goldfishdoctor:

Hey guys! For university we went to a trip and also visited a koi/goldfish farm. It was so cool to get so close to goldies again! It really made me miss them. But I did take a lot of pictures, so that’ll do (for now). 🙂

PSA: Obviously this is not how you keep fish – please don’t take these pictures as an example on how to stock your tank/pond!

Stethacanthus: This Is the Weirdest-Looking Shark Ever & It’s 100% Real

typhlonectes:

The ocean will
seemingly never run out of strange creatures to baffle the mind —
especially when you factor in the extinct ones from millions of years
ago.

You think the hammerhead shark or the barreleye fish are weirdly built, right? But, then you hear about animals like the ancient Dunkleosteus or the giant sea scorpion,
and you’re probably like, “Wow I am so glad I didn’t live in a time
where 8-foot swimming scorpions and fish with blades for teeth existed.”

Millions of years ago, the sea was kind of a free-for-all in terms of what nightmare animals lived there. Take, for instance, the Stethacanthus, a shark with spikes on its head and dorsal fin.

And it’s the weirdest-looking dorsal fin you’ll ever see…

Stethacanthus: This Is the Weirdest-Looking Shark Ever & It’s 100% Real

praazlwurm:

pazdispenser:

dimetrodone:

dietmountainmadewka:

zahnegott:

dimetrodone:

Most of our perception of what Goblin sharks looks like comes from dead specimines where they are all mangled and shrivelled, and are always positioned with their jaws protruding out.

When while alive they only ever extend their jaw for feeding, and arnt half as creepy looking

they do look like goblins

this also disregards the fact that they can still propel their jaws forward like an aquatic xenomorph from hell

So can many other fish, I’m just not judging them for their beautiful smile.

personal favourite

why is the ocean like this