Rare Image Shows Great White Shark Losing Tooth During Airborne Attack on Seal

Just thought this was a cool image to share - mainly to share on ATS because of the all of those "unidentified flying objects" discussions that happen here.

Forget swamp gas, Chinese lanterns, weather balloons and the like. Now we can just call them shark teeth!

Looks like one of the triangular ones to me:



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It says great whites can lose up to 35,000 teeth in a lifetime - that's a lot of image artifacts!

I guess this thread belongs in jokes, or ufo's, or current events...I don't know, so I put it here

Its a shark tooth. thats an IFO

Phoenix Arizona..... You got some 'splainin' to do!

Thanks for the laugh!

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That is pretty amazing to see as it happened, thanks to the photo.
Here are more images of the same shark and seal meal

Fascinating stuff, and one of the reasons I keep coming to ATS. I never knew that about their teeth. Now hockey players come to mind when it comes to losing teeth in the human world. Think of it: Maybe they could fund genetic research that would allow humans to regenerate lost teeth.

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But then all those companies that manufacture tooth paste, mouthwash and other oral hygienic products will not be in favour of this idea. Why use those products when you will just grow a new set of teeth.

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Wouldn't that be nice? Who wants to be a dentist anyway?

I guess evolution doesn't cater to our needs well. Evolution must be on the side of the dental hygiene franchise!

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Thanks for the link! I guess that explains the loss of tooth - no seal cushion.

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Next on Shark Week - "Afraid of swimming in the ocean due to sharks? Prefer a more inland/desert type of environment? Well...You're not gonna believe this!"