We've got ourselves a shark-off!


we're throwing the great white shark

against Mean Meg herself,the megalodon.

First up,

give some applause forour favorite Jaws,

the famous antagonist,His species has been around for400 million years.Great whites swam fin-to-fin againstthe megalodons duringthe Miocene era,

about 16 to 2.6 million years ago.

But will first-fin experience

be enough to help our

great white shark win this match?

Next up,

it's the massive Miocenean monster,

Meg's been ready to rip and tear

her prey since before she was born.

Seriously.

Scientists think that before birth,

these sharks cannibalized their

siblings in the womb.


So uh,

with that,

let's see some sharks!

Today, the great white shark

is the largest predatory fish

in our waters.

Growing up to 6 m (20 ft) in length

and weighing up to

1,905 kg (4,200 lb),

you'll need more than a fishing rod

to reel in this fella.

But I'm sorry to say,

he might as well be a snack

to the megalodon.


The monstrous megalodon

is up to 25 m (80 ft) in length,

and weighs up to 50 tonnes (55 tons).

That's about the same size

as a railroad car.

The megalodon wins Round 1!

Thanks to movies like "Jaws,"

the great white's got some serious

street cred.

His five rows of 8 cm (3 in)-long

serrated teeth,

paired with a bite force of

27.6 MPa (4,000 psi)

make him a formidable foe.

For the megalodon,

the jury's still out on how much bite

force she's bringing to the table.

Based on their favorite food

of small whales,

and their 276 cm (7 in) tooth size,

scientists have estimated that

their bite force is most likely

around 182,201 newtons (40,960 psi).

One bite from his extinct enemy

can mean death for our

contemporary contestant.

The megalodon takes Round 2!

Who could come out on top in a fight?

Well, that comes down to

how hungry Mean Meg is.

If there isn't any blubbery,

juicy whale sashimi up for grabs,

she might be desperate enough

to take a bite of the hard

and rubbery great white.

The great white's sneaky ability

to camouflage himself and

slightly faster swimming speed

might give him a chance to escape.

But the likelihood that he'll be

successful is,

well,

slim.

The hungry megalodon chomps

the great white's tail.

Oh, he's hurting.

Open wide!

And it's lights out for the

great white.

One big gulp and it's over!

It's a good thing these

big baddies are extinct.

Without a doubt,

the winner of this match

is the megalodon!

Let's see if the great white

can redeem himself.

Next,

we're throwing him back into the ring

against not one,

not two

but 1,000 hungry piranhas.

We'll see who wins