Megalodon vs Livyatan

Megalodon  the largest shark of all time  was probably the strongest living  creature that ever existed on earth but  there is a sea creature that could  defeat it and that's the dangerous prehistoric whale livyatan what happens  when two fearsome beasts like a  Megalodon and livyatan meet in the  ocean and who would likely win if they  were to fight let's take a closer look  in this post first of course I have to  ask what do you think who would be the  winner let us know in the comments below  vote and then we'll compare the two  animals size with a length of up to meters a Megalodon was about three time as long as a great white shark with a  weight of 70 tonnes it also weighed times the weight of a great white shark  and ten times the weight of a large African elephant so you can get a better  picture of this the giant primeval shark  roughly resembled the size of a city bus  it also probably had a rather wide body  similar to the giant white shark the  Libyatan didn't have to hide in terms  of its size either with up to seventeen  point five meters in length it was  pretty much on par with the

Megalodon its weight was 57 tons which is lower  than that of the shark however the  reason for this was it's slightly  smaller body which because of the thick  head looked bigger than it really was  so the Megalodon wins the size  comparison attack since sharks and  whales have no arms or claws we will  compare the teeth of the two animals the  Megalodon had a 2.5 to 3 metre wide jaw  and 276 teeth in five rows to make sure  if one should fall out or get stuck  it could be immediately replaced its  teeth were up to 18 centimeters long  which is about the size of an  outstretched hand  you'd think that's scary enough already  but it turns out Libyatan had even  bigger teeth with up to 36 centimeters  they were twice as long as those of  Megalodon and thus apart from the tusks  the largest teeth in the entire Animal  Kingdom to compensate for this the whale  only had 40 teeth in its mouth  these were firmly anchored in the jaw  and not replaceable like shark teeth  they were arranged in a way that the  predator could hold on to wriggling prey  or rip it into pieces bite force  the bite force of a Megalodon is said to  have been the highest of any creature if  you extrapolate the values of a great white shark to the size of a Megalodon  you get 180,000 Newton thus the bite  force of a Megalodon was approximately  twice as high as that of a gigantic  prehistoric crocodile  unfortunately the bite force of livyatan hasn't been thoroughly analyzed yet experts who have examined its remains are sure that livyatan must have had  an extreme bite force though possibly even the highest ever due to the lack of facts will regard this one as a draw  speed compared to other sharks the  Megalodon was extremely fast it's normal  speed when swimming was 17 kilometers  per hour this means that it was twice as  fast as a great white shark and three times faster than most other shark  species the reason for this is it's an  enormous oxygen consumption in order for it to absorb enough oxygen there had to  be a flow of water in its gills which is why the Megalodon constantly had to keep  swimming quite fast its maximum speed  was possibly around 50 kilometers per  hour the normal speed of movement of  livyatan was up to 15 kilometers per  hour which made it nearly as fast as a  Megalodon with 45 km/h the maximum speed it could reach wasn't much lower either  however the Libyatan could maintain  this high speed longer than the shark  and swim this fast for a whole hour  senses sharks have not changed much in  the last few millions of years which  means that the Megalodon probably had similar sensory organs to modern sharks we can therefore suspect  that even in the dark  it could probably see better than cats  and detect smells 10,000 times better  than humans in addition sharks feel the slightest pressure differences and can locate prey using their ampullae of Lorenzini with  which they can locate their electric  fields as you can see the Megalodon was most likely able to perceive its entire environment perfectly whales like many  other mammals have very well functioning  eyes still because it's not possible to  see too far underwater  whales have specialised in other senses  especially their sense of hearing they  can communicate with fellow whales over a distance of 2,000 kilometers  in addition they can use sound for  orientation when they emit a sound they  observe how fast it comes back and  therefore know what lies ahead both  animals were there for well adapted to  the sea in their own way a Megalodon could smell better well livyatan could  hear better strengths and weaknesses Megalodon always had to swim fast in  order to absorb oxygen which was of  course a disadvantage however livyatan needed to return to the water surface at least every two hours to get  air  so this evens it out the biggest  disadvantage Megalodon had compared to  Libyatan was probably its intelligence  although sharks aren't stupid compared  to whales they have a rather small  brain and thus much less cognitive  abilities it's hard to say how this would have affected them in a fight but  being smarter would definitely have been  an advantage for the levia Tom an  advantage for the Megalodon however was  its big mouth that was significantly  wider than that of the whale thus the  Megalodon could tear much larger pieces  from its opponent when it attacked the  Lybiatan's long firmly anchored teeth  on the other hand made it possible to  hold on to its victims and it's longer  mouth allowed a deeper bite than the broad attack of the Megalodon however the Megalodon could open its mouth at a  much wider angle and therefore fight off  much larger chunks so it's really a  head-to-head race prey Megalodon like to  eat the baleen whales in tooth while of  its time it was also able to take on  larger whales by biting off their fins  and immobilizing them in contrast to the  great white shark the Megalodon did not  let its prey animals bleed to death but  immediately killed them with bites on  vital organs like the heart or the lungs  thanks to its extreme bite force and its  regrowing teeth it didn't seem to be  bothered by biting on bones for these  attacks

