On September 22th, I visited the exhibition “Planet Shark: Predator or Prey” in WA Maritime Museum. There were a lot of specimens of sharks. This exhibition will be held until November 10th. If you are interested in sharks, you should visit.
Megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon, Charcharocles megalodon or Otodus megalodon) is the largest predator shark ever lived. There are variety of theories about its size because only huge teeth are found all over the world.
Teeth of juvenile megarodon. They are big although they are juvenile’s.
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is exactly king of the sharks.
Skull of killer whale (Orcinus orca) for comparison with the jaw of great white shark. He has scary teeth like piles.
Real sized picture of Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). It is the second-largest shark in the world.
Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) can live not only in ocean but also in river. He has amazing adaptability.
Skull of saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) for comparison with the jaw of bull shark. It is the biggest crocodile in the world. Nerves for current sensors were in the pits around his nose.
Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) swallows everything that would be able to be put in his mouth. He is very greedy.
Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) has beautiful spots. I felt he is the most beautiful shark in the exhibition.
Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is one of the most dangerous sharks in the world. Many ship crews have fallen victims to them.
Thank you for reading! Next time, I will write about unique sharks. See you next time!
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