Goblin Shark

This shark has to be one of the scariest living animals that I have ever seen! The goblin shark is not very well heard of, mostly because they are quite rare. These sharks live down at great ocean depths. Barely anything is known about these mysterious creatures - in fact, only 45 specimens have ever been found! Goblin sharks have no close living relatives. They are obviously carnivorous, because of their long and jagged teeth. Their back teeth are flatter and adapted to crushing, which suggests that they eat small crustaceans, such as crabs, as well as fish and squid. Most of the sharks documented were found off the coast of Japan, but they live near Australia, New Zeland, off the coast of some parts of Africa, and even here in Canada - off the coast of B.C! There is still alot to learn about these mysterious sharks. Their breeding habits are unknown, as well as their migration habits (if any), lifespan, social groups, and even their population count. As far as we know, goblin sharks are fairly harmless to humans . . .but yet again, not many have been encountered - yet!