Few prehistoric monsters capture the imagination quite like the megalodon. From natural history ... as one of the most terrifying and ferocious predators to ever roam the planet.

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Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

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Here's what you need to know... Megalodon is one of the biggest predators ever to have lived. The creature is believed to have died out around 3.6 million years ago. But it dominated oceans during ...

Your chances of encountering this creature are as slim as a Slim Jim due to their low spawn rate. Sure, you could get lucky and meet it early, but you'd be a massive exception, as there are still ...

The megalodon is thought to have gone extinct because a changing climate limited their food resources and great white sharks outpaced them evolutionarily as predators. Because of the perceived ...

Megalodon likely fed with immense force ... They also remind us that even the most fearsome predators may not always have the upper hand in their own world.

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