The Only Plant-Eating Shark - The Bonnethead

[@BenGThomas]

Errr yeah slight mistake at 0:22 - the Bonnethead is definitely not 60-90 metres long, but 60-90 centimetres in length!

[@Tyronejizz]

Damn, i was in awe of the size of that lad. Thought it was an absolute unit.

[@erikmartin4996]

Oops

[@mikaoleander]

"the cutest shark in the world, only 90 metres long"

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Not immune to: "I caught a fish THis Big!" 😜

[@Kentbot1]

And at 7:34: "the only hammerhead to use its dorsal fins for swimming" -- is this meant to be pectoral fins?

[@elpistachio]

Female Bonnethead: *gives birth in an enclosure with only females present* Ian Malcolm: life uhh... finds a way.

[@Jdne199311]

Brilliant!!!

[@GrayMajik]

Seems legit.

[@davyjones3755]

That's exactly what happened though

[@meyes5671]

they believed hard enough

[@jesusjoseph1899]

@Donsk Heritage It is genetically identical to its mother. This means it's a clone 😑

[@williamburns6103]

They are absolutely adorable and nobody can tell me otherwise

[@brawmankerlexterminateurde860]

We need them in hungry shark world but for a seaweed map only to use this shark

[@hungvu262]

They do look a little derpy but i don't see it as cute.

[@lordtorchic3819]

CORRECTION: They are the only cute shark and no one can tell you otherwise

[@kaiganardea9275]

I love them

[@pickelssalvation7196]

Ahem Otherwise.

[@justinh3741]

So a sophisticated sharky who likes to have a salad with it's seafood meal.

[@brianisme6498]

Live him alone. He’s a pescatarian trying to go vegan

[@papanurgle8393]

He needs the antioxidants.

[@vulekv93]

They are so fruity that females have to resort to parthenogenesis to keep the population going...

[@mileslong3904]

I wonder if the other sharks make fun of them.

[@salvagemonster3612]

Yeah I Will believe when I see him use a cloth napkin and order the Sherbert

[@zioqqr4262]

*evolves electroreceptors for ultimate hunting* "Mmmm plant time"

[@Garl_Vinland]

Buys expensive gaming PC “Mmmm Among Us time”

[@zioqqr4262]

@@Garl_Vinland amogus 4k with RTX Raytracer

[@SchnookieC]

“Nothing attacks with more ferocity than the seaweed shark”

[@Brutaltronics]

The struggle is soon over

[@s.b.7987]

SIMPSONS DID IT!!

[@vladimirlagos2688]

Yup, another one of those Simpsons predictions that came true.

[@linkthepig4219]

@@vladimirlagos2688 Close, but it didn't have a strange-shaped head in the Simpsons.

[@vocalist92]

First thing I thought when I saw this

[@vgernyc]

So the Bonnehead took their oath that "fish are friends, not food" seriously

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

Maybe they got the idea by watching "Finding Nemo"...

[@ToSobrietyAndBeyond]

No, they still eat fish.

[@xN0XvRVLEZx]

@@ToSobrietyAndBeyond joke

[@seliamila1005]

they also eat fish

[@Empty_Carbon]

@@ToSobrietyAndBeyond didn't he say that they eat crabs not fish?

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

00:20 I know it was an honest mistake, but that did not diminish my spit take at the mention of a meagre 60 - 90 m long shark xD

[@artemis_smith]

megalodon still alive confirmed /s

[@franciscoduarteauthor]

Godzilla is a documentary, ya know?

[@isray89]

Same. I had to rewind and replay it three times to make sure I wasn't just missing the ceni!

[@Teknokraatti]

@@artemis_smith This thing, with the measures given, would be the biggest nightmare of the megalodon. It'd be so large that a megalodon could feasibly pass as a particularly chewy and large bit of seaweed.

[@artemis_smith]

@@Teknokraatti yeah 90m would be a big boy

[@fraxomfire6657]

Just picturing a small shark nibbling some grass beside you is just the cutest thing

[@Boltscrap]

"There's an another unique thing about these sharks." Oh, is it the fact that they're three times longer than the Walking With dinosaurs liopleurodon?

[@williamjin9540]

@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU be quiet

[@Teknokraatti]

@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU check the video at 0:23 and you'll see what the OP meant. The size given is rather extraordinary and clearly a mistake in script.

