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
21st century skills library 6 It looked as if it was alive when dinosaurs lived It had a clumsy flabby body It had a pale pink color and a very long snout The shark swam away from the camera The bizarre fish bumped into a diver’s protected arm The shark’s mouth snapped open as quick as a lightning bolt Its jaw unhinged and what looked like a second mouth thrust forward It looked as if another fish had sprung from inside the shark’s mouth Rows of thin sharp teeth latched onto the diver’s wet suit The goblin shark struggled to free itself as the camera recorded the mysterious creature The goblin shark is one of the oddest sharks in the world It lives in temperate waters Goblin sharks are found in the Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Africa France and Portugal They live in the western Pacific Ocean near Japan Australia and New Zealand They are also found in the Indian Ocean near South Africa and Mozambique Recently goblin sharks have been found living off the
exploring our oceans 7 South America North America Africa Europe Australia Asia RANGE OF GOBLIN SHARK ARCTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN range map Goblin sharks are found in only a few areas in the oceans
