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The Inside Of A Sea Turtle’s Mouth Looks Like A Nightmare

One of the only places left unexplored on earth lies in the ocean’s depths.

The image you are about to see will shock you – you may even think it is from a sci-fi movie, but it is real!

This creature is a sea creature that was found.

Just look at all those teeth!

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Jaws has nothing on this monster!

Shockingly, this is not a new creature, we have seen a lot of them out and about on the beach.

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Can you guess what it may be?

I will be honest and say I had no idea!

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The animal in question lives on land and in the sea.

This grotesque looking mouth belongs to the leatherback sea turtle!

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Surprised, aren’t you?!

The rows (and rows) of teeth are called papillae which run all along the turtle’s esophagus and into their gut.

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The sea turtle’s diet consists of just jellyfish, so humans have nothing to fear from this giant turtle.

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Another animal with a terrifying mouth is the hagfish.

Another fish, called the vampire fish, actually has two huge fangs! The chances of you being bitten by a vampire fish are slim.

Moving to land creatures, the tongue of a woodpecker looks more like a spear!

Woodpeckers use their tongue to stab their tree-dwelling prey.

Another sea creature, called the cookie cutter shark has been known to attack humans, whales, and dolphins!

Check out these pearly whites!

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They look like human teeth, but do belong to the Pacu fish!

Okay, this concludes our creepy teeth lesson for today!

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