Shark VS Octopus

[Lazybones]

http://www.m90.org/view_image.php?image_id=7205
Link seems to redirect to something else now.

Learn something new each day.

[Ustauk]

Just a little explanation: most sharks differ from other fish in that they cannot feed water through there gills while they are standing still.  A shark  must stay constantly on the move, or else it will suffocate/drown.  I think that's what happened to this shark, since we saw no blood in the water from the beak of the octopus striking it.

[Mr. Analog]

Most species this is true, not all. Did you know that if a shark stops swimming it will sink to the bottom as it has no swim bladders (like a regular fish) to regulate bouyancy.

[Ustauk]

Most species this is true, not all. Did you know that if a shark stops swimming it will sink to the bottom as it has no swim bladders (like a regular fish) to regulate bouyancy.

...most sharks differ from other fish...

What you say about swim bladders also makes sense.   Sharks all around are among the most primitive of fish.  There init)al design was so successful that they never bothered to evolve much beyond it, and have not changed much as a species in aeons.

[Darren Dirt]

I can't believe THIS thread showed up (5 years ago, lol) when I searched for "Shark Octopus".

Cuz I wanted to do a follow-up to this funny movie review...
http://www.notmydesk.com/2010/03/18/im-not-here-to-judge-mega-shark-vs-giant-octopus/

...there's a surprisingly funny little mashup video somebody did, with special guest ass-kicker R Lee Ermey:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LpjxWF7C6E