It turns out some scary creatures aren't actually that scary. Here are nine animals that aren’t as dangerous as they look.

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While the video of this shark is unnerving, the boaters on the water had nothing to fear. One Instagram user even referred to the shark as a “gentle giant.” According to the Atlantic Shark Institute, ...

The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second-largest fish in the world, reaching lengths of up to 26 feet, yet it feeds exclusively on some of the ocean’s smallest organisms. These enormous ...

A 20-foot basking shark was spotted recently swimming near Block Island off the Rhode Island coast. An unusually large visitor spent its Memorial Day in New England this year.

The Atlantic Shark Institute said basking sharks are not a risk to people. A shark seen swimming near Block Island. (John Lunch Bucket) Basking sharks are not aggressive and are filter feeders.

“This basking shark may look like it’s smiling but sadly, it is not,” shark researcher John Chisholm wrote. “This poor individual stranded on a beach along Cape Cod Bay.

RELATED: 40-ton humpback whale plays 'peek-a-boo' with woman on boat Basking sharks are the planet's second-largest living shark and fish, next to whale sharks, and can measure 40 feet.

Basking Shark The basking shark might look scary because of its giant size and wide-open mouth, but it’s completely harmless. It only eats tiny plankton by filtering them from the water.

Basking shark spotted by Nick Gallant in B.C. “Basking Shark Spotted off BC Coast, expert says Sighting is like seeing a ‘unicorn'” Source: YouTube, Uploaded: Global News Gallant’s wife, who initially ...

This shark likely wasn’t done growing just yet, however, and if we scale up that size to the largest Megalodon vertebrae found in Denmark, we get a shark that’s a whopping 24.3 meters (80 feet ...