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Our planet Earth is an incredible place and there are so many different living creatures around us. Some of them are so weird that it's hard to believe mother nature created something like that. And some are so rare that your chances of seeing them are next to nothing. And today, we've selected some sea creatures that look more terrifying than they actually are. Let's take a deep dive into ocean waters to see which of these creepy-looking animals are our friends.
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00:00It looks like a prehistoric creature that came from the time of dinosaurs.
00:04This scary beast is called the basking shark.
00:07It can grow up to 39 feet.
00:09People have only reported 3 of them in the past 160 years.
00:13The last sighting was in 2015, and before that, about 80 years ago.
00:19These sharks sometimes rise to the surface to filter out small animals,
00:23such as shrimps and other small crustaceans,
00:26when they want to have a nice, tasty seafood dinner.
00:28But when there isn't enough grub at the surface,
00:31they go down to the depths of almost 3,300 feet,
00:35where they tend to stay for months,
00:37which is something researchers discovered using satellite tags.
00:40Tag, you're it!
00:42Now, basking sharks like to spend their time in more temperate waters,
00:46but they can migrate long distances.
00:48They live across the globe, but in warm tropical or subtropical areas,
00:53they won't go near the surface because they're not fans of high temperatures.
00:57The lion's mane jellyfish is not that rare,
01:00but it's fascinating how large it is.
01:03It's the biggest among jellyfish species and the longest animal.
01:07Its total length can reach 120 feet.
01:10That's approximately 23 feet more than the longest blue whale scientists know about.
01:14The jellyfish has around 70 to 150 tentacles,
01:18and they all contain huge amounts of neurotoxins
01:21that can seriously harm you if you come in contact with the animal.
01:25But people don't usually come across this type of jellyfish
01:28because it rarely lives near the coast, preferring the open ocean.
01:33Generally, you can find the lion's mane jellyfish no deeper than 65 feet below the surface,
01:38where it dines on small fishes, zooplankton, and some other types of jellyfish.
01:43It uses its tentacles to catch its value meal.
01:46Hey, you want fries with that?
01:47The giant phantom jelly comes out of the darkness and depths of the ocean's midnight zone.
01:53Its sun-hat-shaped bell reaches over 3 feet across.
01:57This bell trails four ribbon-like mouth arms that can be up to 33 feet long.
02:03This quite rare creature uses its mouth arms to catch unfortunate animals swimming around
02:09and not knowing what's coming for them.
02:11Giant phantom jelly propels itself through the water with periodic pulses coming from its orange head.
02:18It glows faintly and mysteriously in the pitch-black depths.
02:22It lives across the globe in all the oceans except for the Arctic.
02:26I'm guessing it's too cold.
02:28Because of its odd shape, people often call the oarfish the dragonfish or sea serpent.
02:34It's about 26 feet long, which makes it the longest bony fish we know about and lives at depths of
02:413,300 feet.
02:43Oarfish spend most of their time in the deep, dark parts of the open ocean in tropical and subtropical areas.
02:49They almost never come to the surface.
02:52Unless, you know, invited.
02:54It's a ribbon-shaped and shiny silver creature with a long red dorsal fin and red oar-like pelvic fins.
03:01Its body has no scales and is very thin.
03:04The fish can grow to a length of about 30 feet and weigh 660 pounds.
03:10Oarfish have really big eyes that help them see better in their dark, scary surroundings.
03:15The frilled shark is definitely one of the gnarliest-looking marine animals out there.
03:20If you saw it somewhere, you'd probably think you went back to the age of dinosaurs.
03:26Yup, the frilled shark is a prehistoric creature because its roots go back 80 million years.
03:32This living fossil can grow to be 7 feet long.
03:35It got its name from its frilly gills.
03:38Even though frilled sharks have the shark part in their name, they swim similar to an eel in a distinctly
03:44serpentine way.
03:46Its mouth is terrifying.
03:48Similar to the maw of the great white shark, it has 300 trident-shaped teeth lined in 25 rows.
03:55Hey, come a little closer, huh?
03:58Researchers discovered this creature in the 19th century.
04:01But people rarely see it.
04:03And no wonder.
04:04It usually lives at depths of between 390 and 4200 feet.
04:09Most of the time, the frilled shark feeds on squid, swallowing them whole.
04:13Its long jaws allowed the frilled shark to gape extra wide and swallow animals half as long as its entire
04:21body.
