Caught On Tape: Rare Prehistoric Shark - History Forum ~ All Empires

One must not disregard the impact of the world's climate change, even if it means the change of 2 degrees. We are experiencing today, though the media does not want to show them as much as they should be.

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I don't know if it has to do about climate change. I mean, at that depth the water is a far cooler temperature than surface temperature. I don't know why climate change would drive the creature up, just so happened to be a right place at the right time event in my opinion.

I'm not an expert on Marine Biology, but wouldn't it occur to these people who are that putting that shark in a tank, that is normally in a habitat of 400 - 4,200 feet of water pressure, might harm it?

Someday the Japanese will catch a fish and not put it in an aquarium.

right on que the japanese found a goblin shark. Like the frill shark it died after a few days

the video

wow, and people why they go extinct, p.s that shark died like in 15 mins after it was filmed!

Edited by Knights 13/4/07 - inappropriate language

Edited by Knights - 13-Apr-2007 at 01:13

Haha--comparing things to a London bus--way to make things understandable for the rest of the world :)

Originally posted by Bulldog

AP) TOKYO The staff of a Japanese aquarium took pictures of a rare frilled shark, after it was discovered by local residents at Awashima Port in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo.

This prehistoric shark is rarely seen alive as its natural habitat lies up to 4,200 feet deep under the sea.

Experts at the Awashima Marine Park were able to examine the creature, which was a female, and film it swimming around.

Unfortunately though it died a couple of hours after it was moved to its new environment.

The eel-looking shark, with its mouth full of 300 trident-shaped teeth, measured 5.3 feet-long and weighed 16.5 pounds.

Frilled sharks normally inhabit deep sea waters between 400 and 4,200 feet and rarely come to the surface.

However they have been seen near the coast of Japan before, especially during the winter time when the water temperature drops and they have to get to warmer areas to feed.

Frilled sharks can grow to a length of nearly 6.5 feet and eat deep-sea squids and other soft-bodied preys.

Most specimen are found in the Japanese waters.

WOW

Wow, indeed.

If you take out the fins and tails, they look awfully like the evil worm-like creatures seen in King Kon movie. I normally am ok with horror movies, but when one brave fellow's head, two legs and arms were swollowed and slowly digested by the worm-liek creatures... I feel sick now...

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How long has this species been in existence?

Well,animal history is far bigger than Hellenic,Persian-Iranic,Egyptian and Chinese history together. Wink

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^ the squid? 8 mtrs according to the article

Edited by Leonidas - 26-Jan-2007 at 09:26