TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 A Terrifying Creature 4 CHAPTER 2 Not a Typical Shark 10 CHAPTER 3 Hunting and Eating 16 CHAPTER 4 Life Cycle 22 CHAPTER 5 Threats 26 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
21st century skills library 4 A Terrifying Creature chapter 1 In 1897 a Japanese fisherman caught an unusual creature It was eventually taken to the United States where it was identified No fish like it had been found before The species was a shark It was given the name Mitsukurina owstoni But the Japanese fishermen who caught the shark gave it a more fitting nickname goblin shark More than 100 years later divers were floating in the dark ocean They were waiting to film the elusive goblin shark Finally the strange fish swam slowly into view
exploring our oceans 5 look again Look at this photograph What other creatures does it remind you of How does the shark differ from other sharks you have seen The goblin shark was thought to be quite strange when it was first discovered
