*This image is copyright of its original author

*This image is copyright of its original author

*This image is copyright of its original author

*This image is copyright of its original author

(05-29-2019, 10:50 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: The mystery of modern-day 'megalodons' or giant sharks. Just as science had it that the coelacanth was a prehistoric fish that became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs, before one was discovered in 1938 (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/190/4219/1105, http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_lives.htm, https://books.google.com/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), and science had it that life in the deepest waters away from sunlight was impossible, before it was discovered that it was possible due to hydrothermal vents which spew a lot of superheated water (https://books.google.ae/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), science currently has it that the megalodon was a giant prehistoric shark that became extinct a long time ago, but then, what are all these allegations, or even videos, of there being giant sharks, in different parts of the Pacific Ocean over the last 100 years? Also, people had been alleging the existence of giant squids for about 500 years, and now we know that they were right (https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/).

The Portalist: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged 

*This image is copyright of its original author

* One Polynesian myth regards a 30 m (98 ft) shark called "Lord of the Deep": https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/ 

French Polynesia: https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/tours/tahiti-polynesia/itinerary/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* El Demonio Negro (The Black Demon) of the Sea of Cortez is usually considered to be a black shark, and less commonly a whale, living off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It is said to measure about 60 ft (18 m) (https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=nQVS9EDmfhQC&q=black+demon#v=snippet&q=black%20demon&f=false) similar to the estimated length of the megalodon (https://www.seeker.com/could-a-prehistoric-60-foot-shark-still-exist-1767682752.html).

https://www.dive-the-world.com/maps-mexico.php

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* G. Clay Cartmell narrated that sailors in the waters off Australia alleged seeing a white shark near the Great Barrier Reef that rivalled their boat in size, with the boat measuring 85 ft (26 m): https://books.google.com/books?id=K9CiAAAACAAJ&dq, https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged

https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/world/where-is-great-barrier-reef-located/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* David G. Stead narrated that crayfish fishermen alleged seeing a pale white shark near Broughton Island that was about 115 ft (35 m), and had a head that was not shorter than the roof of a wharf shed near Nelson Bay. They were consequently too terrified to return to the area: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged


https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Habitat-map-of-the-Port-Stephens-embayment-in-New-South-Wales-Australia_fig1_228520283

*This image is copyright of its original author

Videos: 

What was this melanistic shark that appeared next to a great white?

What could have done this to a whale?

(05-30-2019, 03:02 AM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-29-2019, 10:50 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: The mystery of modern-day 'megalodons' or giant sharks. Just as science had it that the coelacanth was a prehistoric fish that became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs, before one was discovered in 1938 (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/190/4219/1105, http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_lives.htm, https://books.google.com/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), and science had it that life in the deepest waters away from sunlight was impossible, before it was discovered that it was possible due to hydrothermal vents which spew a lot of superheated water (https://books.google.ae/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), science currently has it that the megalodon was a giant prehistoric shark that became extinct a long time ago, but then, what are all these allegations, or even videos, of there being giant sharks, in different parts of the Pacific Ocean over the last 100 years? Also, people had been alleging the existence of giant squids for about 500 years, and now we know that they were right (https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/).

The Portalist: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged 

*This image is copyright of its original author

* One Polynesian myth regards a 30 m (98 ft) shark called "Lord of the Deep": https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/ 

French Polynesia: https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/tours/tahiti-polynesia/itinerary/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* El Demonio Negro (The Black Demon) of the Sea of Cortez is usually considered to be a black shark, and less commonly a whale, living off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It is said to measure about 60 ft (18 m) (https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=nQVS9EDmfhQC&q=black+demon#v=snippet&q=black%20demon&f=false) similar to the estimated length of the megalodon (https://www.seeker.com/could-a-prehistoric-60-foot-shark-still-exist-1767682752.html).

https://www.dive-the-world.com/maps-mexico.php

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* G. Clay Cartmell narrated that sailors in the waters off Australia alleged seeing a white shark near the Great Barrier Reef that rivalled their boat in size, with the boat measuring 85 ft (26 m): https://books.google.com/books?id=K9CiAAAACAAJ&dq, https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged

https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/world/where-is-great-barrier-reef-located/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* David G. Stead narrated that crayfish fishermen alleged seeing a pale white shark near Broughton Island that was about 115 ft (35 m), and had a head that was not shorter than the roof of a wharf shed near Nelson Bay. They were consequently too terrified to return to the area: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged


https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Habitat-map-of-the-Port-Stephens-embayment-in-New-South-Wales-Australia_fig1_228520283

*This image is copyright of its original author

Videos: 

What was this melanistic shark that appeared next to a great white?

