The Megalodon the biggest and greatest shark that ever swam in the oceans of planet earth.
The Leviathan, a prehistoric whale of epic proportions.
What if the pair came to blows…… one things is for sure, there’d be an almighty rumble
in the ocean!
Hello and welcome back to Life’s Biggest Questions, the channel that looks to answer
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We believe that no question is too silly and today we’re asking What If A Megalodon Shark
Fought The Leviathan?
Before we jump into this video, why don’t you let me know of you are team shark or team
whale?
SO, the Megalodon is an extinct pieces of YUGE shark that swam its last 2.6 million
years ago.
It’s name, by the way, translates to Big Tooth….and, well, have a look at a model
of its jaw.
By analysing fossils, its thought that the Megalodon was 50 feet long and 50 tonnes,
so 50 thousand kilos.
The Megalodon is thought to be an uber version of its smaller living relative, the Great
White Shark.
The Leviathan went extinct about 5 million years ago and was a right old whopper of a
Sperm Whale, measuring up to 57 ft long and weighing up to 57 tonnes.
This ocean liner of a mammal had the largest teeth of any predator ever known to live.
Already, we’re noticing the Leviathan has the slight edge when it comes to size.
Both predators are big, but the whale was thought to be bigger.
Of course it isn’t all about size – how odes old big tooth shark measure up against
massive gnasher whale.
It seems that while the Megalodon had the most powerful and forceful bite of all time,
the Leviathan’s teeth were thought to be a foot long!
The Leviathan may have been bigger and biteier than the Megalodon, but it was less streamlined
and nimble.
Depending on the circumstances of an attack, the Megalodon could have taken fast chunks
of the Leviathan before it had chance to attack in retaliation.
The shark was also thought to have a pretty solid attack strategy – biting off its preys
fins and incapacitating it.
Again though, this is circumstantial and relies on the Megalodon getting the first bite in.
If the Leviathan had attacked first, it could take a bigger chomp out of old sharky.
Also, Whales are known to have some of the biggest brains in the world, the Leviathan
was no exception.
While the Leviathan was a good problem solver, the Megalodon was more primitive and maybe
not have been the smartest fighter, meaning it couldn’t outthink the Leviathan…which
would be a big issue for its survival if they fought.
Both the Megalodon and the Leviathan preyed on large animals, it seems so far like seems
the Leviathan should be the winner – although, It is wroth mentioning that the impressive
whale enjoyed less years swimming the ocean, living between 1 – 5 million years, while
the Megalodon lived for 20 million years…which in some ways makes it a victor.
Their oceanic years did overlap towards the end of their lives but we don’t know for
a fact if the pair ever came to blows.
It is quote possible, given both their sizes, they would have avoided one another, save
for a few passing glares.
One fun thing to mention, while Leviathan is the name given to the prehistoric sperm
whale, it was actually named after a sea monster mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and present
in Jewish lore…the Leviathan is a ferocious sea monster – said to be a gigantic queen
of the sea, conquerable only by gods.
If it was this Leviathan versus Megalodon, there would be no contest!
Lady sea dragon would eat sharky as a snack for afternoon tea.
In reality though, if the Megalodon and the prehistoric whale did fight, it would depend
on who struck first and what their motivation was to pick a winner.
I would say the Leviathan has the edge, though.
If they DID end up fighting, all other sea creatures may wanna get out of the way for
fear of the total carnage.
So that is all we have for this episode – who do you think would win between the Megalodon
and the shark?
Let me know in the comments section down below write hastag shark or hashtag whale.
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Thanks for joining us – I’m your host Rebecca Felgate, I’ll catch you next time,
but until then….
Stay curious stay alert and never ever stop questioning.