🤯 Did You Know (click to read)
Most documented specimens come from accidental deep-sea trawling rather than targeted capture.
Frilled sharks can exceed 2 meters in length, placing them among larger deep-sea predators, yet they lack the muscular bulk or rapid swimming capability of many surface sharks. Their survival depends on depth refuge and low-energy ambush rather than overt dominance.
💥 Impact (click to read)
At depths beyond 1,000 meters, large fast predators are less common than in coastal ecosystems. The frilled shark occupies a niche where stealth and patience outweigh pursuit speed, reducing direct competition despite its size.
Its existence demonstrates that gigantism in the deep sea does not always equate to aggression or visibility. In an ecosystem defined by scarcity and pressure, even a two-meter predator can remain largely unseen for decades.
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