VIDEO: Sharks Discovered Inside Underwater Volcano

by John Brodgian | July 10, 2015 3:54 pm

Everyone laughs at the fictional movie “Sharknado,” but what about an actual SHARKCANO that’s underwater? National Geographic[1] thinks they found one that you have to see to believe…

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A real life sharkcano? Ocean engineer Brennan Phillips led a team to the remote Solomon Islands in search of hydrothermal activity. They found plenty of activity—including sharks in a submarine volcano. The main peak of the volcano, called Kavachi, was not erupting during their expedition, so they were able to drop instruments, including a deep-sea camera, into the crater. The footage revealed hammerheads and silky sharks living inside, seemingly unaffected by the hostile temperatures and acidity.

Watch the video below. It’s wild that they even got the footage in the first place!