Inside abandoned zoo with remains of great white SHARK floating in tank with razor sharp teeth intact

 PHOTOS have revealed the insides of an abandoned zoo which was once home to the remains of a great white shark floating in a tank.

Spooky footage showed the huge four metre predator nestled deep in the once bustling grounds of the Wildlife Wonderland Park in Victoria, Australia - which had been closed since 2012.

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The remains of the four metre shark had been stored in a green tank since its death in 1998

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Most of its teeth and structure had been preservedCredit: Rosie The Shark/Facebook

The taxidermy shark had been suspended in a green tank of formaldehyde and impressively had almost all of it's razor-sharp teeth intact.

The eerie find had been captured by urban explorer Luke McPherson in 2018, who uploaded a video of the unlikely discovery to social media.  

He said: “Once I got the light behind the tank I was like ‘wow that’s creepy’!”

“The fumes were so bad you couldn’t last longer than a minute in that room, the formaldehyde must have been evaporating.

“The tank was huge and in bad condition, with a rusting metal frame and smashed panels of glass and trash thrown inside.”

The shark – who was later named as Rosie - reportedly died in a fishing net in 1998 and was kept in the tank until the park was shut down in 2012 following concerns over animal welfare.It then remained an unknown quantity until the trepid explorer’s post went viral - racking up more than 11 million views in a few months.

It sparked a surge of interest in the female white as some individuals attempted to break into the abandoned park and see the mighty shark for themselves.

Meanwhile, others reportedly attempted to vandalise and destroy Rosie's tank. 

But, thanks to the work of supportive members of the public call for the shark to be moved to safety, she was rehomed at local Aussie business Crystal World and Prehistoric Journey in February 2019.

At the time an employee, Shane McAlister, told The Mail: “To bring her back and actually put her on show for people is a once in a lifetime opportunity to do this and I'm just very bless and proud to be a part of it, Mr McAlister told Daily Mail at the time.

“Rosie herself has had a pretty amazing journey.”

Trent Hooper, who founded the Save Rosie the Shark Facebook Page, also added his delight.

“She was close to being destroyed and thrown away,” he said.

"It's such a great outcome. Australia rallied together to save Rosie and get her a forever home at Crystal World.”

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The park had been left abandoned since it closed in 2012

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It had been been shut down in 2012 by the Department of Sustainability and Environment

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However, Rosie the shark had remained there until 2019 when she was finally rehomedCredit: Rosie The Shark/Facebook