What could have done this to a whale?

A small reality check. It is good to look closer some videos, which seem to be too good to be true....

Quote:
"Years before the term “fake news” made its way into the lexicon, Discovery Channel got into hot water with a fake documentary.
For those who don’t recall the uproar, during Shark Week in 2013, the network aired “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” about the possible return of a prehistoric creature that went extinct millions of years ago. However, despite a brief disclaimer that it was fiction, many people thought the documentary was real. Megalodons did exist once, but there’s no evidence they’ve reappeared. Scientists were furious at the network, which is presumed to be educational, for confusing viewers.
“It was presented in such a way that you could very easily watch it and not know it was fictional,” one shark expert told NPR."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/07/26/a-fake-shark-week-documentary-about-megalodons-caused-controversy-why-is-discovery-bringing-it-up-again/?utm_term=.a6fabaa1c44a

(05-30-2019, 11:27 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 03:02 AM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-29-2019, 10:50 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: The mystery of modern-day 'megalodons' or giant sharks. Just as science had it that the coelacanth was a prehistoric fish that became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs, before one was discovered in 1938 (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/190/4219/1105, http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_lives.htm, https://books.google.com/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), and science had it that life in the deepest waters away from sunlight was impossible, before it was discovered that it was possible due to hydrothermal vents which spew a lot of superheated water (https://books.google.ae/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), science currently has it that the megalodon was a giant prehistoric shark that became extinct a long time ago, but then, what are all these allegations, or even videos, of there being giant sharks, in different parts of the Pacific Ocean over the last 100 years? Also, people had been alleging the existence of giant squids for about 500 years, and now we know that they were right (https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/).

The Portalist: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged 

*This image is copyright of its original author

* One Polynesian myth regards a 30 m (98 ft) shark called "Lord of the Deep": https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/ 

French Polynesia: https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/tours/tahiti-polynesia/itinerary/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* El Demonio Negro (The Black Demon) of the Sea of Cortez is usually considered to be a black shark, and less commonly a whale, living off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It is said to measure about 60 ft (18 m) (https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=nQVS9EDmfhQC&q=black+demon#v=snippet&q=black%20demon&f=false) similar to the estimated length of the megalodon (https://www.seeker.com/could-a-prehistoric-60-foot-shark-still-exist-1767682752.html).

https://www.dive-the-world.com/maps-mexico.php

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* G. Clay Cartmell narrated that sailors in the waters off Australia alleged seeing a white shark near the Great Barrier Reef that rivalled their boat in size, with the boat measuring 85 ft (26 m): https://books.google.com/books?id=K9CiAAAACAAJ&dq, https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged

https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/world/where-is-great-barrier-reef-located/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* David G. Stead narrated that crayfish fishermen alleged seeing a pale white shark near Broughton Island that was about 115 ft (35 m), and had a head that was not shorter than the roof of a wharf shed near Nelson Bay. They were consequently too terrified to return to the area: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged


https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Habitat-map-of-the-Port-Stephens-embayment-in-New-South-Wales-Australia_fig1_228520283

*This image is copyright of its original author

Videos: 

What was this melanistic shark that appeared next to a great white?

What could have done this to a whale?

A small reality check. It is good to look closer some videos, which seem to be too good to be true....

Quote:
"Years before the term “fake news” made its way into the lexicon, Discovery Channel got into hot water with a fake documentary.
For those who don’t recall the uproar, during Shark Week in 2013, the network aired “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” about the possible return of a prehistoric creature that went extinct millions of years ago. However, despite a brief disclaimer that it was fiction, many people thought the documentary was real. Megalodons did exist once, but there’s no evidence they’ve reappeared. Scientists were furious at the network, which is presumed to be educational, for confusing viewers.
“It was presented in such a way that you could very easily watch it and not know it was fictional,” one shark expert told NPR."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/07/26/a-fake-shark-week-documentary-about-megalodons-caused-controversy-why-is-discovery-bringing-it-up-again/?utm_term=.a6fabaa1c44a

I know about the controversy over Discovery's Channel's fictitious documentary on the Megalodon, which is why I left that one out.

