A rare 15-foot megamouth shark washed up on a Philippines beach — mashable.com

A creature straight out of a Jules Verne fever dream was discovered on the shores of the Philippines. The 15-foot-long male megamouth shark was discovered after washing up dead on a beach in the province of Albay on Jan. 28. Scientists are claiming this is the 66th confirmed instance in which humans have ever encountered the animal. Much about the megamouth species is unknown, as the creature itself was only confirmed to exist in 1976, when a U.S. Navy vessel caught one in its anchor. According to a 1990 study, the shark spends most of its time at depths of 400-500 meters.

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