mrmoshe Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 (edited) Rare shark of the deep snapped A species of shark rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is 600 metres or more under the sea was captured on film by staff at a Japanese marine park this week. The Awashima Marine Park in Shizuoka, south of Tokyo, was alerted by a fisherman at a nearby port on Sunday that he had spotted an odd-looking eel-like creature with a mouthful of needle-sharp teeth. Marine park staff caught the 1.6-metre-long creature, which they identified as a female frilled shark, sometimes referred to as a "living fossil" because it is a primitive species that has changed little since prehistoric times. The shark appeared to be in poor condition when park staff moved it to a seawater pool where they filmed it swimming and opening its jaws. "We believe moving pictures of a live specimen are extremely rare," said an official at the park. "They live between 600 and 1000 metres under the water, which is deeper than humans can go." "We think it may have come close to the surface because it was sick, or else it was weakened because it was in shallow waters," the official said. The shark died a few hours after being caught. Frilled sharks, which feed on other sharks and sea creatures, are sometimes caught in the nets of trawlers but are rarely seen alive. sharkclose.html Edited January 24, 2007 by MallacootaPete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Thanks for that article, Pete. Very interesting. The creatures of the deep are just amazing! Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalucius Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Just saw it on the news. Pretty ugly and scary wouldn't like to meet one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottyman Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 would love to see the video CFD Done! Found it on the SMH site this morning.... Link to shark video That is just an amazing creature. It really looks like something out of an Alien movie, and check out the teeth!!!! Cheers David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 That is one Ugly Shark, Amazing what lives down there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 One word...Bizarre!!! That dental work is something else. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 That Looks horrible but interesting to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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