[imagesource: Micheal Wilson / Ledger Correspondant]
Nature can be pretty weird sometimes.
People have used Photoshop to merge already existing animals, like a penguin with a killer whale’s head, or a duck’s head on a horse’s body, or… you can have a look over here to see what I mean.
But the real, original creator is Mother Nature herself, who has come up with the animals we know and love and some lesser-known, slightly freaky wonders, too.
A giraffe is certainly odd-looking, but we’re used to them, so they’re less surprising than say, a sheepshead fish:
Per the BBC, this fish recently surfaced on Facebook when Jennette’s Pier, a fishing destination in Nag’s Head, North Carolina, posted a photo.
The rare fish, with a mouthful of molars that resemble that of a sheep (or even a human), was caught by Nathan Martin, a regular on the pier who had been hoping to land one.
Indeed, he managed to come face-to-face with a “mouth full of teeth”:
“It’s a very good fight when you’re fighting on the line, it’s a really good catch, and it tastes very good,” he told McClatchy News.
I am not sure how it is possible to stomach something with a mouth like that, but I won’t yuck another person’s yum.
The fish’s teeth are used for catching prey, like shellfish and clams, and then grinding them up nicely.
Here’s a different sheepshead fish, for a second opinion:
Better teeth than many Brits I know.
Some comments from the Facebook post are worth a mention:
“Is this where dentures come from?” wrote one user.
“That fish has better teeth than me,” wrote another.
But the best commentary comes from TikToker mndiaye_97, known for talking us through all the weird and wonderful parts of the animal world:
Maybe pack a toothbrush next time you visit the beach?
[source:bbc]