(05-30-2019, 02:35 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 11:27 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 03:02 AM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-29-2019, 10:50 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: The mystery of modern-day 'megalodons' or giant sharks. Just as science had it that the coelacanth was a prehistoric fish that became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs, before one was discovered in 1938 (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/190/4219/1105, http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_lives.htm, https://books.google.com/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), and science had it that life in the deepest waters away from sunlight was impossible, before it was discovered that it was possible due to hydrothermal vents which spew a lot of superheated water (https://books.google.ae/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), science currently has it that the megalodon was a giant prehistoric shark that became extinct a long time ago, but then, what are all these allegations, or even videos, of there being giant sharks, in different parts of the Pacific Ocean over the last 100 years? Also, people had been alleging the existence of giant squids for about 500 years, and now we know that they were right (https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/).

The Portalist: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged 

*This image is copyright of its original author

* One Polynesian myth regards a 30 m (98 ft) shark called "Lord of the Deep": https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/ 

French Polynesia: https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/tours/tahiti-polynesia/itinerary/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* El Demonio Negro (The Black Demon) of the Sea of Cortez is usually considered to be a black shark, and less commonly a whale, living off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It is said to measure about 60 ft (18 m) (https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=nQVS9EDmfhQC&q=black+demon#v=snippet&q=black%20demon&f=false) similar to the estimated length of the megalodon (https://www.seeker.com/could-a-prehistoric-60-foot-shark-still-exist-1767682752.html).

https://www.dive-the-world.com/maps-mexico.php

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* G. Clay Cartmell narrated that sailors in the waters off Australia alleged seeing a white shark near the Great Barrier Reef that rivalled their boat in size, with the boat measuring 85 ft (26 m): https://books.google.com/books?id=K9CiAAAACAAJ&dq, https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged

https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/world/where-is-great-barrier-reef-located/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* David G. Stead narrated that crayfish fishermen alleged seeing a pale white shark near Broughton Island that was about 115 ft (35 m), and had a head that was not shorter than the roof of a wharf shed near Nelson Bay. They were consequently too terrified to return to the area: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged


https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Habitat-map-of-the-Port-Stephens-embayment-in-New-South-Wales-Australia_fig1_228520283

*This image is copyright of its original author

Videos: 

What was this melanistic shark that appeared next to a great white?

What could have done this to a whale?

A small reality check. It is good to look closer some videos, which seem to be too good to be true....

Quote:
"Years before the term “fake news” made its way into the lexicon, Discovery Channel got into hot water with a fake documentary.
For those who don’t recall the uproar, during Shark Week in 2013, the network aired “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” about the possible return of a prehistoric creature that went extinct millions of years ago. However, despite a brief disclaimer that it was fiction, many people thought the documentary was real. Megalodons did exist once, but there’s no evidence they’ve reappeared. Scientists were furious at the network, which is presumed to be educational, for confusing viewers.
“It was presented in such a way that you could very easily watch it and not know it was fictional,” one shark expert told NPR."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/07/26/a-fake-shark-week-documentary-about-megalodons-caused-controversy-why-is-discovery-bringing-it-up-again/?utm_term=.a6fabaa1c44a

I know about the controversy over Discovery's Channel's fictitious documentary on the Megalodon, which is why I left that one out.

You had parts of that in your posting. Just check those videos which you shared. I have never heard about video footage about megalodon if we count out fantasy movies and fake documentaries. And reason is quite obvious when thinking about it, what real scientists say about it.

(05-30-2019, 02:55 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 02:35 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 11:27 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 03:02 AM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-29-2019, 10:50 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: The mystery of modern-day 'megalodons' or giant sharks. Just as science had it that the coelacanth was a prehistoric fish that became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs, before one was discovered in 1938 (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/190/4219/1105, http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_lives.htm, https://books.google.com/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), and science had it that life in the deepest waters away from sunlight was impossible, before it was discovered that it was possible due to hydrothermal vents which spew a lot of superheated water (https://books.google.ae/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), science currently has it that the megalodon was a giant prehistoric shark that became extinct a long time ago, but then, what are all these allegations, or even videos, of there being giant sharks, in different parts of the Pacific Ocean over the last 100 years? Also, people had been alleging the existence of giant squids for about 500 years, and now we know that they were right (https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/).

