1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsMegalodons vs Great White SharksMegalodon was one of the largest predators to have ever lived on Earth.It was an apex predator that terrorised the oceans from about 20 million years to around three million years ago.Given how dominant it was,why aren
2、t they still around today?New research suggests its because of a prehistoric battle for food with great white sharks.A battle that researchers think may have eventually led to the death of all megalodons.Everything about the megalodon,whose name means big tooth,was supersized.At around 18 metres,it
3、would have been longer than a bus.Its head alone would have been over 4 and a half metres long.Thats longer than most cars!Its dorsal fin(the one sticking up from its back)was roughly the height of a fully-grown human while its giant teeth were about the size of an adult humans hand.We may know a lo
4、t about its size but we dont know a lot about what caused the enormous predators to become extinct around three million years ago.So a team of international researchers decided to study the big teeth of big tooth a little more closely.They found that its diet was similar to that of the great white s
5、harks alive at the same time.It means that they might have been competing for the same food and the same spot on the food chain.A competition great white sharks won despite being up to four times smaller than megalodons.There is a famous phrase:“survival of the fittest”.Some people think it means th
6、at the biggest and strongest do the best.But,it actually means whoever adapts the fastest does the best.So,if the food both sharks ate moved to somewhere new,it may be that great white sharks were better at adapting to living and hunting in the new places.It goes to show,in the battle between great
7、white sharks and megalodons,size wasnt everything.Daily News Animals World News 13th June 2022Glossaryapex predator An animal at the top of the food chain because nothing hunts it.dominant More successful or powerful than others.dietThe kinds of foods an animal normally eats.adaptsAdjust or change t
8、o new conditions.Were megalodons alive at the same time as dinosaurs?No.Dinosaurs lived and then became extinct long before megalodons swam in the oceans.The age of dinosaurs lasted from roughly 245-66 million years ago.The oldest megalodon fossils only date back to about 20 million years ago.Illust
9、ration:The size of a megalodon compared to a human and a great white shark.visit Questions1.Write an alternative headline that could be used for this story using six words or fewer.2.Tick to show whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.FactOpinionGreat white sharks are more awesome than megalo
10、dons.Megalodons are cooler than great white sharks.Megalodons were bigger than great white sharks.Great white sharks were smaller than megalodons.3.According to the text,give one way that megalodons are.(a)similar to great white sharks.(b)different from great white sharks.4.The people studying the teeth were not all from the same country.Find one piece of evidence that supports that statement.5.What does the name megalodon mean?6.Find and copy three facts about megalodons.1.2.3.Megalodons vs Great White Sharksvisit
