If the #OceanTwilightZone had a yearbook, the basking shark would definitely be named “Most Chill.” This massive shark gets its relaxed reputation from the way it seems to “bask” in warm surface waters, in almost every ocean around the world. Their eating style is called “ram feeding” but in reality it’s pretty passive: a basking shark will swim slowly through dense patches of zooplankton, filtering out the water through gill rakers encircling its head. 📲 Chill out with some fun basking shark f

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