This rare video, showing two megamouth sharks swimming off the coast of San Diego, is scientists' 'only knowledge' of the sharks' social lives.
Stunning new footage shows a pair of extremely elusive megamouth sharks swimming together off the coast of San Diego.
Now, a new study analyzing the footage suggests that the two sharks were engaging in courtship or mating behaviors. The elusive megamouth shark can grow to be 18 feet in length and weigh up to 2,679 pounds . These bulbous-headed creatures are filter feeders that sift food from the water captured in their enormous mouths. Yet, despite their size and distinctive features, megamouth sharks evaded detection until 1976. Image 1 of 4"It's pretty darn rare to see one, let alone two at a time swimming at the surface during the day," Christopher G.
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