Scary Shark: Real or Not? (The Answer)

Posted Jan 29th 2007 3:45PM by Willy Volk
Filed under: Flora & Fauna, Real or Not?

Last week, I showed you an image of a shark's jaws and asked you to guess whether you thought it was real or not. Nearly 70% of you thought it was real. For those of you who thought it was real, you're right: it's a picture of a real lemon shark.

Captured by remainingoceansart, the image was taken in the Bahamas. It's one of the best shots I've seen in a while, for several reasons. It's crisp. It clearly demonstrates behavior. You can see each row of this giant animal's teeth. I love that when the shark breaks the surface, he makes virtually no splash. It's terrifying and beautiful at the same time. It's such a great shot. Check out the other great shots remainingoceansart has on his Flickr photostream, and I think you'll be impressed.

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1. I have a nice picture for you. The picture was taken in September about 6 miles off the Louisiana coast. We saw the shark and circled back for a picture. It was about 5 - 6 feet and I'm almost certain it was a lemon from the first pass. It dipped below the surface and disappeared just as I snapped this picture:

http://images18.fotki.com/v341/photos/4/42468/3997881/IMG_0607-vi.jpg

Posted at 12:17PM on Jan 30th 2007 by Billy Williamson

2. i love sharks i now they will never hurt someone too.if you see a shark face to face just stay com and relaxed

Posted at 9:17PM on Mar 23rd 2008 by moo

3. omg i know one thing that if i ever saw that i would pee on myself then swim away. but trufuly im not a great swimmer so i would prob get eaten(so sad=(!!)
try not to miss me to much lol
well yea i know i would try and get the heck out of there and fast

Posted at 10:45AM on Jun 5th 2008 by ashley

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