[@katyungodly]

@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU yes

[@jasperpuccinelli5856]

@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU ur a weirdo lmao

[@ZeoViolet]

@@Teknokraatti Yeah he acknowledged his mistake in speaking. It happens.

[@lightningkitty8003]

"despite being fed a 90% grass diet, they gained weight" chunky bonnethead is an image that lives rent free in my head now

[@S0ulGh0st]

I've replayed a handful of times, but I can only hear him say the bonnetheads are SIXTY to NINETY meters long.

[@KCsMMOs]

He did. He also posted a comment correcting this ...

[@kR-qj7rw]

he corrected but MAN it be fun to have those irl giant kaiju sized grass eaters

[@Kelpic]

@@kR-qj7rw Basically cooler whales

[@yesno1978]

I herd him say “the great hammerhead is sixty to ninety meters long compared to the great hammerhead which is 6 meters long”

[@johannageisel5390]

"I like salad with shrimps." - bonnethead shark

[@ZentaBon]

It could've totally been called "the shovelhead" too.

[@zebedeemadness2672]

Not commonly used but Shovelhead is actually a accepted common name for this species.

[@MountainFisher]

There is a common skate that took Shovelnose first.

[@zebedeemadness2672]

@@MountainFisher But that's shovel "nose" not shovel "head".

[@MountainFisher]

@@zebedeemadness2672 nose-head, it's all on the front. LOL

[@zebedeemadness2672]

@@MountainFisher Nop! One is on the head, one is the head 😉.

[@AmbyreUwU]

I think you meant 60 to 90 centimeters long. If it was 60 to 90 meters long I think the bonnethead may be SLIGHTLY bigger than the great hammerhead 😂

[@Spectrulus]

Obviously Great Hammerhead sharks chew on Pacific islands for nutrients, as there is no other prey they would eat.

[@mojotheaverage]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@williamjin9540]

wdym bonnethead is obviously larger than a great white, tiger, hammer head, whale shark, and megalodon.

[@Tintinsjournal]

That would be bigger than a blue whale! 😅

[@lupito6185]

yea i was worried

[@fahoodie1852]

0:23 Holy shit they turned the bonnethead shark into a kaiju

[@KCsMMOs]

Kaiju means monster in Japanese. You can speak English here. They are not different 🤦‍♂️

[@matteussilvestre8583]

I kid you not, he turned himself into a Kaiju. Funniest thing I've ever seen.

[@hochigaming14yearsago90]

@@KCsMMOs The word kaiju is used here because of monsterverse Tohou films like godzilla, king kong etc... Originated in japan, and still use the term kaiju to describe the giant beasts. Upon hearing about a "60 - 90 metre long shark" it would be understandable compare that to the Tohou films wouldn't it? Especially considering all the hype they get even in western media. And that's what the original commentor was doing. I might also add that it more accurately translates to "bizarre creature" in Japan. Not everything is fetishizing japanese culture like you think it does. Using that logic, I can't cook spaghetti because it comes from Italy?

[@hijisfriend9030]

@@KCsMMOs it's like you want to say we can't use Tsunami instead big ass wave lol 🤣

[@williamkwl6153]

@@KCsMMOs Kaiju is also a name for giant monster genre, so yeah

[@TheLaughingDove]

50% grass digested is really not half bad, don't some non-ruminant herbivores have slightly worse rates than that? Wild

[@MountainFisher]

Absolutely, wild pigs whose digestion is remarkably like humans do not digest grasses very well.

[@hanifanzak]

The giant panda

[@indridcold8433]

Elephant is pretty bad.

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

Pandas. They’re supposed to be omnivores, but they completely rely on bamboo.

[@Wobkerer]

​@@juanjoyaborja.3054pandas has carnivore digestive system

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

I love hearing about traditionally carnivorous animals eating plants! There's a spider who is vegetarian too....

[@victzegopterix2]

For those who want the name of the spider, it's _Baghera kiplingi_ ... That's not a joke.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

One that still surprises people are canines. Who can and do eat a variety of foods besides meat. A varied diet is a major key in survival of a species

[@voiceofreason2674]

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent dogs can eat plants wolfs cannot , they aren’t as closely related as dog food commercials make them out to be

[@starandfox601]

wolves actually can and will eat berries.in July blue berries can be 80% of their diet. In reality it's more like nature has no rules and animals eat what ever is adivable to them.

