Sadly my cellphone couldn't take a clearer video at that distance... I used to keep such video clips as personal collections, but this time I feel like making it visible.

That’s very lucky! (so long as it didn’t rush towards you 😂)

“In particular”

Even for sci comm, the turkey 🦃 reference isn't necessarily ideal as the audience may not be familiar with turkey anyway...To my kid self, it wasn't as straightforward as simple dimensions in (centi)meters, since turkey isn't a common meat animal in China.

Yes, juvenile zebra shark's coloration is indeed zebra-like...The common names felt awkward to me mainly because it's the Chinese names that I learned first.
And to be fair, adult zebra shark's coloration is more cheetah-like than leopard-like lol

I can’t help finding the common names “zebra shark” & “leopard shark” annoying, even though I know what they’re referring to… IDK about other languages, but zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)’s Chinese name literally translates to “leopard-patterned shark”.

Also had some smaller scale ones (probably closer to those in your photos) that featured mythical creatures like dragon or griffon.

I did! I remember having a “tropical” set that included an alligator and a tiger, and a “marine” set with sharks and dolphins.

The small individual, known only from a very incomplete skull, was labeled as a juvenile T. rex here. It was once described as "Stygivenator cristatus", which is also considered a synonym. Could be Nanotyrannus? Is this even answerable, given how fragmented it is? Would be interesting to see...

The biggest of the 3 is a young adult nick named "Thomas". The intermediate-sized of the 3 is interpreted as a subadult. The specimen was once described as "Dinotyrannus megagracilis", which is now generally considered a synonym.

I recall one of them declaring they had “predicted” Nanotyrannus, were real months ago (apparently based not on this study but sth else), and another also endorsing Stygivenator lol

Exactly what I’m expecting…I can imagine certain Chinese influencers I know working on new videos that declare their “victory” and “foresight”…

Technically not…they belong in a clade called Holocephali, whereas sharks (& rays) belong in a different clade Elasmobranchii. So “real” sharks are closer to rays than to ghosts sharks.