While most fish cannot regulate their body temperature (known as being ectothermic), basking sharks were recently discovered to be able to (known as being endothermic) which was previously thought to be exclusive to apex predators such as the basking shark's relatives: the mako and great white shark.
Note to a starting medical: when your patients finally decide that they're done running around saving every single creature they see - give em a double shot of sedatives and get yourself a good 15 minutes break
this was made to celebrate first contact day but im realizing if i just put "happy first contact day!" in the caption it's gonna sound like im celebrating these two for doing whatever this is instead
without first contact day this would never happen though, so my point still stands!! happy first contact day everyone!!!