Sharks found living in active volcano Kavachi in Solomon Islands - NEWS.com.au

Critically endangered sharks have been found living inside an active volcano near the Solomon Islands.

Hammerhead sharks are among sea life found living in an active underwater volcano.

A new documentary, Sharkcano, premiered on National Geographic in July as part of National Geographic’s Sharkfest, and explored sharks that live and hunt around underwater volcanoes in extreme conditions that are not palatable to many other forms of life.

They found plenty of activity — including sharks in a submarine volcano.

The footage revealed hammerheads and silky sharks living inside, seemingly unaffected by the hostile temperatures and acidity,” a summary found on the channel’s YouTube site notes.

student at the University of Rhode Island, said in the video, “The idea of there being large animals like sharks hanging out and living inside the caldera of the volcano conflicts with what we know about Kavachi, which is that it erupts.”.