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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The crime of ugly face

A ragged tooth shark (Carcharias taurus) with its three rows of protruding, smooth-edged, sharp-pointed teeth that gives it a fearsome appearance although it is harmless for humans with a surrounding school of striped grunters (Pomadasys striatus).

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: South Africa
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Pascal Kobeh