A silky shark photographed with a massive tear in its dorsal fin has reappeared with an astonishing makeover nearly a year later.

The shark was initially spotted off the coast of Florida by an underwater photographer and diver in July of 2022.

A huge chunk was missing from its dorsal fin, equalling about 20 percent of the whole appendage. The position of the tear was just where the creature had been previously tagged by scientists.

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To her great surprise, however, the shark showed up 332 days later looking remarkably put together.

It had regained about 87 percent of its fin back and was swimming normally. The shark was in seemingly good health.