Seizing Every Opportunity
I am Patton the Megalodon, a powerful shark, widely believed to be the ocean’s dominator. I prey on almost all other animals in the ocean. Even the giant sperm whales don’t stand a chance against me; I am invincible.
Taking 2000 kilograms of food a day, with a bite force greater than 18 tons, I am a powerful leviathan, swallowing everything in the way to satisfy my stomach.
As I sit on top of the food chain, watching others who struggle hard to fill their stomachs and worn themselves out, I pity them. I used to think life hadn’t treated everyone equally nicely.
While I enjoyed this sense of superiority, the good old times abruptly came to an end. The number of whales suddenly dropped.
Although I eat anything, whales are my favorites. Finding enough food soon became almost impossible.
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This disaster caught me off guard. I never thought that one day I would have to take bloody fights for scraps of food, like everyone else.
The rest is history. Because food became scarce, Megalodon gradually went extinct. Some people speculated that a few Megalodons may still be around, hiding in the depths of the ocean. Nevertheless, no one has ever seen us, and our glorious past has become a lost legend. It is only now that I realize that life doesn’t favor anyone, and all should work hard, getting prepared to seize every opportunity.
I Am Your Friend and How I Got Here
Since people knew about our family, they became immensely curious about us. We were an extinct shark. But because of our ferocity and amazing bite, we ruled the ocean for a long time, and people are constantly looking for our fossils, hoping to decipher many secrets about sharks. Some people go further; they refuse to believe that we are extinct. They think that we may still be living in some deep part of the ocean that no one knows. I am very grateful for everyone’s love for us. However, the chance of seeing us in the ocean is too slim. Fortunately, my friend ZHAO Chuang, a scientific artist, created my current looks using scientific art. Another friend, YANG Yang, a science writer for children, gave me a cool name, Patton, wrote a wonderful story about my past glory, and shared the story with more human friends.
Now, as a member of the grand marine animal family from PNSO’s Stories on Earth, I gain a new identity as a PNSO prehistoric animal model and take part in the project of “PNSO New Aesthetic Education: Join ZHAO Chuang and YANG Yang to Create Amazing Stories on Earth.” In this project, I will invite friends worldwide to join “PNSO New Aesthetic Education: Learn to Draw Marine Animals with ZHAO Chuang,” an exciting scientific art activity. Through drawing a series of marine animals, participants will understand how science and art work together; they will learn how to express scientific facts through painting and how to apply scientific knowledge to artistic creation. This process will improve the participants’ artistic creativity and their scientific cognition. We hope that by taking part in these activities, they will gradually learn to use the scientific art way of thinking to create artworks and express their thoughts.
To accomplish this task, my friends and I were packed into packaging boxes. We took a plane, a train, a ship, or a car, got help from many human strangers, and went to every corner of the world. Some of us eventually settle in schools, some in families, and some in museums, and I happen to become your new partner and accompany you to grow up. I think this is the beginning of a great story. In the long days to come, there will be many unforgettable stories. I hope you can write down our stories and share them with more people.
Come with me, my friend, to the “PNSO New Aesthetic Education Project,” and join ZHAO Chuang and YANG Yang to create amazing stories on Earth!
