Sawfish - see? So--saw.

 

This is no sword. It’s alive. And it hunts.

Meet the Sawfish — nature’s underwater chainsaw.

Armed with a serrated rostrum that looks like a medieval weapon, this ancient creature doesn’t just slice through water… it slashes through schools of fish with a side swipe. In a flash of motion, its snout stuns prey and stirs sediment, making ambushes even deadlier.

But here’s the twist: that “saw” is loaded with electro-receptors, allowing the sawfish to detect the faintest electric signals from hidden creatures buried in sand. It's both a weapon and a sensor — the Swiss army knife of the ocean.

Once widespread, these magnificent fish are now critically endangered. Hunted for their saws and caught in fishing nets, they’re vanishing fast. And yet, they’ve survived for over 100 million years — longer than the T. Rex.

So next time you picture a shark, remember the one with the blade…see? Saw.