The Portalist: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged 

*This image is copyright of its original author

* One Polynesian myth regards a 30 m (98 ft) shark called "Lord of the Deep": https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/ 

French Polynesia: https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/tours/tahiti-polynesia/itinerary/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* El Demonio Negro (The Black Demon) of the Sea of Cortez is usually considered to be a black shark, and less commonly a whale, living off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It is said to measure about 60 ft (18 m) (https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=nQVS9EDmfhQC&q=black+demon#v=snippet&q=black%20demon&f=false) similar to the estimated length of the megalodon (https://www.seeker.com/could-a-prehistoric-60-foot-shark-still-exist-1767682752.html).

https://www.dive-the-world.com/maps-mexico.php

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* G. Clay Cartmell narrated that sailors in the waters off Australia alleged seeing a white shark near the Great Barrier Reef that rivalled their boat in size, with the boat measuring 85 ft (26 m): https://books.google.com/books?id=K9CiAAAACAAJ&dq, https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged

https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/world/where-is-great-barrier-reef-located/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* David G. Stead narrated that crayfish fishermen alleged seeing a pale white shark near Broughton Island that was about 115 ft (35 m), and had a head that was not shorter than the roof of a wharf shed near Nelson Bay. They were consequently too terrified to return to the area: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged


https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Habitat-map-of-the-Port-Stephens-embayment-in-New-South-Wales-Australia_fig1_228520283

*This image is copyright of its original author

Videos: 

What was this melanistic shark that appeared next to a great white?

What could have done this to a whale?

A small reality check. It is good to look closer some videos, which seem to be too good to be true....

Quote:
"Years before the term “fake news” made its way into the lexicon, Discovery Channel got into hot water with a fake documentary.
For those who don’t recall the uproar, during Shark Week in 2013, the network aired “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” about the possible return of a prehistoric creature that went extinct millions of years ago. However, despite a brief disclaimer that it was fiction, many people thought the documentary was real. Megalodons did exist once, but there’s no evidence they’ve reappeared. Scientists were furious at the network, which is presumed to be educational, for confusing viewers.
“It was presented in such a way that you could very easily watch it and not know it was fictional,” one shark expert told NPR."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/07/26/a-fake-shark-week-documentary-about-megalodons-caused-controversy-why-is-discovery-bringing-it-up-again/?utm_term=.a6fabaa1c44a

I know about the controversy over Discovery's Channel's fictitious documentary on the Megalodon, which is why I left that one out.

You had parts of that in your posting. Just check those videos which you shared. I have never heard about video footage about megalodon if we count out fantasy movies and fake documentaries. And reason is quite obvious when thinking about it, what real scientists say about it.

You mean the last video?

I meant to show a footage in which a mauled carcass of a whale washed up on shore: 

(05-30-2019, 03:31 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 02:55 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 02:35 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 11:27 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 03:02 AM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-29-2019, 10:50 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: The mystery of modern-day 'megalodons' or giant sharks. Just as science had it that the coelacanth was a prehistoric fish that became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs, before one was discovered in 1938 (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/190/4219/1105, http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_lives.htm, https://books.google.com/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), and science had it that life in the deepest waters away from sunlight was impossible, before it was discovered that it was possible due to hydrothermal vents which spew a lot of superheated water (https://books.google.ae/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), science currently has it that the megalodon was a giant prehistoric shark that became extinct a long time ago, but then, what are all these allegations, or even videos, of there being giant sharks, in different parts of the Pacific Ocean over the last 100 years? Also, people had been alleging the existence of giant squids for about 500 years, and now we know that they were right (https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/).

The Portalist: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged 

*This image is copyright of its original author

* One Polynesian myth regards a 30 m (98 ft) shark called "Lord of the Deep": https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/ 

French Polynesia: https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/tours/tahiti-polynesia/itinerary/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* El Demonio Negro (The Black Demon) of the Sea of Cortez is usually considered to be a black shark, and less commonly a whale, living off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It is said to measure about 60 ft (18 m) (https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=nQVS9EDmfhQC&q=black+demon#v=snippet&q=black%20demon&f=false) similar to the estimated length of the megalodon (https://www.seeker.com/could-a-prehistoric-60-foot-shark-still-exist-1767682752.html).

