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Animal World: Sawfish, Ocean Chainsaw Killing Maniac

Sawfish, distributed in the world's tropical and subtropical shallow waters, benthic, often in and out of harbors, estuaries, sometimes can be traced up the river quite a long distance head, long and flattened, elongated snout, much like sawsharks in the shape of a sword, flanked by strong teeth.

Animal World: Sawfish, Ocean Chainsaw Killing Maniac

The largest body length can reach 7 meters, but the kiss saw, which occupies 1/3 of the total length of the body, is also very popular.

Animal World: Sawfish, Ocean Chainsaw Killing Maniac

The kiss saw is used for feeding activities, or to discover underlying organisms, or to swing in schools of fish, kill or injure schools of fish.

Animal World: Sawfish, Ocean Chainsaw Killing Maniac

Sawfish use giant "saws" like rakes to sift through the sand underwater in search of food.

Animal World: Sawfish, Ocean Chainsaw Killing Maniac

They are ruthless predators, capable of cutting the bodies of their prey in half in water, just like human swordsmen.

Animal World: Sawfish, Ocean Chainsaw Killing Maniac

An artifact made from the mouth of a sawfish.

Animal World: Sawfish, Ocean Chainsaw Killing Maniac

The current decline in the population of wild sawfish has something to do with their "big saws", as fishermen can easily tangle their nets around large saws when they hunt, making it difficult for them to escape.

Animal World: Sawfish, Ocean Chainsaw Killing Maniac

Sawfish can be up to about 7 meters long. Due to overfishing and hunting practices, the U.S. government listed sawfish as endangered as early as 2003.

Animal World: Sawfish, Ocean Chainsaw Killing Maniac

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