the Libyatan was a top predator as well that hunted seven to ten meter  long whales mainly near the ocean  surface it also ate sharks seals  dolphins and similar animals and aside  from it being a relative of the sperm  whale it basically was the primeval  version of an orca in contrast to the  killer whales thanks to its size the  Livya could easily hunt alone  fight  it might be hard to believe but these  two Giants really did leave at the same  time which means that they most likely  fought each other from time to time this  is what such a fight might have looked  like with its echolocation livyatan encounters a large foreign  animal that it recognises as a gigantic  shark the whale identifies Megalodon as  an enemy and gets ready to use its  special attack for this it quickly swims  towards its victim and uses its head like a battering ram  this way it's able to knock whales  unconscious and win fights without a  problem so it tries exactly the same  with the Megalodon  however the giant prehistoric shark is  an experienced hunter that thanks to its  extremely sophisticated sense organs  sees the attack coming and can dodge it  in time now it's the megalodons turned  to attack so it bites the whale's tail  fin with its incredible bite force it  almost manages to tear it off completely now restricted in its movement the whale  wants to get to the surface to catch its  breath for the next attack but the  injury slows it down significantly  meanwhile Megalodon starts the second  attack and first fights off the whales left and then it's right pectoral fin as  well Livyatan tries to strike back  with its large mouth but it doesn't  manage to do enough harm to the sharks  giant body to stop the fight meanwhile  it's almost unable to move and Megalodon  Till's the final blow it bites the whale  in the chest and thus destroys its heart and lungs and so the Megalodon wins the battle of course this is just one possibility of how such a fight could have ended but I think that the gigantic  primeval shark had an advantage in such a duel since large whales were exactly what it was constantly hunting for even though most of them had smaller teeth  than Libyatan  I therefore say a  Megalodon would win a fight against livyatan in eight out of ten cases but what do you think who'd win and what  would a fight like this look like let me  know in the comments below if you have any ideas for a new Megalodon

post or  know another animal that could fight it  I'd also love to hear your suggestions I could make a post with the Triassic  kraken for example this is said to have  been a gigantic Kraken that lived million years ago during the Triassic  period there are a few clues to the existence of such a creature and a fight with a  Megalodon would definitely be pretty exciting  then there's the Australis a mysterious sea dinosaur that is said to have had the size of a blue whale although not  much is known about this creature a  fight with a Megalodon or the triassic kraken would certainly not be boring  there are also some giant prehistoric crocodiles and a few marine reptiles  like mosasaurs that could bother the giant shark and then there's Sharktopus  a hybrid of an octopus and a shark which of course was not a real animal still a  comparison between these monsters could be interesting write in the comments what you would like to see in the future  well I hope you liked this post see you later bye

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