https://www.dive-the-world.com/maps-mexico.php

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* G. Clay Cartmell narrated that sailors in the waters off Australia alleged seeing a white shark near the Great Barrier Reef that rivalled their boat in size, with the boat measuring 85 ft (26 m): https://books.google.com/books?id=K9CiAAAACAAJ&dq, https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged

https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/world/where-is-great-barrier-reef-located/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* David G. Stead narrated that crayfish fishermen alleged seeing a pale white shark near Broughton Island that was about 115 ft (35 m), and had a head that was not shorter than the roof of a wharf shed near Nelson Bay. They were consequently too terrified to return to the area: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged


https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Habitat-map-of-the-Port-Stephens-embayment-in-New-South-Wales-Australia_fig1_228520283

*This image is copyright of its original author

Videos: 

What was this melanistic shark that appeared next to a great white?

What could have done this to a whale?

A small reality check. It is good to look closer some videos, which seem to be too good to be true....

Quote:
"Years before the term “fake news” made its way into the lexicon, Discovery Channel got into hot water with a fake documentary.
For those who don’t recall the uproar, during Shark Week in 2013, the network aired “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” about the possible return of a prehistoric creature that went extinct millions of years ago. However, despite a brief disclaimer that it was fiction, many people thought the documentary was real. Megalodons did exist once, but there’s no evidence they’ve reappeared. Scientists were furious at the network, which is presumed to be educational, for confusing viewers.
“It was presented in such a way that you could very easily watch it and not know it was fictional,” one shark expert told NPR."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/07/26/a-fake-shark-week-documentary-about-megalodons-caused-controversy-why-is-discovery-bringing-it-up-again/?utm_term=.a6fabaa1c44a

I know about the controversy over Discovery's Channel's fictitious documentary on the Megalodon, which is why I left that one out.

You had parts of that in your posting. Just check those videos which you shared. I have never heard about video footage about megalodon if we count out fantasy movies and fake documentaries. And reason is quite obvious when thinking about it, what real scientists say about it.

You mean the last video?

I meant to show a footage in which a mauled carcass of a whale washed up on shore: 

All videos except that "baby megalodon". Watch those videos and look that fake documentary, that whale carcass is one part of it yes. That "marine biologist Collin Drake" is fictional character and so were all those things in that documentary as Discovery channel admits also. That megalodon baby also looks like to be total nonsense... where and when it would have been filmed :) Have you seen what that youtube poster say, "someone" sent video and headline baby megalodon..... :)  One of the best ways to know, that something is hoax, no information where, when, by whom :) Just some video, which is said to be sent by "someone"

(05-30-2019, 05:54 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 03:31 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 02:55 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 02:35 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 11:27 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 03:02 AM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-29-2019, 10:50 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: The mystery of modern-day 'megalodons' or giant sharks. Just as science had it that the coelacanth was a prehistoric fish that became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs, before one was discovered in 1938 (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/190/4219/1105, http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_lives.htm, https://books.google.com/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), and science had it that life in the deepest waters away from sunlight was impossible, before it was discovered that it was possible due to hydrothermal vents which spew a lot of superheated water (https://books.google.ae/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), science currently has it that the megalodon was a giant prehistoric shark that became extinct a long time ago, but then, what are all these allegations, or even videos, of there being giant sharks, in different parts of the Pacific Ocean over the last 100 years? Also, people had been alleging the existence of giant squids for about 500 years, and now we know that they were right (https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/).

The Portalist: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged 

*This image is copyright of its original author

* One Polynesian myth regards a 30 m (98 ft) shark called "Lord of the Deep": https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/ 

French Polynesia: https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/tours/tahiti-polynesia/itinerary/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* El Demonio Negro (The Black Demon) of the Sea of Cortez is usually considered to be a black shark, and less commonly a whale, living off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It is said to measure about 60 ft (18 m) (https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=nQVS9EDmfhQC&q=black+demon#v=snippet&q=black%20demon&f=false) similar to the estimated length of the megalodon (https://www.seeker.com/could-a-prehistoric-60-foot-shark-still-exist-1767682752.html).

https://www.dive-the-world.com/maps-mexico.php

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* G. Clay Cartmell narrated that sailors in the waters off Australia alleged seeing a white shark near the Great Barrier Reef that rivalled their boat in size, with the boat measuring 85 ft (26 m): https://books.google.com/books?id=K9CiAAAACAAJ&dq, https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged

https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/world/where-is-great-barrier-reef-located/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* David G. Stead narrated that crayfish fishermen alleged seeing a pale white shark near Broughton Island that was about 115 ft (35 m), and had a head that was not shorter than the roof of a wharf shed near Nelson Bay. They were consequently too terrified to return to the area: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged


https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Habitat-map-of-the-Port-Stephens-embayment-in-New-South-Wales-Australia_fig1_228520283

*This image is copyright of its original author

Videos: 

What was this melanistic shark that appeared next to a great white?