04:22Goblin sharks are very rare.
04:24Researchers have spotted fewer than 50 of them in more than 120 years.
04:29But maybe that's for the best, since we're talking about a pretty scary fella with a narrow snout and sharp
04:36teeth.
04:36It's also capable of thrusting its entire jaw outward when it wants to catch something.
04:42Hmm, sounds familiar.
04:43As it's lurking through the dark depths of the ocean, a goblin shark sees a small squid that looks quite
04:50yummy.
04:50The dangerous animal inches toward the squid.
04:53When the poor creature notices the predator, it tries to dart away.
04:57But it's too late.
04:59The shark has already thrust its jaw the whole three inches out of its mouth.
05:03This jaw is connected to the flaps of skin the shark can unfold.
05:07This helps a lot because the goblin shark is a sluggish animal, so it's pretty hard for it to chase
05:13its food.
05:14After finishing its lunch, the goblin shark puts its jaw back in its mouth and swims away as if nothing's
05:21happened.
05:22Goblin sharks mostly live at the bottom of the ocean.
05:24Like many other shark species, they prefer swimming alone.
05:29Here's a silver-colored creature with very rough skin.
05:32That's the ocean sunfish, with a total length of almost 11 feet.
05:37Its other name is mola.
05:40The ocean sunfish is the heaviest of all bony fish out there.
05:43People sometimes call it a swimming head because of its bizarre appearance.
05:48These creatures have such a weird shape because they're born with a back fin that never actually grows.
05:53It just folds into itself as the animal matures and creates a rounded rudder.
05:59The sunfish is a bit clumsy.
06:02It moves with the help of its mighty fins that allow the animal to swim on its side.
06:06This marine inhabitant is a solitary creature.
06:10It mostly feeds on zooplankton and jellyfish.
06:13The spotted wobegong is one of the world's rarest sharks.
06:17It grows to be more than 10 feet long.
06:19It may not look as terrifying as some of its shark relatives,
06:23but it's pretty good at catching unsuspecting animals swimming past, mostly during the night.
06:29The animal has a spherical, which is why it can breathe while staying still at the bottom of the ocean.
06:34It's motionless most of the time, which is why you can barely notice it.
06:38Its flat body and large pelvic and pectoral fins blend in with the underwater terrain.
06:43That's why they're so good at hiding.
06:46This ability helps when these sharks want to protect themselves, too.
06:50Wobegong means carpet shark.
06:52They usually live close to the ocean floor in coral reefs, on sandy bottoms, and under piers.
06:58People have even spotted the shark in the water that is barely deep enough to cover its flattened body.
07:03Now, blobfish lack teeth and bones, so they can't actively hunt.
07:08Since they don't have much muscle mass, they can barely move around.
07:12Hey, I had a roommate like that once.
07:14They get their energy from animals they scoop up from the seafloor.
07:17They also know how to conserve this energy.
07:20That's how it usually goes with deep-sea creatures.
07:23They don't have as much food as those animals that swim closer to the surface.
07:27Instead, they have special body mechanisms that allow them to save energy for the times when they don't have much
07:34to eat.
07:35Pressure at the depths where the blobfish lives is 120 times as high as that at the surface.
07:41That's why the bizarre creature looks like a weird gelatinous mass only when you bring it up to the surface.
07:47The pressure here is not strong enough to keep its body together.
07:50Hey, breaking up is hard to do.
07:53The white-margined stargazer could compete with the blobfish for the title of the ugliest animal in the sea, don't
07:59you think?
08:00Now, this animal has eyes on the top of its head, together with an upward-facing mouth, which the creature
08:06uses to hide itself in the sand.
08:08That's where it spends most of its time, with only its eyes protruding from the sand.
08:13It chills this way until some small animal passes by.
08:17It can lunge at its target incredibly quickly, literally within milliseconds.
08:21This creates a vacuum in the water that pulls in a crab, fish, or some other small, unfortunate animal.
08:28Another tactic involves venom.
08:30This fish has a venomous spine in its shoulder blade that helps with catching other animals and defending itself against
08:37enemies.
08:37Even though it's not related to the electric eel, the white-margined stargazer can generate an electric shock as powerful
08:44as 50 volts.
08:47Ow!
08:48Hey, let's take a deep dive into ocean waters to see which of these creepy-looking animals are our friends.
08:55We're swimming in the tropical waters of Nanyunabalava Island near Fiji.
