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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Three-bedroom detached house on sale for £199k has a very unusual feature in the living room
A three-bedroom house has just gone on sale - but potential viewers will face a shock when they take a look at the living room. At first glance, this home in Bridgend seems like a typical detached property, boasting three floors and a garage on the side. And in the current economy snapping up the spacious house for £199,950 is a deal many buyers would think about making. On closer inspection, however, it has a very unusual feature that might not float everybody's boat. Embracing the area's proximity to the sea, this homeowner has hung an eight-foot shark on the wall. Taking to TikTok, @HousingHorrors took a peek at the terrifying interior decoration centrepiece, which boasts a blue and white design to match the walls. The detailed animal bust complements the old-fashioned diving suit which tops a bookcase in the room, but clashes sharply with an equally bizarre red model car. 'This is the b****y eight-foot shark. What the b****y hell are the owners thinking,' the TikToker said. 'Here's another angle of it and I need to zoom in. That is absolutely b****y huge, and not only that but there's also a photo of them, I'm assuming, diving. 'But also there's this weird car on the side here. I've never seen anything quite like this. 'It looks like there's some random figure with a bear on the side of it. Now, it's kind of cool, I don't mind it that much, but it is very very unusual. 'I suppose it's unique you could say.' The social media personality then pointed out that the model shark and accompanying retro car looked out of place alongside the relatively normal features of the rest of the house. But, in conclusion, the TikToker praised the mercurial design technique and at one point even joked, 'take my money'. He added: 'It's safe to say the absolute icing on the cake is definitely the eight-foot shark in the living room. 'I'd be interested to know what it's actually made of. I'm assuming it's fibre glass, I may be wrong, maybe plastic, but let me know what you guys think.' The rest of the living room consisted of a leather sofa and a circular mirror above a wood-burning stove. In another room, two leather chairs were decorated with tartan upholstery and a large portrait over another fireplace. One bedroom has been given a flash of colour by some olive green wall paint, while another features an unusual wooden four-poster frame. The property is described as dating back to the 1800s and being close to the M4 corridor. It lies on Cefn Glas Road in the Newcastle Hill area of the Welsh town and also boasts a garden.
CBS News
4 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Family reels in 800-pound great white shark off Fort Lauderdale coast
What started as a perfect day of fishing for one family turned into the trip of a lifetime when they hooked a massive 800-pound, 10-foot great white shark. It happened while aboard a Fishing Headquarters charter off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. "Humongous… It's ginormous!" The Jennings family had already reeled in two large fish when they got a third bite — and instantly knew something was different. "Humongous. I can see it from up here, it's ginormous!" someone on board exclaimed. "You got a great white guys," the captain yelled as the excitement escalated. "Shut the front door," said Lauren Jennings, reacting with disbelief as the family worked together to reel it in. The struggle to land the shark was intense. "My arm was hurting. I was shaking. I thought I was going to throw up. He was shaking. Our son was shaking, trying to reel it in," Lauren said. A rare catch in South Florida waters "I haven't ever experienced power like that before. That was scary, yeah, it was fun. Yes, very fun," said Mikel Jennings. "I thought, holy cow, that is more than I imagined," added 11-year-old Grayson Jennings. David Joy, First Mate with Fishing Headquarters, said the catch was extraordinary. "It was a really cool, really cool fish to catch down here," Joy said. Captain Paul Paolucci, who has worked with Fishing Headquarters since 2003, said sightings like this are uncommon. "It's pretty rare out here. I've been doing this since 2003. This is the fifth one I've caught. So I know people who have done it a long time — never caught one," he said. Expert says shark likely migrating Catherine McDonald, a shark expert with the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School, explained that great white sharks are often seen in Florida's waters during the cooler months. "Great whites really love to come into Florida's waters during the cooler months of the year," she said. "I wouldn't be at all surprised if that shark is wrapping up having wintered here in the Gulf of Mexico and is currently heading up the coast towards New England." McDonald added that great whites generally pose little threat to humans. "They're really not interested in us. They are minding their own business on their own journey," she said. "They normally keep a healthy distance and stay a few miles offshore." A fish tale with video proof For the Jennings family, the encounter has become an unforgettable story and one they can prove. "This was trip of a lifetime," Mikel Jennings said. The family already plans to return next spring.