What could have done this to a whale?

A small reality check. It is good to look closer some videos, which seem to be too good to be true....

Quote:
"Years before the term “fake news” made its way into the lexicon, Discovery Channel got into hot water with a fake documentary.
For those who don’t recall the uproar, during Shark Week in 2013, the network aired “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” about the possible return of a prehistoric creature that went extinct millions of years ago. However, despite a brief disclaimer that it was fiction, many people thought the documentary was real. Megalodons did exist once, but there’s no evidence they’ve reappeared. Scientists were furious at the network, which is presumed to be educational, for confusing viewers.
“It was presented in such a way that you could very easily watch it and not know it was fictional,” one shark expert told NPR."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/07/26/a-fake-shark-week-documentary-about-megalodons-caused-controversy-why-is-discovery-bringing-it-up-again/?utm_term=.a6fabaa1c44a

I know about the controversy over Discovery's Channel's fictitious documentary on the Megalodon, which is why I left that one out.

You had parts of that in your posting. Just check those videos which you shared. I have never heard about video footage about megalodon if we count out fantasy movies and fake documentaries. And reason is quite obvious when thinking about it, what real scientists say about it.

You mean the last video?

I meant to show a footage in which a mauled carcass of a whale washed up on shore: 

All videos except that "baby megalodon". Watch those videos and look that fake documentary, that whale carcass is one part of it yes. That "marine biologist Collin Drake" is fictional character and so were all those things in that documentary as Discovery channel admits also. That megalodon baby also looks like to be total nonsense... where and when it would have been filmed :) Have you seen what that youtube poster say, "someone" sent video and headline baby megalodon..... :)  One of the best ways to know, that something is hoax, no information where, when, by whom :) Just some video, which is said to be sent by "someone"

About that "baby megalodon", 2014 off the coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean.

(05-30-2019, 05:54 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 03:31 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 02:55 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 02:35 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 11:27 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 03:02 AM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-29-2019, 10:50 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: The mystery of modern-day 'megalodons' or giant sharks. Just as science had it that the coelacanth was a prehistoric fish that became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs, before one was discovered in 1938 (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/190/4219/1105, http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_lives.htm, https://books.google.com/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), and science had it that life in the deepest waters away from sunlight was impossible, before it was discovered that it was possible due to hydrothermal vents which spew a lot of superheated water (https://books.google.ae/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), science currently has it that the megalodon was a giant prehistoric shark that became extinct a long time ago, but then, what are all these allegations, or even videos, of there being giant sharks, in different parts of the Pacific Ocean over the last 100 years? Also, people had been alleging the existence of giant squids for about 500 years, and now we know that they were right (https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/).

The Portalist: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged 

*This image is copyright of its original author

* One Polynesian myth regards a 30 m (98 ft) shark called "Lord of the Deep": https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/ 

French Polynesia: https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/tours/tahiti-polynesia/itinerary/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* El Demonio Negro (The Black Demon) of the Sea of Cortez is usually considered to be a black shark, and less commonly a whale, living off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It is said to measure about 60 ft (18 m) (https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=nQVS9EDmfhQC&q=black+demon#v=snippet&q=black%20demon&f=false) similar to the estimated length of the megalodon (https://www.seeker.com/could-a-prehistoric-60-foot-shark-still-exist-1767682752.html).

https://www.dive-the-world.com/maps-mexico.php

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* G. Clay Cartmell narrated that sailors in the waters off Australia alleged seeing a white shark near the Great Barrier Reef that rivalled their boat in size, with the boat measuring 85 ft (26 m): https://books.google.com/books?id=K9CiAAAACAAJ&dq, https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged

https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/world/where-is-great-barrier-reef-located/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* David G. Stead narrated that crayfish fishermen alleged seeing a pale white shark near Broughton Island that was about 115 ft (35 m), and had a head that was not shorter than the roof of a wharf shed near Nelson Bay. They were consequently too terrified to return to the area: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged


https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Habitat-map-of-the-Port-Stephens-embayment-in-New-South-Wales-Australia_fig1_228520283

*This image is copyright of its original author

Videos: 

What was this melanistic shark that appeared next to a great white?