09:01Can you see those giant creatures the size of a Volkswagen Beetle?
09:05Those are manta rays.
09:07They've got a long, whip-like tail and large, flat diamond bodies.
09:10There are two species of manta rays, the reef manta ray and the giant manta ray.
09:16They belong to the same family as sharks, but they only have small teeth in their lower jaw.
09:22They feed on zooplankton, tiny fish, and crustaceans.
09:26Manta rays are social animals, and they like people.
09:30Once you let them come close to you, they'll swim around you to observe you.
09:34Don't chase them, though, because they're super-fast swimmers.
09:38Their name translates to cloak or blanket.
09:41And out of all sea creatures, they've got the largest brain compared to body weight ratio.
09:47These fellas can recognize themselves in a mirror.
09:51The Asian sheep's head wrasse follows.
09:54Even if it seems unsightly, it's one of the friendliest fish you'll come across in the shallow waters of Japan,
10:00China, and Korea.
10:01It has protrusions on both his jaw and head.
10:05It likes to hide in its anemone, and it's usually scared to go out even at 40 inches long.
10:11One of these fellas developed a friendship with a Japanese scuba diver 30 years ago.
10:16When the diver found the fish, it was injured, and he helped it recover.
10:21The diver had been the caretaker of an underwater Shinto shrine.
10:25He calls the fish by hitting the underwater bell.
10:30Time to go swimming with the largest fish in the world, the whale shark.
10:34Though these creatures are sharks, they have a lot in common with whales.
10:38They can live for 100 years, though they've got tiny brains.
10:43They're indifferent to humans.
10:44These fellas don't care about anything they can't eat.
10:47And unlike other shark species, they won't bite you.
10:51Whale sharks are filter feeders.
10:53They do have teeth, 3,000 of them, but they don't use them.
10:58They've got a massive mouth, like me.
11:00But their throat is only the size of a quarter.
11:04Next, we have the sunfish.
11:06A fish without a tail that looks like it's been cut in half.
11:09It has large fins, and when you see it breaching on the surface, you'll think a shark is approaching.
11:15The sunfish dives deep in the water to let other fish exfoliate his skin and remove parasites.
11:22Once they're done, it returns to the surface to sunbathe.
11:26It's also a voracious eater.
11:28If it sees you in the waters, it'll likely approach you and observe you.
11:32Within a day, you'll be able to feed it from the palm of your hand.
11:37Time for the animal that looks like it's always smiling.
11:40The bottlenose dolphin.
11:42It's one of the most social sea creatures, and it travels in groups.
11:46It enjoys playing, hunting, raising calves, and helping out its community.
11:51Bottlenose dolphins are excellent swimmers, with speeds reaching 19 miles per hour.
11:56They usually come up to the surface to breathe air through the blowhole on their head.
12:01These creatures are great communicators, and they send messages to each other.
12:05They use echolocation to navigate and find food.
12:09When they spot people, they become very friendly, so much that they let their guard down.
12:14And it makes them vulnerable to other sea creatures, such as sharks.
12:19Heading to the Pacific coast, we'll come across some gray whales.
12:23Their skin is covered with parasites and other organisms that make their snouts look like rough pieces of rock.
12:30We gotta get on their nice side first.
12:32Gray whales can attack a large boat, a ship, or a vessel if they sense their calves are in danger.
12:38But, generally, they're friendly and appear unbothered by rowing kayakers.
12:43In some cases, they'll approach small boats and allow humans to touch them,
12:48though you're required by law to keep your distance.
12:50If it wants to get closer, it will.
12:53If it feels threatened, it will act aggressively.
12:57Now, let me show you a fish with a tool on its head.
13:00The hammerhead shark.
13:02Their skull helps them with hunting.
13:04Their eyes are placed on the hammer's outer edges and gives them a 360-degree vertical view.
13:11But they've got a blind spot in front of their nose.
13:15Their heads are like metal detectors.
13:17Most of what they want is below the sand surface.
13:19So, they lightly dip their heads in the sand and sweep up whatever is under there.
13:25You'll see them in temperate and tropical waters, both near the shorelines and offshore.
13:30They usually move in grooves.
13:32They're mostly harmless to humans and divers, but there have been a few occasions where they got aggressive.
13:38But before they do, they'll give you a bunch of warning signs, and divers know how to handle them.
13:45Now, I'll show you something kind of smaller.
