Animal mouths come in all shapes and sizes. According to the Guinness World Records, the largest terrestrial animal mouth belongs to the hippo – fully open, its enormous gape spans a whopping 1.2m.
Then there's the gulper eel. This deep-sea fish is famous for its ability to devour large prey. Its lower jaw is around a quarter of the length of its entire body, and it has a hinge to allow it to extend even wider. Like a pelican, this denizen of the deep can suddenly inflate its mouth, engulfing unsuspecting prey in one gigantic gulp.
Here, we've found a close-up image of another amazing animal mouth – can you guess which creature it belongs to in less than 15 seconds?
Your time starts... now!
Still not sure which animal this mouth belongs to and want a few clues? OK, the animal can grow 6m in length (although usually it's closer to 4m) and lives in northern India and Nepal. It's also extremely rare – there are estimated to be around 650 of them left in the wild.
And here's another close-up image of the same creature, this time slightly more zoomed out.
Ready to find out if you've guessed it right? See the bottom of the article to discover the answer.
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Question: what is the animal in the photos above? Answer: gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
Top image credit: JWJarrett/Getty Images
