Goblin Sharks

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

Goblin Sharks — page 3 — 21st century skills library 6 It looked as if it was alive when dinosaurs lived It had a clumsy ﬂabby body It had a pale pink color and a very long snout The shark swam away from the camera The bizarre ﬁsh bumped into a diver’s protected arm The shark’s mouth snapped open as quick as a lightning bolt Its jaw unhinged and what looked like a second mouth thrust forward It looked as if another ﬁsh had sprung from inside the shark’s mouth Rows of thin sharp teeth latched onto the diver’s wet suit The goblin shark struggled to free itself as the camera recorded the mysterious creature The goblin shark is one of the oddest sharks in the world It lives in temperate waters Goblin sharks are found in the Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Africa France and Portugal They live in the western Paciﬁc Ocean near Japan Australia and New Zealand They are also found in the Indian Ocean near South Africa and Mozambique Recently goblin sharks have been found living off the

Goblin Sharks — page 4 — exploring our oceans 7 South America North America Africa Europe Australia Asia RANGE OF GOBLIN SHARK ARCTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN range map Goblin sharks are found in only a few areas in the oceans

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