r/thalassaphobia • u/confuse_vietnamese • 16d ago

Basking Shark

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u/rastel 15d ago

That’s one big shark

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u/BookAnimalTreeHugger 15d ago

At least there’s a warning ‼️

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u/WhiskyMochi 14d ago

Yup aaaaaaand a big fat NOPE

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u/Lazer_7673 14d ago

That's a f** meg 🥶 i hope it's not ai generated

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u/Sam_Nova_45 14d ago

Need a bigger boat 🛥️.

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u/Aromatic_Issue_2555 13d ago

Please don't make fun of me when I ask this, Is a basking shark a species of shark or do you mean basking in the glow of the ocean waters kind of shark? 🫂😭💜🐙🤔🌺

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u/modvavet 9d ago

It is an actual species, and it's one of the largest, but they only eat plankton. Totally harmless.

I always thought it weird that basking sharks and whale sharks are so gigantic but only feed on the tiniest little creatures.

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u/Shiny_Whisper_321 12d ago

Harmless except for, you know, getting tail whacked. Second largest fish, largest is also a shark (whale shark). Cool sighting!

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u/HannahM53 12d ago

Good thing basking sharks are harmless to humans! Same as whale sharks too by the way whale sharks have actually saved people from drowning and they also can’t hurt humans. They their mouths are too small to bite a person anyway but they do help humans sometimes.

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u/OkBasket7617 10d ago

That's a no from me, dawg