13:48The sea lion.
13:49These creatures are a bit tricky.
13:51They're playful, aggressive, arrogant, smart, and above all, curious.
13:57Sea lions can't breathe underwater, but they can dive almost a thousand feet deep, and they can hold their breath
14:03for a long time.
14:04They take in air through their nose, and once they dip their heads in the waters, their nostrils slam shut.
14:11If they spot humans at the beach, they'll stay away and wait for them to leave.
14:15Wild sea lions aren't the friendliest to anyone, especially if they feel threatened.
14:20The approachable ones have been trained in captivity.
14:24Beluga whales are next.
14:26They're white with bulgy heads, and they're amongst the most social and loudest you'll ever meet.
14:32Their upwards-facing mouths make them look like they're smiling.
14:36When beluga whales are born, they're a dark gray shade.
14:39It takes eight years for their skin to turn white.
14:42They can change the shape of their heads by blowing air around their sinuses.
14:47Beluga whales love humans.
14:50Once they make human friends, they don't want to leave.
14:52Even though they're wild animals, they become too entrusting with people.
14:57Marine biologists suggest staying away for their safety.
15:01Have you heard of sea cows?
15:03Those are actually called manatees.
15:06You'll see some in rivers and others in the ocean.
15:09Even though they're large, they usually stay in shallow coastal areas, munching on seagrass, leaves, and algae.
15:16Manatees bring their heads to the surface every four minutes or so to breathe.
15:20But they can hold their breath longer than that.
15:23They're slow travelers.
15:24And even if they aren't as smart as dolphins, they can understand colors.
15:29These fellas are gentle giants, and they like to approach humans searching for warmth.
15:34Next, we've got the basking shark, the second-largest shark in the world.
15:39Their mouth is their most impressive feature, like me, since it can open more than three feet wide.
15:45Okay, you win.
15:47These creatures have an intimidating appearance.
15:49But despite their size, they're harmless to humans, and divers swim with them.
15:54They're very social and can form schools of 100 individuals.
15:58They swim near the water surface, filter-feeding on plankton.
16:02They, too, have a bunch of teeth that they don't use.
16:06Do you know which creature can sing loud songs for 30 minutes?
16:11I know!
16:12Berry manatee!
16:13Hmm, that might be before your time.
16:16Actually, it's the humpback whale.
16:18Scientists aren't sure why they make those low howls and noises.
16:22They might be trying to communicate with others to attract mates.
16:26You'll see them near coastlines, feeding on tiny food.
16:30And they use their flukes to propel through the water.
16:33Humpback whales are less friendly than gray whales, because they're very cautious.
16:37But they're the heroes of the ocean.
16:40They try to save other animals from orcas.
16:43And experts say they're capable of decision-making and problem-solving.
16:47On one occasion, a humpback whale jumped in to save a whale biologist from a tiger shark.
16:53Now, let's try to spot the expert in disguise.
16:57The Caribbean Reef Octopus.
16:59The specialized color cells help it blend in with the sand and ocean rock's rough texture.
17:05But Caribbean Reef Octopuses are loners, and they like to get around on their own.
17:11This creature is also teeny-tiny.
17:13It can grow almost 5 inches and, with their legs, getting as long as the average person's foot.
17:19If you get too close to them, they'll likely turn blue and warn you that they feel threatened.
17:25Even though they're trusting, it's better to keep your distance to keep them calm.
17:30A weird-looking creature walks around like a living vacuum cleaner down in the ocean's pitch-black depths.
17:37I'm talking about sea pigs.
17:39They got their name from their pinkish bodies, and they fit in the palm of your hand.
17:44These creatures don't swim.
17:45They walk around on the seafloor.
17:48Their legs consist of 5 to 7 pairs of enlarged tube feet.
17:52And they have tentacles around their mouths to fiddle through the mud to find scum to munch on.
17:58Yumbo!
17:59Since they're vulnerable, they have poisonous skin for protection against other sea creatures.
18:04If you encounter one, it'll be quite friendly.
18:07But if you want to keep it as a pet, you'll need a very deep tank.
18:12Speaking of slimy water creatures, let's talk about comb jellies.
18:17They're friendly animals that like to swim close to the shore on warm summer evenings.
18:22There are two types of comb jellies.
18:24Some with two tentacles, and some without any.
18:27You can spot them at night since they glow in the dark and light up the waters.
