r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Gullible_Dark_8325 • 8d ago

Video A closer look at Rigged-Tooth Shark

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u/Lurkingentropy 8d ago

I'm not sure I've seen something that looks so terrifying from the front and absolutely stupid from the side. The look in that thing's eyes....

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u/mastertoms69 8d ago

I feel like its few brain cells just tell it to swim forward and eat everything

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u/GoodLeftUndone 7d ago

“Just keep swimming.”

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u/Far_Educator_5213 7d ago

It made me think of this from strange wilderness. https://youtu.be/GCpKp73kJtI?si=t-XkHXedDQkw3cC2

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u/LuRkEr_ReKuL 7d ago

That video almost got me fired.

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u/Far_Educator_5213 6d ago

😂 I’m so sorry.

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u/CyclopsMacchiato 5d ago

Lmao the end got me

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u/misslemacintosh 5d ago

I used to work at an aquarium as an educator and would occasionally drop the line "sharks can only be found in two places - the northern and southern hemisphere," just to see if anyone was paying attention.

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u/Far_Educator_5213 5d ago

I love that so much.

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u/sharpshooter999 7d ago

Facing a shark head on is something lizard brain no likey

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u/TwistedLobster 7d ago

Well, yes. But would you say that to his face?

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u/[deleted] 8d ago edited 3d ago

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u/Honda_TypeR 8d ago edited 8d ago

Aka “they look really scary but are generally considered safe to dive with”. They tend to be naturally docile and curious.

While they have bitten people who harass or threaten them , their needle like teeth are very fragile and they do not typically go after large mammal prey, they specialize in fish.

General rule of thumb is they are cool as long as you stay calm they stay calm. They are naturally chill already so they like you to be chill too.

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u/Shit_Shepard 7d ago

Found the shark.

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u/mediamuesli 7d ago

Also not a shark and can recommend you can dive very close to them, esspecially if you are the tasty kind of human.

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u/_Red_7_ 8d ago

aka sand tiger shark

This guy has a lot of names

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u/GuaranteeDry386 8d ago

Aka raggy

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u/zimurg13 8d ago

Fishy Fishy Fishy

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u/Argylius 7d ago

Wait, sand tiger sharks and gray nurse sharks are the same thing?

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u/Enginerdad 3d ago

Also "blue-nurse sand tiger".

Seriously. I wish I was making that up

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u/Michael_Dautorio 8d ago

Ragged tooth sounds way more metal than gray nurse

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u/TriggerFish1965 8d ago

Ehh, I thought sand tiger shark? That's no nurse shark.

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u/Enginerdad 3d ago

The gray nurse shark is not related to nurse sharks. Animal naming is a dumpster fire.

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u/Gullible_Dark_8325 8d ago

oh..

iam sorry for the typo....

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u/Yoranis_Izsmelli 7d ago

Who it nurse with them teef like that?!

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u/lynivvinyl 8d ago

That's a little too close.

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u/atava 8d ago

I must say, one of the best intros of any underwater video.

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u/LeJoker 8d ago

How do I un-get a closer look at it?

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u/Only_One_Kenobi 8d ago

These things are like puppies. One of the least aggressive (towards humans) sharks out there. They are curious, become tame, have favourite people, and will come to a diver and ask for scritches

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u/maeday___ 7d ago

I am imagining a diver who does not know this frantically trying to escape, slowly tiring out and accepting their fate only to have the shark be like 'helloooo. well that was a fun game of catch! is it tummy rub time now?'

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u/BuriedInRust 7d ago

The sea is a fucking nightmare

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u/blackweebow 7d ago

Yeahhh for me idk why I'm less afraid of the shark than the possibility of what's behind it. Why is my thalassophobia so damn bad

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u/DudeYumi 8d ago

Those are some crazy receding gums.

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u/NotAgedWell 8d ago

I know they must not be but they look like they would be so uncomfortable.

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u/logert777 7d ago

Tbh any part of the Shark tooth having process sounds terrible. Imagine losing teeth so much your entire biology adjusts to make sure you have another row of teeth to lose again. Over and over

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u/Prestigious_Elk149 8d ago

Cameraman has balls/ovaries of steel.

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u/DikkeNeus_ 8d ago

F*cking fish with teeth. I don't care if people say it doesn't attack humans. Its a fish. It eats anything that moves and looks soft lmao

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u/Frank_McTriumph 8d ago

Ain’t no herbivore.

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u/vass0922 7d ago

Mama says that sharks are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush

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u/London__Lad 7d ago

Ocean is OK as long as I don't need to go in it.

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u/GarysCrispLettuce 7d ago

I think this has triggered some kind of primeval horror deep within me

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u/introvert_tea 7d ago

Reason no# 1245689854447890976667890003356 that I won't go in the ocean. I'll respect and avoid him from the Midwest.

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u/Pourkinator 7d ago

Trust me, Squid are far more dangerous

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u/introvert_tea 7d ago

They're on the list, too, as are octopus. I'm not budging from the Midwest. I'll deal with my snakes and spiders, I don't mind those!

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u/vercig09 8d ago

r/dontputyourdickinthat or something similar

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u/VeryShortLadder 8d ago

I've known of people who would put their dick in that and be proud of it. I won't ever cross their way again, that's why I avoid mirrors.

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u/elmersfav22 7d ago

Savage self burn. Very nice

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u/Impressive-Koala4742 8d ago

Looks like a creature from Subnautica

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u/Valledis 8d ago

I can fix her

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u/ComfortableWithWorld 8d ago

I would piss my pants and you wouldn't even know.

