Today Posts
0/11 ssss17426
Re: The Megamouth Shark

bit about Megamouth starts at 2:02into the video, leading up to that they have some information and videos about some other sharks. blue shark and angel shark... etc
Test
Picture and Video Clip Stats.
File Type: mp4 megamouth.mp4 (23.76 MB , 431 views)
Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to güttsfükk For This Useful Post:
☠ Sting ☠, durt
  #3  
Old 03-03-2009, 02:50 AM
Mutilatedmind's Avatar
Mutilatedmind
Offline:
gore broad
Poster Rank:719
Join Date: Feb 2009
 
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Activity Longevity
0/20 18/20
Today Posts
0/11 sssss1127
Re: The Megamouth Shark

I love shark documentries.
Megamouth shark is very unique and cool. =)
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03-03-2009, 12:03 PM
firedog25's Avatar
firedog25
Offline:
★ Legacy Member ★
Poster Rank:337
Penis
Join Date: Nov 2008
 
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Quoted: 72 Post(s)
Activity Longevity
0/20 18/20
Today Posts
0/11 sssss3617
Re: The Megamouth Shark

If I remember correctly the megamouth is considered a prehistoric type shark because it has... something like seven gills instead of six or something like that... which is why many classify it in it's own family. I read that somewhere, just can't remember where.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 03-03-2009, 12:34 PM
güttsfükk's Avatar
güttsfükk
Offline:
Super *********
Poster Rank:83
Join Date: Nov 2008
 
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Quoted: 97 Post(s)
Activity Longevity
0/20 18/20
Today Posts
0/11 ssss17426
Re: The Megamouth Shark

Quote:
Originally Posted by firedog25 View Post
If I remember correctly the megamouth is considered a prehistoric type shark because it has... something like seven gills instead of six or something like that... which is why many classify it in it's own family. I read that somewhere, just can't remember where.
the face of the live one reminds me a lot of the coelacanth's face
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03-03-2009, 03:23 PM
firedog25's Avatar
firedog25
Offline:
★ Legacy Member ★
Poster Rank:337
Penis
Join Date: Nov 2008
 
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Quoted: 72 Post(s)
Activity Longevity
0/20 18/20
Today Posts
0/11 sssss3617
Re: The Megamouth Shark

yah, they have that stoney, soulless appearance huh?
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03-03-2009, 03:37 PM
güttsfükk's Avatar
güttsfükk
Offline:
Super *********
Poster Rank:83
Join Date: Nov 2008
 
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Quoted: 97 Post(s)
Activity Longevity
0/20 18/20
Today Posts
0/11 ssss17426
Re: The Megamouth Shark

Quote:
Originally Posted by firedog25 View Post
yah, they have that stoney, soulless appearance huh?
yeah that's the look!
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 03-04-2010, 01:44 PM
I_Am_Me247's Avatar
I_Am_Me247
Offline:
My Rank: LANCE CORPORAL
Poster Rank:2170
Male
Join Date: Feb 2010
 
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Activity Longevity
0/20 17/20
Today Posts
0/11 ssssss213
Re: The Megamouth Shark

id laugh if the mouth in the last pic slammed down on her nose!
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to I_Am_Me247 For This Useful Post:
RancidMind
  #9  
Old 03-05-2010, 03:15 PM
RancidMind's Avatar
RancidMind
Offline:
My Rank: MAJOR
Poster Rank:101
I have a cunt.
Join Date: Aug 2009
 
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Quoted: 34 Post(s)
Activity Longevity
0/20 17/20
Today Posts
0/11 ssss14862
Re: The Megamouth Shark

Ooh thanks for the pics and vid-deepwater creatures are my favorite
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 05-06-2012, 05:06 PM
Sharon's Avatar
Sharon
Offline:
♚ Legacy Gold Member ♚
Poster Rank:31
Female
Join Date: Nov 2008
Contributions: 204
 
Mentioned: 95 Post(s)
Quoted: 2280 Post(s)
Activity Longevity
0/20 18/20
Today Posts
0/11 ssss43405
Re: The Megamouth Shark

This extremely rare (only a few have been seen so far) deep water shark has an enormous mouth with big flabby lips... Not just enormous, but an ILLUMINATED mouth (to attract plankton). It seems it's more of a relative to the ancient Coelacanth than normal sharks.

Click image for larger version

Name:	meg1.jpg
Views:	4237
Size:	38.3 KB
ID:	359663

This is a species we did not know existed until 1976: only 41 such sharks have been found so far.

Click image for larger version

Name:	meg2.jpg
Views:	1463
Size:	123.8 KB
ID:	359664
Click image for larger version

Name:	meg3.jpg
Views:	1159
Size:	52.4 KB
ID:	359665

Further reading: http://www.sharkinfo.ch/SI1_99e/megachasma.html

A few facts about sharks:

- A shark does not have one bone in its body. Its skeleton is made up of cartilage. Cartilage is a tough material, like the material that shapes your ear.
- The Swell Shark, found in New Zealand, barks like a dog.
- Weird things have been found inside a shark, such as a bottle of wine, a treasure chest, a suit of armor, a drum and a torpedo.
- A shark’s skin is covered with denticles, which are small, razor-sharp teeth.
- Not all huge sharks live in the warm or tropical waters. There is a shark species (still in many ways a mystery to biologists) that lives deep in the Artic water - sometimes as deep as 600 meters.
Test
Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Sharon For This Useful Post:
durt, icheerthebull, rabenson, Wolf

Powered by vBulletin Copyright 2000-2010 Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.

Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO