Poor old basking shark


The shark which is harpooned is a basking shark.

Its gaping mouth is visible underwater just before it is speared. The gaping mouth gathers plankton from the water.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basking_shark

They are slow-moving and un-aggressive.

I would say the shark hung on the crane is one also, it has had a huge set of false teeth added to add to the horror.

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