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Most basking shark teeth measure only a few millimeters in length.
Although basking sharks possess an enormous gape, their teeth are small and not adapted for tearing flesh. Feeding relies on filtration rather than biting, separating them from stereotypical large shark predators.
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The juxtaposition of cavernous mouth and tiny teeth creates one of the ocean’s most striking anatomical contradictions. A structure that appears designed for attack instead processes plankton.
This inversion reshapes cultural narratives about sharks and gigantism. Ecological dominance in the ocean can emerge from peaceful filtration as readily as from active predation.
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