The Sun
5 days ago
- Lifestyle
- The Sun
Watch nailbiting moment enormous 20ft shark stalks human prey in terrifying Jaws-like scene…before boat makes hasty exit
THIS is the nerve-racking moment a huge 20ft shark emerges from the water before stalking a tiny boat - bringing to mind classic thriller Jaws. Tense footage showed the humongous beast lurking behind the small vessel in a pond on Block Island as it came dangerously close to two passengers. 3 3 3 The video was captured in Rhode Island by local Jen Seebeck who was eating at the Dead Eye Dicks restaurant by Great Salt Pond when she spotted the enormous dorsal, The Atlantic Shark Institute reported. The boat was seen slowly drifting towards the edge of the lake, while two dark shapes appeared to rise from the water. The two fins could easily have been mistaken for two separate sharks, due to the distance between the pair. But shockingly, they were actually part of the same beast - representing the top fin and tail of the 20ft predator. The boat carrying two passengers then started to speed away, possibly following the crew's sudden realisation. The nailbiting scene has sparked comparisons to the classic film Jaws - which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. One person even referenced Steven Spielberg's shark thriller in the video, as they shouted: 'There's a shark in the pond!' It is currently unclear what exact species the nimble shark captured in the footage is. The Atlantic Shark Institute said: "Sharks are arriving in Rhode Island daily as water temperatures continue to rise and more and more species of shark find them suitable to their liking. 'Hopefully this shark will find its way out of Great Salt Pond soon and continue on its way!' Block Island has recently been named one of the 10 best summer destinations in the United States, according to USA Today. It comes after another enormous shark was spotted dangerously near a beach in a popular Spanish tourist spot. A viral video showed the colossal beast skulking around the waters just off the coast of Marbella. And earlier this month, the biggest shark ever tagged by researchers was spotted prowling up the US east coast. Known as "The Contender", the massive white shark was seen skulking around the North Carolina coast. The behemoth was previously seen following the Gulf Stream south near Florida. Weighing 1,600 pounds, the beast was first tagged on January 17 this year about 45 miles off the Florida-Georgia border. It was the largest ever shark tagged by research group OCEARCH in the area.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Fisherman's alarming sighting in popular marina as crisis worsens: 'Never seen it before'
An unexpected visitor to a popular marina in South Australia has created a stir, with local fishermen saying they've never seen anything like it. A juvenile great white was spotted cruising the shallows of Wirrina Cove, leading some to wonder if the state's algal bloom crisis is behind the predator's behaviour. Jarrod Glaister, owner and skipper of Southern Fishing Charters, told Yahoo News he initially thought the animal was a dolphin and was shocked to see a great white in the marina. 'I've never seen it before,' he said. While doing maintenance on his boat Jarrod spotted the shark alongside the vessel, and could still see it swimming around hours later. "He's still kicking around, he's stuck in the marina," Jarrod said. "He's just swimming around." While the shark had attracted the attention of a couple of onlookers, Jarrod predicted it wouldn't be long before word spread and more people came to the marina for a look. The toxic algal bloom is suffocating marine life off the South Australian coast, killing more than 200 aquatic species, including protected sea dragons and sharks. A mob of kangaroos were also euthanised after eating toxic grass near the algal bloom. In April, a great white shark was rescued from a sandbar near Tiddy Widdy Beach, while in May another great white couldn't be saved after washing up at Henley Beach. The Fleurieu Peninsula, which includes Wirrina Cove, has been largely impacted by the algae explosion. Professor Culum Brown, behavioural ecologist at Macquarie University, said the region has a healthy shark population and it's not uncommon for juvenile white sharks to be spotted close to shore. "I have no doubt white sharks swim by marinas from time to time. There is no reason why they wouldn't be there," Prof Brown told Yahoo News. He added the shark looked "disorientated", and couldn't rule out the algae bloom as the cause. "That whole area is having an issue with raised water temps and high plankton counts so it might be related, but who can really say," he said. "Algal blooms are problematic for two main reasons: 1) they can be toxic in their own right, and 2) they can starve the water of oxygen. "If you combine that with high water temperatures, where O2 levels are already lower, then you have a problem." Experts have described the scenes, which began in early March, as a "horror movie for fish". With barely any rain or wind forecast across the region over the next week, the algae bloom is only expected to worsen. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Belfast: Connswater shark sighting was 'quite a surprise'
A man has said he "couldn't believe" what he was seeing as he went for a bike ride in Victoria Park in east Tuesday evening, Thomas Davidson spotted a 4ft-long starry smooth-hound shark swimming in the Connswater River where the waterway meets Belfast species of shark has been seen in other urban areas such as the River Thames and the River Mersey Patrick Collins, a marine biologist at Queen's University, said while "it's not something you see everyday, it's not something super unusual either". "In the past I would occasionally have seen several 2-3lb mullet follow the tide in, but on this occasion I saw a much larger shape in the water adjacent to Airport Road," Mr Davidson told BBC News said this shape was "too big to be a mullet", so he stopped to take a closer look."A dorsal fin slowly broke the surface revealing that familiar profile that looked like a shark," he said."I quickly took out my phone and started to video this slow-moving fish as it meandered left and right up and downstream, getting mobbed by a few gulls."I couldn't believe what I was watching."The shark continued swimming in this section of river for about 30 minutes before moving upstream into a shadow area and Mr Davidson lost sight of it. "I felt very lucky to witness such a lengthy sighting and was left curious as to how far upstream it might go," he Connswater River rises in the Castlereagh hills and runs northwards through east Belfast, getting wider until it reaches the sea at Belfast river route includes the Connswater Greenway walking route and flows past CS Lewis Square and Connswater Shopping Davidson said he will "continue to look out for it and others in the future". 'Probably having its lunch' This type of shark mainly eat crabs and small crustaceans, marine biologist Dr Patrick Collins section of the river in Victoria Park probably contained crabs, and so this shark spotted by Mr Davidson was "probably just having its lunch", he said it is "not very common to find smooth-hounds in cities, but they have been recorded in the last few years". "It's a little bit unusual if you're walking your dog to find one that close to the city, and that easy to see, but they're not a rare animal," Dr Collins continued."They're found fairly commonly across the UK and Ireland. It's not an unusual occurrence to have them close to an urban centre because there's sea water there. "It's a bit like seeing a deer in farmland."He added that this type of shark poses no risk to the public."Because of movies like Jaws and some other strange public perceptions coming from that, there's this idea that all sharks are dangerous animals - they're a type of fish."These animals pose absolutely no threat to us whatsoever."
