Goblin Sharks

Goblin Sharks book cover — TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 A Terrifying Creature 4 CHAPTER 2 Not a Typical Shark 10 CHAPTER 3 Hunting and Eating 16 CHAPTER 4 Life Cycle 22 CHAPTER 5 Threats 26 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32

Goblin Sharks — page 1 — 21st century skills library 4 A Terrifying Creature chapter 1 In 1897 a Japanese ﬁsherman caught an unusual creature It was eventually taken to the United States where it was identiﬁed No ﬁsh like it had been found before The species was a shark It was given the name Mitsukurina owstoni But the Japanese ﬁshermen who caught the shark gave it a more ﬁtting nickname goblin shark More than 100 years later divers were ﬂoating in the dark ocean They were waiting to ﬁlm the elusive goblin shark Finally the strange ﬁsh swam slowly into view

Goblin Sharks — page 2 — exploring our oceans 5 look again Look at this photograph What other creatures does it remind you of How does the shark differ from other sharks you have seen The goblin shark was thought to be quite strange when it was ﬁrst discovered

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