Sharks
can be scary as hell when encountered while swimming around in the
ocean, so imagine how terrifying it would be to come across them inside
an active volcano!It may sound like the plot of a cheesy sci-fi movie like
Sharknado but it's true- back in 2015 scientists discovered living sharks inside
Kavachi, an active underwater volcano in the Solomon Islands.
Researchers
sent down a robotic camera that captured the stunning footage of a
Pacific sleeper shark, hammerhead sharks and silky sharks swimming
around inside the acidic and super-heated environment like it's no big
deal:
“Divers who have gotten close to the outer edge
of the volcano have had to back away because of how hot it is or
because they were getting mild skin burns from the acid water,” Phillips said.
“These large animals are living in what you have to assume is much
hotter and much more acidic water, and they’re just hanging out. It
makes you question what type of extreme environment these animals are
adapted to. What sort of changes have they undergone? Are there only
certain animals that can withstand it?
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