The Sahara Desert is the driest place on Earth. So why are there 60-foot whale skeletons buried in the sand? 🏜️🐋 40 million years ago, North Africa wasn't a desert. It was the bottom of a massive ocean called the Tethys Sea. 🌊 The ruler of these waters was the Basilosaurus—a giant carnivorous whale that hunted sharks and looked more like a sea serpent than a modern whale. 🦷 When the continents shifted, the water evaporated, trapping these monsters in the sand forever. Today, this place in Eg