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A gigantic shark that gave a boat full of tourists a scare has sparked theories that it’s a megalodon — an extinct predator known for its enormous size.
Musician Alex Albrecht captured the massive beast while at sea on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
“Sailed six weeks in the atlantic saw this big f–king shark,” he captioned a TikTok video on Tuesday.
The shark appears menacing as it swims slowly in a circle near the surface of the ocean, prompting screaming tourists to clamor near the boat’s edge to get a glimpse.
In the video, Albrecht could be heard in the background saying “Holy F–k” as others cry out, “Oh my god” and “Woah.”
The footage, which was filmed from the mast, has garnered more than 37 million views — and hundreds of comments speculating about its species.
“This is insane what is that?” wrote one user.
Another replied, “It’s a basking shark! It’s one of three sharks that eat plankton, despite its size it’s completely harmless to humans!”
But others suggested that it could be a megalodon, which lived 23 million years ago and was as large as 59 feet long.
“Yup is definitely the Megalodon!!’ wrote one user.
Another added, “I’m just saying no one can say that the megalodon don’t [sic] exists when we have only explored 5% of the ocean.”
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