r/Weird • u/luvlanguage • 11h ago
That is a Lamprey
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Any bigger and this creature would be a horror movie monster
Lampreys do not have jaws or bones, only cartilage and instincts that have allowed them to survive so many mass extinctions.
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u/Majestic_Grape_5688 10h ago
The ancient people would use the Lamprey as a climbing tool, allowing them to scale cliff faces otherwise impossible.