Scientists unexpectedly saw this when placing cameras in the volcanic volcano

It can be said that the team from the University of Rhode Island did not expect that the trip could harvest such an incredibly surprising achievement. Deep inside the volcanic bottom of the ocean, it turned out to have this.

In 2015, a group of scientists from Rhode Island University went to the waters of the southern island of Vangunu, in the Solomon Islands. They want to study the life of creatures around Kavachi - one of the most active volcanoes in the Pacific southwest.

To do this, the team dropped a video recorder down there. They did not expect too much, because the waters around an active volcano were not smooth. They are hot, contain lots of acid.

But what they found was something no one would have expected. Those are the sharks !

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Sharks appear in frames.

More specifically, under the hot and terrifying water, the experts were shocked to see the large sharks swimming. From hammerhead sharks and gray sharks, there are even super rare Pacific sharks.

"The diver just needs to get close to the edge of the mountain to return to the heat of the water in that area. Even if it is not hot, the skin will be burned because of the high acidity level" - Brennan Phillips - a member of the research team shared with National Geographic.

"But these monsters can live in even hotter, more acidic waters, and still have a great boost," Phillips added.

It is known that the Kavichi volcano area is extremely dangerous, because this volcano is still active. In 2014, it was noted that some small explosions occurred. Long before that, in 2007 and 2004 there were two relatively large explosions, causing the sea around the seething area.

"No one knows for sure that Kavichi can explode," Phillips added. And even without lava, the water here is too horrible for people to approach.

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The temperature in this place is very hot, but sharks still live.

At the time when the team discovered Kavichi, the group recorded emerging carbon dioxide and methane bubbles in the hydrothermal tubes. So it can be said at that time, the water is very dangerous. Yet the sharks can stand it, causing experts to ask many questions.

"It makes us question how much they can withstand the environment. Where is their tolerance? And are they the only species on Earth that are capable of this? "

Phillips is also curious about their reaction when Kavachi works."Do they feel that moment and run away before the disaster happens, or will they get stuck in hot water and lava."

The answer will come in future studies.