Imagine youre scuba diving in the ocean, watching corals and colorful fish flitting by, when suddenly an enormous shadow appears above you. You look up and see a massive creature approaching you, its mouth a gaping abyss Relax, just stay still and youll be fine. This leviathan is a basking shark one of the scary sea monsters that isnt really capable of doing harm to anyone. Basking sharks are filter feeders, just like baleen whales: they open their large mouths to swallow plankton and dont even have teeth.
Mother Nature is always full of surprises. It's hard to believe how many incredible and different creatures live on our planet! Some of them look terribly scary but they are not dangerous at all! They can look scary based on their large size, sharp teeth, or thorns, but all of these animals are mostly harmless to us. For example, tailless whip scorpions you might meet in North and South America, as well as Asia and Africa, are more afraid of you than you are of them. These nightmarish creatures dont have stingers and wont even bite when threatened. So, we gathered some new facts about the animal world. After watching the video, you'll realize how diverse and amazing it really is Date: 2022-04-19