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Aug 3, 2025
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Welcome to Wild But True with Malcolm
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Walker. Let us take a journey back in
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time with us and learn about the
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fascinating prehistoric creatures that
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roamed our planet. Today we will travel
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back in time to an era when giant sharks
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were the rulers of the oceans. Get ready
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to meet the megalodon, the largest and
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most powerful shark that ever lived. So,
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how big was this massive beast? The
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megalodon was truly a gigantic creature,
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was up to 60 ft long, which is the size
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of a school bus, and weighed over 100
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tons. To put that into perspective, a
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great white shark is only about 15 ft
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long and weighs around 2 tons. So, the
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megalodon was much larger than today's
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biggest shark. The megalodon's teeth
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were also enormous, measuring up to 7 in
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in diameter. With such large teeth, it's
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no wonder that the megalodon was one of
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the most feared predators in the ocean.
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But what did the megalodon eat? It's an
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apex predator. The megalodon was at the
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top of the food chain and ate almost
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anything it wanted. Its favorite meal,
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however, was whales. The megalodon would
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use its massive size and powerful jaws
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to bite whales in half. But how fast
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could the megalodon swim? The megalodon
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was a very agile creature for its size
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and could swim at speeds of up to 30
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mph.
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This made it one of the fastest
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predators in the ocean, capable of
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chasing down and catching prey that was
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trying to escape. Where did the
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megalodon live? The megalodon's remains
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have been found all over the world,
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indicating that it was a global
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predator. It preferred to live in warm
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waters and was found in abundance in the
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oceans of North America, South America,
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Africa, Asia, and Australia. Now, let's
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talk about the megalodon's jaw. The
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megalodon's jaw was one of the strongest
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jaws of all time. Okay? It could exert a
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bite force of over 4,000 lb per square
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in, which is four times stronger than a
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great white shark's bite. With such a
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powerful bite, the megalodon could
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easily crush bones and tear through
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flesh. But how did the megalodon hunt?
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The megalodon used a variety of
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techniques to hunt its prey. Sometimes
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it would simply chase down its prey and
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bite it in half. Other times, it would
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use its massive size and agility to
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corner its prey. Once it had its prey
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surrounded, the megalodon would strike
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with its powerful tail, knocking its
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prey off balance and making it easier to
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eat. What did the megalodon look like?
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The megalodon's appearance has been
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reconstructed based on fossil evidence
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and compared to other shark species. It
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had a large, powerful head with a long
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pointed snout. Its eyes were large and
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black, and its teeth were white and
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serrated. Its body was torpedo-shaped,
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which helped it swim through the water
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with ease. It had fins along its back
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and tail to help it maneuver in the
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water, and its skin was gray and smooth.
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When did the megalodon live? The
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megalodon lived during the Cinazoic era,
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specifically between 23 and 3.6 million
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years ago. This was a time when the
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Earth's climate was much warmer than it
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is today, and the oceans were full of
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large marine creatures. How do we know
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about the Megalodon today? Our knowledge
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of the megalodon comes from fossils that
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have been found all over the world. The
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first megalodon fossil was found in 1842
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in North Carolina.
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And since then, many more have been
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discovered. These fossils have allowed
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scientists to learn more about the
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megalodon's anatomy, behavior, and way
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of life. Did the megalodon go extinct?
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The megalodon went extinct around 3.6
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million years ago. The exact cause of
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its extinction is unknown, but it is
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believed that a combination of factors
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led to its demise. One theory is that
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the changing climate caused the
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extinction of the megalodon's main food
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source, which in turn caused the
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megalodon to starve. Another theory is
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that the megalodon's massive size made
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it a vulnerable target for other
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predators. And as the ocean became more
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crowded with other marine creatures, the
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megalodon became more vulnerable. The
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megalodon really was a magnificent
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creature. Its massive size, powerful
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jaws, and predatory nature made it one
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of the most feared predators that ever
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lived. While it's no longer with us
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today, it will continue to fascinate and
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amaze us for years to come. I hope you
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learned something new and exciting about
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the Megalodon. You enjoyed this video.
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