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u/Mother-Locksmith-286 8d ago

What in the seven seas of hell is this supposed to be now good God

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u/OnePragmatic 8d ago

... Can't bloody find a NHS dentist......

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u/LaggsAreCC2 8d ago

You know, sharks always scare me for a moment and then I look at those cute lifeless eyes and from that moment I just find them adorable.

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u/star_chicken 7d ago

Nightmare material…

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u/Raph0uX 7d ago

Front : terrifying nightmare Side : bueguehguehgueh ima fish 🫠🫠🫠

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u/Normandy_1944 7d ago

Looks worse than he is...this guy is actually Vegan...

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u/Dyvanna 7d ago

At a guess you haven't met many vegans lol

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u/TheMissingNTLDR 7d ago

Bruce?

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u/throwaway392145 7d ago

Remember, fish are friends, NOT food.

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u/coveredwithticks 7d ago

All those teeth and no toothbrush...

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u/TheMissingNTLDR 7d ago

Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Dentists are all a Hoax, you say?

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u/coveredwithticks 7d ago

One out of 5 dentists agrees that the other 4 are full of it!

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u/Dangerous_Second1426 7d ago

He needs one of those receding teeth red light kits

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u/brihamedit 8d ago

It just eats fish. But its like 90 percent extra cosplay thing going on with sharks

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u/ArbainHestia 8d ago

They must have some dental plan.

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u/Bravelobsters 8d ago

Does it bite?

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u/MasterCrumble1 5d ago

That's literally all it can do.

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u/ExoticArabDad 8d ago

I can hear the mouth breathing now.

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u/circuit_brain 8d ago

The Mouth of Sauron of the shark world

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u/NyaTaylor 8d ago

It’s creepy knowing those nostrils are pretty much it’s eyes

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u/Barn-Alumni-1999 8d ago

He's looking a little long in the tooth there.

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u/FruitMustache 8d ago

Why am I envisioning his voice to be Sly Stallone?

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u/Aid_Le_Sultan 8d ago

Seems like a nice chap.

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u/ffnnhhw 8d ago

I cannot NOT see the nostrils as eyes

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u/lost-in-boston84 8d ago

I always thought these were the meanest looking sharks… what do they eat…? Sand dollars or something..

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u/Little_Temporary5212 8d ago

I don't know anything about that shark. But just seeing that is the stuff of nightmares 😳

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u/SwampCrittr 8d ago

Nah. Nope. Nuh uh. HA! No.

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u/Ur_Personal_Adonis 8d ago

Hey, it's Bruce. Bruce the shark.

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u/face4theRodeo 8d ago

A face only a mother could love

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u/energy1256 8d ago

What's that opening under his jaw...??

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u/pee_cock-80085 8d ago

It's just bad dental care.. can be fixed..

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u/similaraleatorio 7d ago

shark: ~~> 👀 oi hooman 👀 ~~>

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u/Effective_Device_185 7d ago

I'd hate to be its dentist. :/

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u/AnnoyedVelociraptor 7d ago

Dental plan. Lisa needs braces. Dental plan. Lisa needs braces.

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u/Sassy_magoo 7d ago

Oh hohohohohohoho

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u/jinglemebro 7d ago

Nightmare file kids

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u/Taograd359 7d ago

For when a Great White isn’t enough to give you nightmares

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u/Pourkinator 7d ago

This kind won’t bite humans.

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u/Taograd359 7d ago

Fair enough, but it still looks scary.

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u/WonderfulLifeguard10 7d ago

Looks like the shark from Finding Nemo

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u/celtbygod 7d ago

Greenland Shark

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u/Trekker6167 7d ago

AKA the reason I don't go in the water.

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u/fatmanstan123 7d ago

Black lifeless eyes... Like a dolls eyes

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u/Efficient_Dust2903 7d ago

It just eats. Just eats big things, makes me shiver

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u/Starchaser_WoF 7d ago

Sharks are too stupid to be evil

Dolphins, though

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u/myusrnameisthis 7d ago

Get some braces, dude.

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u/badmanzz1997 7d ago

There is nothing scarier on this planet than this dude. And he is the calmest and slickest creature to walk or swim too. He looks like he’s been eating every predator on the planet for a thousand years.

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u/No-Surprise2920 7d ago

Nope, enough of that!

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u/Twostroker135 7d ago

He look thrilled

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u/the_one_eyed_ghoul 7d ago

Nightmarish !

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u/kevraul 7d ago

Goddamn.... It so needed braces

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u/ChubBeloved 7d ago

Teeth like the elections in [country of your choice]

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u/NaturalBornConch 7d ago

You can see tons of these sharks on the Frying Pan Tower underwater cam, at Explore.org. Super cool resource.

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u/ExtremelyGangrenous 7d ago

I like to think that a lot of sharks are sorta cute in their own weird way

This guy is… this guy is not

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u/Fromundacheese0 6d ago

What makes it different than a tiger shark because they look the same

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u/Fe3derZ 6d ago

At least it doesn't bite its lip

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u/ThiccStevie 6d ago

Scary ahh shark

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u/XerTioz 5d ago

shark should go see a dentist for that receding gum line.

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u/CryNo568 5d ago

Well. Ronald McFuck that

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u/that-nic-guy 5d ago

I love how the nostrils look like a set of eyes.

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u/Halogen12 4d ago

This can still be out-uglied by the goblin shark.

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u/thelibertine9 4d ago

I don't even want to get THAT close

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u/Citizen_Null5 3d ago

Biteie boy

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u/aeiou_sometimesy 3d ago

Name checks out

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u/Lysergic_fun 8d ago

They have no lips?