[@Thunderyena]

@@starandfox601 yes, & plenty of herbivores supplement their diets with small birds, rodents, & bones. the diets we assign to animals are rough outlines, but not strict guidelines like people imagine.

[@Jdne199311]

Fish are friends not food Well at least 50% of the time

[@robrice7246]

0:07 And also the world's currently known Omnivorous shark.

[@PoweredbyRobots]

Not true! Tiger shark eat car tyres, oil barrels, fire extinguishers… no, that’s great whites…

[@financialprofessionals]

@@PoweredbyRobots but they most likely aren't getting much nutrients from those things, so they are not omnivores

[@Mooffgamesgamer]

Watch the vid Rob

[@PoweredbyRobots]

@@financialprofessionals ... once again proving why their arms are short and flappy. No Humerus.

[@financialprofessionals]

@@PoweredbyRobots that literally makes no sense dude

[@laurachapple6795]

Nature was like, "how much weird stuff can I cram into this one shark?"

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

“This bulge forms as the sharks become more sexually mature.” Yes they do, my friend, yes they do

[@josephj.m.s4302]

"It is far smaller than the largest hammerhead, which is the great hammerhead, only being 60-90 METERS LONG, while the great hammer head is 4-6 meters long" Thats a small boi right there

[@kazisamiulmahbub3146]

He corrected it bro and is not funny HAHAHAHAHA!

[@theneef174]

​@kazisamiulmahbub3146 I'm here 8 months later to tell you that your dumbass was a year and 4 months late

[@1lobster]

They have these at the touch pool at the Saint Luis zoo

[@jackashmore]

My dumbass be thinking they were baby hammerheads

[@Tintinsjournal]

I wanna go there

[@abdullahshaheen7229]

@Something Mildly Homophobic 😶

[@apollofell3925]

Hey, maybe parthenogenesis only results in female offspring for sharks, but in reptile species this isn't always the case as sex is often determined by ambient temperature, not male chromosomes. Just a note.

[@MrBonners]

temperature determined gender has nothing to do with this.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

@Shasvin Puvanesvaran What about iguanas and geckos?

[@dragendghast]

Mourning geckos are an all-female species actually, with every one of them being clones. So it's totally possible for some animals to thrive without males entirely.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

@@dragendghast Weird how scientists in Jurassic Park didn't know about that and even without frog DNA there was risk of dinosaurs reproducing without males.

[@cyrilio]

60-90 meters long?’ Sounds pretty big to me

[@thatTemplar9934]

Thats whats im saying

[@brianisme6498]

That’s a big mistake lol. I’m a bit surprised by this two though since the British use both metric and imperial rather then one of the other like the rest of the world.

[@Kaefer1973]

@Are You Going To Do The 'Ora Ora' Thing? 16-19 meters would still make it as big as the largest whale sharks and more conservative estimations about the Megalodon though.

[@MrMokele03]

"Sixty to ninety meters long" Ah makes sense, they do eat their veggies after all

[@damianmorningstar3150]

Vegan Propaganda

[@hochigaming14yearsago90]

@@damianmorningstar3150 lol

[@finonevado8891]

@@damianmorningstar3150 _you WILL eat ze plants!_

[@thelostremainunfound]

I've gotten a few videos lately trying to repair sharks reputations and I'm really enjoying it. Sharks are just sea puppies, they're doing their best and I'm happy to see a video talking about the gentlest branches of them.

[@AccidentalNinja]

Also fascinating for showing a couple possible route to herbivory: incidental eating due to prey hiding among plants or as use as cushioning for hard food. However, I suspect that the former could also be a route to the latter. Why did this animal become a herbivore? It was terrible at hunting.

[@kentuckybruce6816]

Fish are friends

[@iironhide6209]

@@kentuckybruce6816 NOT FOOD

[@TheRaoulsdaddy]

Hard to believe it was that bad at hunting physically it has an excellent build unless theres lots we dont know and theres more we dont ,than we do!