18:33The Stonefish
18:36Stonefish aren't going to win any beauty contests, unless the pageant is for best rock lookalike.
18:42Their tiny unreflective eyes and rough skin blend in perfectly with their environment.
18:47A large head, an even bigger mouth, and a home full of, yeah, it's rocks.
18:53And just because you're on the beach doesn't mean you're safe.
18:57Stonefish can survive for 24 hours out of the water.
19:01Stepping on one, or even handling one, won't be that fun.
19:05Their dorsal fin spines have extremely strong venom.
19:09It shoots out when they get stepped on, and it can lead to paralysis or even heart failure.
19:14You'll need help fast.
19:16No wonder they're one of the most dangerous creatures in the water, or anywhere.
19:21Be careful when scrambling around rocky areas.
19:24They love to play hide-and-seek.
19:27The Deep Sea Dragonfish
19:30If there were a prize for the most hideous fish in the ocean, the Deep Sea Dragonfish would win.
19:37With slimy, scaleless skin, massive teeth, and a face only a mother could love,
19:42this bad boy of the sea is nothing to mess with.
19:46It likes to swim between 700 feet and 6,000 feet below the surface of the ocean,
19:51where the waters are the darkest and coldest.
19:54Along with some other creatures on this list,
19:57the Deep Sea Dragonfish relies on its bioluminescent body parts to catch prey.
20:02It also uses its hanging appendage, which boasts a little red light on the end,
20:08coming out from its lower jaw.
20:09Many fish mistake this little light for prey,
20:13luring them right into the jaws of the Deep Sea Dragonfish.
20:16Very clever dragonfish.
20:18Very clever indeed.
20:21The Fangtooth
20:24The Mariana Trench is an underwater trench with a depth of 35,000 feet,
20:30nearly 7 miles below the ocean's surface.
20:33Let that sink in.
20:34While scientists know the Mariana Trench exists,
20:37it's one of the least explored places on Earth.
20:40It's also the deepest area of Earth's oceans.
20:43And although many creatures down there probably haven't even been seen by humans yet,
20:49scientists have had the creepy pleasure of getting to know the Fangtooth.
20:54The Fangtooth fish shamelessly lives up to its name.
20:57Just look at that thing.
20:58The Fangtooth is carnivorous and feeds on just about anything it can find that gets caught in its sharp-toothed
21:05mouth.
21:06These fish rely on their contact chemoreception to find prey.
21:11In other words, they can sense chemical residue that comes off of other living organisms in the Deep Sea.
21:17This is because they don't have any light-producing cells on their bodies,
21:21unlike many other Deep Sea fish.
21:24On top of all that, it's pretty dark down there.
21:27So whatever crosses their path, they chomp on.
21:30While these guys look pretty scary, they're not a threat to humans.
21:34They only grow about 7 inches long.
21:37Even so, I wouldn't want to run into one of these things during a relaxing swim in the ocean.
21:47Strangely enough, this prehistoric fish, known as the T-Rex of the seas, had no teeth.
21:54Those were replaced with bony plates that allowed it to have the strongest bite among other monsters of its size.
22:02The Goblin Shark
22:05If you thought the movies about sharks were scary,
22:08this next Deep Sea creature will make you swear off going for dips in the ocean forever.
22:13However, it lives 3,000 feet underwater, so you'll never likely see it face-to-face.
22:19The Goblin Shark looks like a cross between a shark and a creature from your worst nightmare.
22:25These sharks boast a protruding sword-like snout with a jaw that juts out to match.
22:31Unlike other sharks that have more of a gray hue, this creepy thing looks not so pretty in pink.
22:38Aside from their scary demeanor, what do scientists really know about the Goblin Shark?
22:43Well, not much, except that they can grow up to 18 feet in length.
22:48Looks like there's still a lot to learn about these guys, if you dare to.
22:54By the way, did you know that sharks don't sleep?
22:57Many species have to keep water moving over their gills to get oxygen,
23:02so they can't fall into a deep sleep like we do.
23:05That's why they stay half-awake during rest.
23:09Typically, sharks don't even close their eyes.
23:16This shark is a living horror, with lower teeth being big and sharp, while the upper ones are much smaller.
23:23When its teeth fall off, the shark eats them to maintain calcium levels.
23:28Pretty smart solution for a shark.
23:35Studying the frilled shark is like looking through a portal back to prehistoric times.
