I was walking along the beach several days ago, and stopped when I saw this tiny bundle of shark's teeth. I was surprised because I had never before found a shark's tooth on Ocracoke. There were 75-100 small teeth, all connected and obviously from one animal.
I brought them home, and laid them outside, hoping ants would attack the cartilage and separate them for me.
Our latest Ocracoke Newsletter is a 1910 article about waterfowl hunting. You can read it here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news102114.htm.
That is really cool! I've never seen anything like that on the beach and it's not for a lack of trying!
ReplyDeleteI agree. What a spectacular find. How about you, Philip? Does this top your own list of beach finds? In our family, the list is topped by the $100 bill that our youngest son, about 8 years old at the time, found floating in the ocean while playing at the lifeguard beach.
ReplyDeleteTwo other memorable treasures from the sea were shoes destined for Jim Jones' ill-fated compound in Guyana, and a quartz arrowhead.
DeleteALMOST LOOKS LIKE A WORK OF ART....IN A WIERD WAY. I LIKE IT. GOOD FIND.
ReplyDeleteVery cool. Thanks..not a fan of facebook so appreciate you sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat find!
ReplyDeleteperhaps a marine biologist, natural history museum expert could weigh in on the subject
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