[@seliamila1005]

many 'herbivore' animals are not actually herbivore either, they can eat meat as well

[@quakethedoombringer]

I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case with panda. Imagine being so bad at hunting + facing competition from tigers and other bears force pandas to adopt a bamboo diet

[@playmsbk]

I understand why they'd eat a lot of plants too, you can't afford being by far the largest creature to have ever lived on a diet of only crustaceans. XD

[@starlight0313]

Laughs in blue whale

[@jmorel42]

@@starlight0313 lmaooo right

[@xN0XvRVLEZx]

@@starlight0313 what is this comment suggesting?

[@catpoke9557]

@@xN0XvRVLEZx Blue whales are the largest creature to live, EVER, and they mainly eat krill- a small crustacean.

[@xN0XvRVLEZx]

@@catpoke9557 I know that but they made it seem like the "90 meter shark" was smaller than the blue whale even though it isn't, by a long shot.

[@toucan1919]

I read that as shark eating plant and got really terrified for a second

[@thdjjfsfh]

12-19% protein content in seagrass? Wow, that's actually a lot. Even high protein plant-based food like soy only has a few percent. I bet you can push a muscular guy in a white lab coat and sell it to bodybuilders. You just need a few KZbinrs/influencers pushing it.

[@Caio-sw7hh]

they already do hahahaha algae supplements are very looked after in the vgan bodybuilding community

[@thdjjfsfh]

@@Caio-sw7hh should have known, bodybuilders will practically buy and consume anything with protein. You just need a muscular guy inside of a lap coat and misrepresented science study.

[@brianedwards7142]

I was thrilled to hear about these sharks as for a long time I had been confused that such a long lived clade as the sharks and rays hadn't at least experimented with omnivory or herbivory even as a way to get through a bottleneck like an extinction event. Now I know they have at least once.

[@Katiethewizard]

For some reason it feels incredibly uncomfortable remembering fish and sharks smell things underwater... like ...i want to smell underwater smells

[@lizardweedzard4495]

It smells like fish pee

[@Katiethewizard]

@@lizardweedzard4495 what if fish pee smells REALLY GOOD under water though

[@thecallankids4718]

@@Katiethewizard I mean, it could. Like, scents aren't objectively good or bad, they only become good or bad as animals evolve to avoid or seek out the cause of the scent. Like the scent of blood scares herbivores I think, humans think it smells gross as omnivores, and wolves are attracted to it. For sharks fish pee may smell great, because it helps them find fish, but idk. If we could smell it underwater we'd probably find it gross though, because we hunt fish either visually or by luck, so we get more out of avoiding their waste then following it. However, since we can't smell underwater, things don't smell good or bad underwater, because they don't smell to humans, even if they still release scent. P.S. I also wish I could smell underwater

[@Katiethewizard]

@@thecallankids4718 True but what if it's one of those smells that's objectively bad but some people find good like gasoline or skunk......... forbidden ocean smells simply boggle my mind

[@catpoke9557]

I never thought of this. Now I'm curious.

[@roth4916]

the bonnethead can reach a smaller size of 60 to 90 METERS long compared to the.... larger 4-5m of the great hammerhead? 0:20

[@luke_fabis]

Centimeters

[@roth4916]

@@luke_fabis no duh, im pointing out the mistake...

[@jasepoag8930]

I caught that as well. lol

[@daverivem4411]

@@roth4916 cause no one else in the comments did?

[@roth4916]

@@daverivem4411 lol i posted this the second the vid uploaded, u just got here

[@Carmine.Falcone]

So glad you covered this! That footage they first captured of the bonnethead eating seagrass is PEAK PRECIOUS ADORBALE! 17/10 would pet gently.

[@901Cardinal]

Looks like Hammerhead’s little brother ... a really awkward one

[@KillerFishFromTampa]

I love catching these guys they always put up a good fight and they are usually pretty chill when you bring them up to de-hook them, also are adorable so you become everyone's bestfriend cause they wanna pet the cute shark before you put them back

[@derreckwalls7508]

Everytime I watch one of these videos, evolution becomes more amazing.

[@Demolitiondude]

I recently seen a bonnethead at wonders of wildlife. Unfortunately it wasn't ok to touch yet cause it was new and the employees not sure how it will react to being in the touch tank.