23:39That's because scientists think that these eel-like sharks haven't changed much
23:44since their oldest ancestors roamed the deep sea waters.
23:48So, they're sometimes referred to as living fossils.
23:51These sharks' mouths are filled with a terrifying 25 rows of backward-facing sharp teeth.
23:58300 in total!
23:59They're designed to grasp prey and hold them tight so they can't get away,
24:04according to early studies of the shark conducted in 1884
24:08and published in the Bulletin of the Essex Institute.
24:12Luckily for swimmers, the frilled sharks lived between 390 feet and 4,200 feet below the ocean's surface.
24:20So, they'll probably never run into them.
24:23Probably.
24:24This is probably the worst nightmare of any dentist.
24:27The Northern Stargazer
24:31Take a look at this cutie.
24:33The Northern Stargazer is definitely not something you'd wish to see on the ocean floor.
24:38This horrid creature hides its body under the sand,
24:42leaving its face above to wait for prey.
24:47The Tasseled Wobagong
24:51Here's another carpet shark on our list.
24:54It lies low on the bottom of the sea and patiently waits for its prey to come by.
25:00The Australian Ghost Shark
25:03The Australian Ghost Shark isn't really even a shark, but a very bony fish.
25:09It's also a living fossil.
25:11It hasn't changed within the last 400 million years.
25:16Believe it or not, sharks and humans have a common ancestor that lived around 440 million years ago.
25:24Even though we both evolved in our own way,
25:26there are still some signs of that connection.
25:29For example, the genome of an elephant shark is very similar to humans.
25:37The Leoplerodon
25:39This list of terrifying creatures would be incomplete
25:43without mentioning the terrifying and prehistoric Leoplerodon.
25:47This carnivorous marine reptile existed during the Colovian stage of the Middle Jurassic era
25:54and ruled the waters at 9 feet in length.
25:57Scientists believe Leoplerodon thrived in this deep-sea trench
26:01because of its ability to swim long distances and its four paddle-like limbs.
26:07While they probably weren't able to propel themselves toward prey like other animals of the area,
26:12they did manage to accelerate and attack very ruthlessly and efficiently.
26:17Additionally, they relied on their long snouts to smell prey,
26:22which leads scientists to believe they didn't rely on sight for hunting.
26:26This means they could have thrived in the dark Mariana Trench.
26:31Around 150 million years ago,
26:34Leoplerodon became extinct
26:36due to competition for prey against other thriving marine reptiles.
26:40And I think I speak for all of us when I say,
26:43thank goodness for that.
26:47Considering that scientists have only explored 5% of the ocean floor
26:51and found some of the scariest sea creatures imaginable,
26:54one can only dream of what other animals reside in the deep-sea waters.
26:59Perhaps it's best to keep them in your imagination.
27:02Am I right?
27:04The Mega Mouth Shark
27:07This shark is a filter feeder,
27:09and it's friendly to humans,
27:11although its huge mouth can look quite threatening.
27:14Like basking sharks,
27:16it swims with its mouth constantly wide open,
27:19as if it were on Twitter.
27:23The Gulper Eel
27:24This deep-sea eel has an easily distended belly
27:28that allows it to swallow prey twice its size
27:31in a single monstrous bite.
27:33They have very unusual jaw shapes
27:36and can reach about 2 to 3 feet in length.
27:41Do you see that large log near the ocean floor?
27:44Maybe it's part of an old ship.
27:46Treasure!
27:47Gold!
27:47Diamonds!
27:48I'm rich!
27:49Well, as you get closer,
27:51you notice something.
27:52It's swimming!
27:53It's not a shark or a dolphin.
27:55It's a saltwater crocodile!
27:59Now, don't panic.
28:00If you bump into one of these reptiles in the sea,
28:03it's unlikely it'll think of you as food.
28:06Crocodiles have a special valve in their throat
28:08that stops them from drowning underwater.
28:11But that doesn't mean they can't bite.
28:14Usually, they're heading to a nearby island,
28:17and the quickest way there is to body surf.
28:20They can't really take the ferry, you know.
28:23Watching one from a distance should be okay.
28:26Just don't swim to shore right away.
28:28They love to ambush their lunch in shallow water.
28:31If there's one time I'd want to see a great white shark,
28:35it's when I'm diving with crocodiles.
28:37They'll gladly take a crocodile-sized nibble,
28:40given the right motivation.