Hardly Ever Seen: The Alien-Looking Megamouth Shark Washes Ashore in the Philippines.
The rare and rather strange-looking Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) was discovered in 1979 when one was hauled out of the ocean by a US Navy vessel. Before this time, scientists could not even confirm they existed. They live in the very depths of the sea and are rarely seen by the human eye. This one, however, somehow washed ashore on Pioduran, Albay, in the Philippines.
These round headed creatures with an unbelievable 50 rows of tiny sharp teeth have so far been seen 15 times in the Philippines, and a number of times in Japan as well. But overall they have only ever been spotted about 66 times in the world. this is amazing when you watch video below
Villagers used a stretcher and iron rods to carry the rare 15-foot (4.5-m) Megamouth shark
The US Navy vessel accidentally dragged up the first megamouth shark discovered in 1976.
The creature was nicknamed &Toothless because it looked like the nightfury in How to Train Your Dragon
Last June 2014, a fisherman caught a megamouth shark in the shore of Barangay Cugman in Cagayan de Oro City.
The Fisher man Claimed the animal died while struggling in net,but was already weak at the time.
Here’s a video of a Megamouth shark found in Japan
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