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title: "Bizarre Goblin Shark"  
description: "A short explanation about the bizarre Goblin Shark and it's amazing facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-24  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2629/bizarre-goblin-shark  
category: "animal"  
tags: ["Prehistoric", "animals", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Bizarre Goblin Shark

![Bizarre Goblin Shark](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ed69207b-538d-4e3f-a44e-88e73ba831ed/images/33a8bdde-8fed-41e7-979d-4053f9c8b068.jpeg) ![Bizarre Goblin Shark](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ed69207b-538d-4e3f-a44e-88e73ba831ed/images/9389f19f-e8c5-47c8-9e7f-a13d1a9b69f7.jpeg) The bizarre goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) has been described as a "living fossil" and a "monster from the deep." ![Bizarre Goblin Shark](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ed69207b-538d-4e3f-a44e-88e73ba831ed/images/b990d3a8-edf6-41bb-951d-cd02afd3df15.jpeg) Due to its long, flat snout, protruding jaws, and sharp, nail-like teeth. ![Bizarre Goblin Shark](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ed69207b-538d-4e3f-a44e-88e73ba831ed/images/d8fc7b51-76a2-4fac-a8a7-0280f3e032d0.jpeg) They live in deep waters, usually 600 to 1,300 metres beneath the surface. ![Bizarre Goblin Shark](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ed69207b-538d-4e3f-a44e-88e73ba831ed/images/b7ab8de9-bfb3-41f7-8a50-88cd7b8d1bad.jpeg) They are rarely observed by humans, and when they are, they prefer to swim away rather than attack. ![Bizarre Goblin Shark](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ed69207b-538d-4e3f-a44e-88e73ba831ed/images/c3f5ffc3-9d37-4f49-aebb-5b6406153f2c.jpeg) Goblin sharks have pink skin, which is rare for sharks but may help them blend in with the deep water's darkness.

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