[@Omega_1111]

"That cutest shark" The goblin shark: am i a joke to you? Joking, tiger shark fanboy but this thing is kinda cute.... But does it like belly rubs like certain reef sharks?

[@vladimirfurlan7086]

Well done. This is how Shark Week is supposed to be. Not the BS we get on TV channels. Please, continue with great work.

[@misanthropichumanist4782]

So, another case of convergent evolution: Of molars, and gut microbiome? Neat!

[@Takermania70]

I had the pleasure of seeing the Bonnetheads at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago over the weekend. I wish I had seen this video beforehand. Great sharks and great video!

[@SCP--fj2jr]

baby bonnethead shark: _"hey daddy, why do we eat plants when others eat fishies?"_ daddy bonnethead shark: _"well, i dunno."_ *A Million Or So Years In The Past:* random shark #1: "hey bob, i don't like what this greenish thing tastes like. Can we uh go back to fish?" random shark #2: *I SAID WE BE EATING PLANTS TODAY. NOW EAT YOUR VEGETABLES.*

[@quanzarefish]

I just don't understand why we still have dry deserts when there's so much water. I mean, alot of places flood and we could take the water from there and bring it to the desert. 😔

[@SCP--fj2jr]

@@quanzarefish *If That Were To Happen Then The Animals That Make Their Homes In The Desert Would Likely Drown. Deserts Are Also An Ecosystem.*

[@quanzarefish]

@@SCP--fj2jr 😭😭 THERE'S NO ANSWER!!!

[@SCP--fj2jr]

@@quanzarefish *There Is,* *Just Leave Dry Deserts Alone.* :P

[@hijisfriend9030]

@@quanzarefish Climate and atmosphere

[@ChimpFromSpace]

Interesting stuff! There's also a vegetarian(technically omnivorous) spider, a jumping spider called Bagheera Kiplingi.

[@arshitektur2210]

Lesson learned: eat veggies, grow big.

[@mistypikku]

yes megalodon confirmed 60-90m long

[@Trathaal]

VERY BIG BOI

[@quakethedoombringer]

Popeye approves this message

[@ReneeandLloydRamsey]

I love every single animal on the planet, sharks are no exception. Thank you for introducing me to this beautiful specie of shark.

[@holdengoodall8213]

As a resident of Omaha, seeing the image of the zoo made me very happy.

[@timsmith6675]

These videos, and others, are why I support @Ben G Thomas. I love learning new things in the past, present and future.

[@Megalon-qc8pf]

You’ve heard of the Hammerhead, now get ready for the... SHOVEL-HEAD SHARK

[@hyperactivehyena]

Perfect Animal- Ideal shape and size, attitude and aptitude above and beyond what was required, 11/10

[@azzz9765]

people sometimes say, "cockroaches will inherit the earth" Sharks might be more likely to.

[@zioqqr4262]

only a matter of time for sharks to go thr way of the crab and become terrestrial

[@heavyweaponsscout9990]

@@zioqqr4262 can you imagine how would a terrestrial shark look like?...

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Look up walking sharks. Evolution indeed. Our ancestors who were bony fish did the same thing in the past

[@joebama6825]

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent didnt our bony fish ancestors live like 400 million years ago

[@azzz9765]

@@joebama6825 youre probably not wrong

[@chaosopher23]

Another side effect is the decay of plant matter produces gases, giving the shark a sort of swim bladder for a stomach. Less energy to stay afloat means more energy for other things.

[@NickNotorii365]

"These Sharks doesn't look like a Hammer, More like Shovel Heads"

[@dinomation]

I always see this guy at aquariums, arguably the cutest shark.

[@Cfontes82]

“being only 60 to 90 meters long “ Do they eat Sequoias? Of course I got it was a typo! Awesome video!

[@Fictional]

My 9 year old brother caught one of those a week ago on a family vacation. It was his first saltwater catch ever and he was the only one to catch a shark that day on our venture. It’s a memory he’s never going to forget and neither will I.

