National Geographic Kids USA - October 2017

What’supwiththisfish’snose?

Somescientiststhinksensorsin

thegoblinshark’ssnoutdetect

tinyelectricalsignalsgivenoff

bysoon-to-beprey.

Goblin Shark

PAUL A. ZAHL / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CREATIVE (VIPERFISH, HATCHETFISH); © BILL HARRIGAN / SEAPICS.COM (BATFISH); © STUART
WESTMORLAND / GETTY IMAGES (WOLF EEL); © DAVID SHEN / SEAPICS.COM (GOBLIN SHARK); © TIM ROCK / SEAPICS.COM (SEADRAGON)

Thisso-ugly-it’s-cuteeel

isshy.Wolfeelsgenerally

hangoutincaves.After

thefemalelayshereggs,

bothparentsguardthem.

Wolf Eel

Theseadragon’sleafy

appendagescamouflage

itasseaweed.Thishelps

reduceitschancesof

beingspottedbyany

would-bepredators.

Hatchetfishproducelightto

avoidbecomingprey.Insunlit

water,thecreaturesemit

lighttohidetheirshapes

frompredatorslurkingbelow.

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