What could have done this to a whale?

A small reality check. It is good to look closer some videos, which seem to be too good to be true....

Quote:
"Years before the term “fake news” made its way into the lexicon, Discovery Channel got into hot water with a fake documentary.
For those who don’t recall the uproar, during Shark Week in 2013, the network aired “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” about the possible return of a prehistoric creature that went extinct millions of years ago. However, despite a brief disclaimer that it was fiction, many people thought the documentary was real. Megalodons did exist once, but there’s no evidence they’ve reappeared. Scientists were furious at the network, which is presumed to be educational, for confusing viewers.
“It was presented in such a way that you could very easily watch it and not know it was fictional,” one shark expert told NPR."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/07/26/a-fake-shark-week-documentary-about-megalodons-caused-controversy-why-is-discovery-bringing-it-up-again/?utm_term=.a6fabaa1c44a

I know about the controversy over Discovery's Channel's fictitious documentary on the Megalodon, which is why I left that one out.

You had parts of that in your posting. Just check those videos which you shared. I have never heard about video footage about megalodon if we count out fantasy movies and fake documentaries. And reason is quite obvious when thinking about it, what real scientists say about it.

You mean the last video?

I meant to show a footage in which a mauled carcass of a whale washed up on shore: 

All videos except that "baby megalodon". Watch those videos and look that fake documentary, that whale carcass is one part of it yes. That "marine biologist Collin Drake" is fictional character and so were all those things in that documentary as Discovery channel admits also. That megalodon baby also looks like to be total nonsense... where and when it would have been filmed :) Have you seen what that youtube poster say, "someone" sent video and headline baby megalodon..... :)  One of the best ways to know, that something is hoax, no information where, when, by whom :) Just some video, which is said to be sent by "someone"

About that "baby megalodon", 2014 off the coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean.

(05-30-2019, 05:54 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 03:31 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 02:55 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 02:35 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 11:27 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(05-30-2019, 03:02 AM)Shadow Wrote:

(05-29-2019, 10:50 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: The mystery of modern-day 'megalodons' or giant sharks. Just as science had it that the coelacanth was a prehistoric fish that became extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs, before one was discovered in 1938 (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/190/4219/1105, http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/evolution/megalodon_lives.htm, https://books.google.com/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), and science had it that life in the deepest waters away from sunlight was impossible, before it was discovered that it was possible due to hydrothermal vents which spew a lot of superheated water (https://books.google.ae/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&q=meg+sightings&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=meg%20sightings&f=false), science currently has it that the megalodon was a giant prehistoric shark that became extinct a long time ago, but then, what are all these allegations, or even videos, of there being giant sharks, in different parts of the Pacific Ocean over the last 100 years? Also, people had been alleging the existence of giant squids for about 500 years, and now we know that they were right (https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/).

The Portalist: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged 

*This image is copyright of its original author

* One Polynesian myth regards a 30 m (98 ft) shark called "Lord of the Deep": https://survivalnation.com/2018/01/the-lord-of-the-deep-does-megalodon-the-monster-shark-still-live-video/ 

French Polynesia: https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/tours/tahiti-polynesia/itinerary/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* El Demonio Negro (The Black Demon) of the Sea of Cortez is usually considered to be a black shark, and less commonly a whale, living off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It is said to measure about 60 ft (18 m) (https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=nQVS9EDmfhQC&q=black+demon#v=snippet&q=black%20demon&f=false) similar to the estimated length of the megalodon (https://www.seeker.com/could-a-prehistoric-60-foot-shark-still-exist-1767682752.html).

https://www.dive-the-world.com/maps-mexico.php

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* G. Clay Cartmell narrated that sailors in the waters off Australia alleged seeing a white shark near the Great Barrier Reef that rivalled their boat in size, with the boat measuring 85 ft (26 m): https://books.google.com/books?id=K9CiAAAACAAJ&dq, https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged

https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/world/where-is-great-barrier-reef-located/

*This image is copyright of its original author

 
* David G. Stead narrated that crayfish fishermen alleged seeing a pale white shark near Broughton Island that was about 115 ft (35 m), and had a head that was not shorter than the roof of a wharf shed near Nelson Bay. They were consequently too terrified to return to the area: https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged


https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Habitat-map-of-the-Port-Stephens-embayment-in-New-South-Wales-Australia_fig1_228520283

*This image is copyright of its original author

Videos: 

What was this melanistic shark that appeared next to a great white?

