• Question: Whatis the largest carnivorous sea creature

    Asked by blondey to Lydia on 10 Nov 2014.
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      Lydia Bach answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      Hiya Blondey,

      the largest predator ever to live at sea was a shark called Megaladon! It has been extinct for 1.5million years, but was up to 50ft large, hunting even the largest whales.

      Nowadays there is of course the Giant Squid, that can reach sizes of a megaladon! They live in the deep sea, so we know very little of them and often only find dead individuals in fishing nets.
      Also the Great White Shark are probably one of the largest carnivorous sea creatures! They can be up to six meters large (the Megaladon being three times larger in comparison), weigh up to 2000kgs. Oh and male killer whales can be up to 10 meters!

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