• Question: do you think you can bring back the megladon?

    Asked by dragon to Alex on 26 Jun 2014.
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      Alex Lyness answered on 26 Jun 2014:

      Hey dragon,

      I (personally) cannot bring back the Megaladon, but maybe scientists can if they can find some DNA of one. When I was in year 5/6 I was obsessed by Sharks and used to have loads of books on them. I still have a few (small) sharks teeth at home from a Hammerhead shark, it would be cool to have a Megaladon tooth on my desk!

      Carcharodon megalodon is by far the coolest animal to ever have lived. He was ever bigger than the Great White (Carcharodon carcharias) Shark that was depicted in the film Jaws.

      If sharks are really your thing I would check out the book, written by the man who wrote Horrible Histories book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/120799.Terry_Deary_s_Terribly_True_Shark_Stories

      I’m not too sure how old you guys are but when you get to about 15/16 there are two fictional novels I read that I loved by an American author called Steve Alten.

      One is about Megaladon that scientists find still alive… and it goes on the rampage! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Meg-A-Novel-Deep-Terror/dp/1599551691

      The other I think you’ll like too, as it’s about the Loch Ness Monster! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Loch-Steve-Alten/dp/076536302X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1403798841&sr=1-1&keywords=loch+ness+steve+alten

      Check them out! Sharks are cool and we should be doing more to protect them, we’ll miss them when they’re gone. Not sure I’d ever swim in the sea though if they brought back the Megaladon! 😮

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