http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/01/24/shark.japan.reut/index.html TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- A species of shark rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is about 2,000 feet 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 5 foot (1.6 meter) 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. (Watch divers swim with bizarre, ailing shark ) 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 1,968 and 3,280 feet (600 and 1,000 meters) 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.
Seriously, I would crap my pants if I saw this thing swimming anywhere near me or anywhere near anyplace I ever swam at any point ever.
hehe yeah. I live in Tokyo. I don't wanna go anywhere near the beach anymore. BTW, I wonder if they ate it up for sushi? or Shark fin's soup perhaps? In other news, Yao Ming vows never to eat shark fins soup again. <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/12mvI-D5Htg"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/12mvI-D5Htg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> Maybe he saw the same video footage.
That was ridiculously spooky. There's prolly so many damn weird looking animals that live in the deep, deep sea we haven't even discovered yet..
I had insomnia one night and was watching a show where this portly guy would go around the world and sample cuisine in different countries. On this particular episode he mentioned that Japan consumes one-third (1/3) of the entire world's seafood. That really boggles my mind, considering the size of their country and population. This guy went through their market and it looks like if it comes out of the ocean, the Japanese will eat it. So it wouldn't be a suprised if they ate this thing.
Oseary Drakoulias: You must swear, legally swear that you will not kill that shark, or whatever it is, if it actually exists. Steve Zissou: I'm going to fight it, but I'll let it live. What about my dynamite? Oseary Drakoulias: [to assistant] Phillip, dynamite.
whale= mammal shark= fish its ok that you didnt know that, its worse that you went out of your way to correct someone
