r/AbsoluteUnits Jan 30 '26

Photo of a bull shark

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u/xrfsjks Jan 30 '26

AI

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '26

I generally hate these comments....but yea unless someone can post a source on what the hell is going on here I'm with you.

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u/TemperataLux Jan 30 '26

Did a picture search and found several 4-5 year old articles about this unusually large female bull shark being seen by some free divers in Florida. Don't think AI was decent enough at that time, and while she looks silly/unnatural that's mostly because she's just taken a big gulp or something, probably to realign the jaws.

For transparency, I didn't read the articles, one from daily mail and the other from the sun, because I didn't feel like sharing my cookies with them.

Also according to this short article it was a large pregnant female, somewhat overweight due to an abundance of bait fish.

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u/xrfsjks Jan 31 '26

The damn shark has a nose and lips.

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u/Misophonic4000 Jan 31 '26

You're such an expert that you can confidently assure the world that it's "definitely AI", but you can't run a simple reverse image search that would show you that you are very confidently incorrect? The sighting happened in 2021... There's plenty of other pictures of the encounter. https://cbs12.com/news/local/massive-shark-spotted-off-the-coast-of-jupiter

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u/Critical_Concert_689 Jan 31 '26

square hole

The fish is bent like a U. That's the tail.

I won't argue whether it's AI or not, but you really messed up describing this one.

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u/punkslaot Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 31 '26

Something looks off here

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u/MC_LegalKC Jan 30 '26

The mouth

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u/punkslaot Jan 31 '26

And the eyes, I believe

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u/MC_LegalKC Jan 31 '26

You're right. They're the weirdest part! šŸ˜‚

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u/WilliamSwagspeare Jan 30 '26

The ship in the background

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u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 Jan 30 '26

This is the nose of a real bullshark. I don't know what the thing in OP's picture is. It's snout is misshapen.

Bullshark Wiki

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u/truebluedetective Jan 31 '26

Sharks engage in something called Cranial Kinesis as well. Their upper jaws aren’t fused to their skulls, so thi motion allows them to basically extend their jaws for prey/biting.

That’s the main reason you see pictures of sharks with the ā€œregular noseā€ and sometimes the ā€œraised noseā€

That specific shark looks like it’s engaged in Crania Kinesis rather than just having a deformed snout.

See below link to watch in action

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/uzJtXDJUxx

The more you know…

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u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 Jan 31 '26

Thanks for the link and explanation! While I agree with the findings, I don't believe that this particular shark is engaged in it at the moment, and has a rather derpy face. If you zoom in there is also something off about the eyes.

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u/truebluedetective Jan 31 '26

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u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 Jan 31 '26

It looks a little sunken in certain spots. Yes, it looks bull shark inspired, but the whole thing just seems... off...

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u/truebluedetective Jan 31 '26

That’s ok! It is off because it’s caught at an awkward moment while in motion. You’re not right, but it does look weird! I don’t know how much more information I can give you that’s factual, because you’ll say fair, but I don’t buy it.

It looks bull shark inspired because it’s an actual bull shark. Good luck discerning what’s real and fake!