What could have done this to a whale?

A small reality check. It is good to look closer some videos, which seem to be too good to be true....

Quote:
"Years before the term “fake news” made its way into the lexicon, Discovery Channel got into hot water with a fake documentary.
For those who don’t recall the uproar, during Shark Week in 2013, the network aired “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” about the possible return of a prehistoric creature that went extinct millions of years ago. However, despite a brief disclaimer that it was fiction, many people thought the documentary was real. Megalodons did exist once, but there’s no evidence they’ve reappeared. Scientists were furious at the network, which is presumed to be educational, for confusing viewers.
“It was presented in such a way that you could very easily watch it and not know it was fictional,” one shark expert told NPR."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/07/26/a-fake-shark-week-documentary-about-megalodons-caused-controversy-why-is-discovery-bringing-it-up-again/?utm_term=.a6fabaa1c44a

I know about the controversy over Discovery's Channel's fictitious documentary on the Megalodon, which is why I left that one out.

You had parts of that in your posting. Just check those videos which you shared. I have never heard about video footage about megalodon if we count out fantasy movies and fake documentaries. And reason is quite obvious when thinking about it, what real scientists say about it.

You mean the last video?

I meant to show a footage in which a mauled carcass of a whale washed up on shore: 

All videos except that "baby megalodon". Watch those videos and look that fake documentary, that whale carcass is one part of it yes. That "marine biologist Collin Drake" is fictional character and so were all those things in that documentary as Discovery channel admits also. That megalodon baby also looks like to be total nonsense... where and when it would have been filmed :) Have you seen what that youtube poster say, "someone" sent video and headline baby megalodon..... :)  One of the best ways to know, that something is hoax, no information where, when, by whom :) Just some video, which is said to be sent by "someone"

About that "baby megalodon", 2014 off the coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean.

(06-07-2019, 01:56 PM)Shadow Wrote: Heh, this time bigfoot is some deer :) This article also shows good how "seriously" FBI has taken this myth... 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/us/fbi-bigfoot-file.html

(06-07-2019, 05:34 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(06-07-2019, 01:56 PM)Shadow Wrote: Heh, this time bigfoot is some deer :) This article also shows good how "seriously" FBI has taken this myth... 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/us/fbi-bigfoot-file.html

But can you explain what that dark hairy thing, photographed at different angles on the edge of Intracoastal Waterway in the US State of Virginia by Randy O'Neal's father and his friend on the 28th of June 2014, is? Also, unlike for the video and story on the "baby Megalodon", this 'Bigfoot' story did make a lot of news around the time that it was released, be it in June (https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/bigfoot-spotted---man-claims-3789645) or July that year (https://wtvr.com/2014/07/02/man-claims-bigfoot-spotted-in-virginia-shares-clear-photos/, https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Bigfoot-spotting-at-Virginia-coast-goes-viral-5604514.php, http://weekinweird.com/2014/07/01/fishing-bigfoot-spotted-virginia/), not just in English news (https://www.hln.be/nieuws/buitenland/daar-is-ie-weer-bigfoot~a3b8b34e/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F), and it's important to note that O'Neal didn't say that it was definitely Bigfoot, letting others judge it for what it was, and it's definitely not a deer or tree stump (how can tree stumps move around?), and that his dad had gone there due to a mysterious incident over there 25 years prior, in which O'Neal said that he saw "red eyes" staring at him from the darkness of the woods, before apparently managing to shoot it under his father's instructions, and then they heard it screech in pain as it tore through the woods and fell into water, which made a sound as if a car had fallen into the river, and then in the next morning, he and his dad were shocked to see saplings damaged as if they had been torn apart by a powerful, moving thing:

*This image is copyright of its original author

*This image is copyright of its original author

As for this video which claims to 'debunk' the photos, it makes 2 mistakes: Capturing a moving object at different angles doesn't make it fake, and it wasn't Randy O'Neal that took the photos, so its claim to 'debunk' the photos is pointless: