Megalodon shark Carcharodon megalodon computer artwork A great white shark Carcharodon carcharias is shown below it at the same scale This enormous shark lived between around and million years ago and is known from fossils It was related to the modern great white shark and is thought to have fed on whales as this is the only source of food that could have provided it with enough meat Megalodon was thought to attain lengths exceeding metres and possibly significantly larger It is thought that it died out after the seas cooled allowing warmblooded whales to escape the sharks for much of the year by swimming to waters too cold for them to survive in

Animal Art

Keep your furry and feathery friends close, whether they are a galloping stallion or a dog taking a selfie. Our gallery is here to turn empty walls into a cute and quirky display of animal art.

Psst! Did you know chimpanzees, elephants, and dolphins are some of the most intelligent mammals out there?