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People left 'terrified' of deep sea after seeing prehistoric creature in eerie underwater footage

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Updated 11:08 13 May 2025 GMT+1Published 20:02 1 Jan 2025 GMT

People left 'terrified' of deep sea after seeing prehistoric creature in eerie underwater footage

It looks like something out of a sci-fi film

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

For some people, the very thought of the ocean is a scary one.

And even if you haven’t got a phobia of sea animals or thalassophobia, it does get pretty eerie the deeper you think about it. I mean, it’s estimated that we’ve explored only five percent of the world’s oceans so really, who knows what’s out there?

But perhaps you’re Billy Big B*llocks and that doesn’t creep you out at all. Well, wait for this.

People have been left ‘terrified’ of the deep sea after seeing a prehistoric creature in some eerie underwater footage.

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OceanX shared a clip to YouTube of an encounter with the absolute whopper shark and honestly, it’s surely going to unsettle those nerves.

What a whopper (OceanX/YouTube)
What a whopper (OceanX/YouTube)

At first, it’s not quite clear what’s going on in the clip as sand begins to move and form dusty-looking clouds coming up from the sea floor. And then, as a big snake-looking thing shakes about, the huge shark’s head becomes visible and makes its way past the window of the submarine.

Observers can be heard saying ‘this is a monster’ as they comment on the sheer massive size of it.

It certainly takes some interest in their vessel too as they joke it’s ‘going to eat the gun’ with it being ‘bigger than this sub is long’.

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The video’s description says history was achieved in partnership with the Cape Eleuthera Institute as they managed to put a satellite tag on the shark.

“Our objective was the deep-sea #shark, the bluntnose sixgill,” it explains. “This ancient species predates most dinosaurs and is a dominant predator of the deep sea ecosystem.”

Yeah, that's creepy AF (OceanX/YouTube)
Yeah, that's creepy AF (OceanX/YouTube)

This species of shark can grow to a mega 20 ft in length with an average weight of 500kg.

But the even larger specimens of it might reach a hefty 1,000 kg.

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And users said in the comments: “If not the size, this shark's eye alone would have given me a straight heart attack.”

Others compared to it being like ‘something out of a sci-fi movie’ as one pondered: “It’s simply insane to think such creatures exist in such completely isolated parts of our planet. Really makes you wonder what other things are out there.”

Many were freaked out by its big eye as one put: “That human-like eye is unsettling me. That stare down.”

And another did joke: “It’s all fun and games, till something even bigger eats that shark.”

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Well, remind me to never go deep-sea diving.

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/@‌OceanX

Topics: Environment, Science, Sharks, Ocean

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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