[@masao7863]

From now on I'll call this the "Billy Mays" shark, cus there's always more

[@ChazWalser]

From what I remember back in the Atlanta Georgia Aquarium, when the bonnet heads get hungry, they are fed squid. Interestingly it’s in the area where you can touch them along with the cow nose rays

[@powermiracle1798]

His cousin at TierZoo : Tier S Him : *eating plant*

[@abrahamlupercio5621]

Absolutely love sharks since I was little I'm now 40 read books watched National Geographic ,Discovery etc. And I just learned about this shark...So cool

[@sergeantsonso3490]

here in florida, we call these guys "Shovelheads" or "Spadeheads" because of their strange head shape, and they're caught fairly commonly. good eatin, too. errr... or so i hear.

[@MountainFisher]

They are good eating though I never kept one because I thought they were too cool looking to eat. Plus sharkskin is hell on knife edges. Plus I've seen one cut up for eating and it just seemed like a waste considering how much you get versus how much you toss to the accursed pelicans.

[@hailghidorah2536]

YOU ARE NOT EATING IT

[@MountainFisher]

@@hailghidorah2536 Meaning What?

[@hailghidorah2536]

@@MountainFisher Referring to OP

[@alexandriasimental4096]

I recently caught one . I was surprised but not scared due to the cuteness. It was as if he opened his mouth to let me get the hook out the corner lol he was a champ

[@lisaenglert3202]

Hella cute shark 🦈 and a veggie eater! Very interesting. Maybe they need the fiber? 😅

[@skreeran]

That centimeters/meters slip up was hilarious. I figured it was a mistake but tall about a funny slip up.

[@MrTigerlore]

They’re pretty fun and safe to swim with.

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

What a rad animal! I hope they get more of their sea grass habitat, poor lil guys becoming endangered D:

[@connorcolquhou5845]

Take a bong rip every time he says "sea grass".

[@realghostly102]

Every shark : WHY CANT YOU BE NORMAL. Bone head : SCREAMS IN PLANT

[@Ciubix8513]

omnivorous shark is not real it can't hurt you. omnivorous shark:

[@minustaco42zero24]

Thank you for all the amazing videos about these amazing creatures

[@sebastianaquino7454]

“60 to 90 meter long” damn thats a long ass shark

[@ericpode6095]

"We're going to need a bigger boat..."

[@littlemissmisses2981]

Hammerhead sharks are the most adorable things 🥺💕

[@nassernasser6630]

Anyone heard it "60 to 90 meters long"

[@kaiganardea9275]

Best shark week content since the early 2000s

[@TaterChip91]

"You're implying that a group made entirely of female animals will...breed?" "No. I'm simply saying life, uh, finds a way." IT HAS BEGUN.

[@dragendghast]

@Shasvin Puvanesvaran not to mention Mourning Geckos are an entirely female species, there are no males

[@catpoke9557]

@@dragendghast There's other reptiles like that too, like the blind snake.

[@Firespirit7]

Lol that 60 meter bit had me confused....but very well researched and thought out. Highly enjoyable and informative video.

[@GavinTh3Goat]

SHARK WEEK BABYYYYYYYYY

[@bw7754]

Live in South Carolina caught many bonnet heads, put up a surprisingly hell of a fight if you’re not trying to catch one

[@misterpebbles]

So I can be a vegan bond villain with plant based sharks in my lair? Amazing!

[@theangryholmesian4556]

But will they have frickin lazer beams on their heads?

[@majesticgothitelle1802]

But they would like crab on the side

[@oliewolfe444]

Bonnetheads are my favorite fish species! I'm so excited for this video. 😆

[@halowaffle25]

I like how the entire first half of the video is spent covering random theories as to why the shark eats grass, only to disprove them all with 'actually sea grass is just a good dietary supplement'.

[@andersonmcbride29]

I love seeing bonnetheads when I’m out surf fishing

[@BusterBuizel]

We have these in Texas and from what I hear they are quite good to eat because of their omnivorous lifestyle imparting a milder flavor to the flesh. Haven’t tried one myself though so correct me if I’m wrong

[@Apokalypse456]

I wasnt aware people really eat shark meat, only knew of the giant shark fin industry

[@Aziara86]

Milder actually sounds not good. I find shark meat to be incredibly bland already.

[@yeldarbarrow3172]

A friend brought some to grill while visiting a few years ago. It was indeed delicious- quite similar to scallop.

[@BusterBuizel]

@@yeldarbarrow3172 Thanks! Now I really need to convince my aunt and uncle to keep the next legal size bonnethead we catch

[@agonzalez7095]

After shark week it would be cool to see you do a video on the Ngandong tiger.

