Lesson 72: Observing Basking Sharks

           Basking sharks look like terrifying sea monsters, but they really are not dangerous. They have a giant mouth, but they won’t eat people. They only eat small fish. These animals are the only fish that jump out of the water, and splash back into the water like whales. People think they do this because they’re trying to get the lampreys off of their back. In the winter, they migrate to warmer waters. Some people used to think that basking sharks went to the bottom of the ocean to go to sleep, but that is not true. I can’t believe people thought that. These were the coolest sea monsters I have ever learned about.