[@DaVideoGameBeastr]

"being only 60 to 90 meters long" I know that was a mistake but it reminds me of those clickbait shark video titles like "MEGALODON SIGHTING 90 METERS LONG????"

[@millennialcaveman8383]

It’s very rare that come across an animal factoid I did not already know about, yet today you delivered.

[@valentinmitterbauer4196]

Fun fact: One of several german names for this shark is "Korona- Hammerhai" (corona- hammerhead shark)

[@smeggerssmeghead3100]

corona means crown, so you are going to find lots of things called corona

[@stevesellers-wilkinson7376]

I love sharks so much... such fascinating animals. Thank you for the video!

[@erichtomanek4739]

Bonnethead Shark: 60 to 90 metres long. Megalodon: So that's why I'm extinct. Discovery channel: Yippee!!!

[@adams13245]

Ooohh, that's a good one. 90 meter shark. Who would believe that.

[@daphneloose5880]

the Bonnethead shark is adorable!! never thought that it would eat both plants and animals.

[@zombehnashun]

What a adorable little 90 meter kaiju.

[@nathanwindom3978]

man, these little fellas really are something else.

[@GeistInTheMachine]

I'm sure this shark is real smug about its diet to other sharks.

[@therealzilch]

And here I thought that my admiration for sharks could not be greater. Thanks again for destroying my illusions. Lunch is on me if you're ever in town. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott

[@CharlieApples]

The females can clone themselves. I repeat, the females can _clone themselves._

[@alhassani626]

Okay, it’s in the last part of the video.

[@ZeoViolet]

@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU A few times in captivity, certain species of cold-blooded animals have given birth while being confirmed virgins, and their offspring's DNA tested and confirmed to be clones of the mothers. It started with a shark like this, before being noticed more and more. A lot of times it is speculated that this can happen under duress....no mates, and no hint of mates, in the area for a given amount of time. It's an effort to prolong the species, but with a few exceptions, it can't last this way forever. That said, there ARE a few female-only species of animal (mostly lizard) that used to have males but no longer do.

[@CharlieApples]

@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU Watch the very last part of the video. A female shark that had never come into contact with a male gave birth to a genetically identical female offspring. Which is essentially cloning “the natural way”.

[@CharlieApples]

@@ZeoViolet Female Komodo dragons are known to give birth to genetic copies of themselves in both captivity and in the wild, sometimes even when virile males are present. They seem to be able to control this ability to some degree, which is fascinating, as it implies that female dragons could play a conscious or semi-conscious role in the species’ natural selection process. One theory is that if a female which is prepared to mate finds the available males unsuitable for any reason, she will instead “impregnate” herself to lay all female eggs. Reasons for this could be because too large a percentage of the population is already descended from a small group of males, there are simply too many males in the population and the sex ratio needs rebalancing, or perhaps the local males just flat out failed to impress her. Similarly, female alligators and crocodiles are responsible for balancing the sex ratios of their local population by carefully controlling the temperatures of their nests; eggs that are incubated at higher temperatures will develop as mostly females, and mostly males at cooler temperatures. They’ve been observed maintaining hotter nests to create more females when adult males outnumber adult females, and vice versa.

[@ZeoViolet]

@@CharlieApples Partho is weird.

[@sarahlynn4798]

WHY DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS AMAZING SUPER POWER SHARK BEFORE THIS VIDEO?! My jaw was on the floor by the end of the video. How does this shark week keep getting better & better with each video? Cuz it's Ben G Thomas, that's why 💕🦈🌎

[@1lobster]

Is there a word for an animal that can survive off of completely plant or completely meat and doesn’t need to eat both?

[@Spectrulus]

Omnivore is the term. Omni = all vore = eat. I see what you meant but that's the term.

[@FlailingJunk]

Best I can do is non-obligate omnivore.

[@gabrieldnchf2822]

Hypercarnivore is used for animals that overwhelmingly (>70%) eat meat in their diet but I’m not sure about a term for an overly herbivorous animal

[@1lobster]

@@Spectrulus i thoght omnivores need both? like half and half?

[@davidv.3135]

I caught one in 1969 off the No-Name Key bridge in the Florida Keys.