Frilled Shark- A Living Fossil

[anam_moon]

Fiannagalliard should not check this out.

What a fascinating creature. It is so alien looking. The depths of the ocean still hold so many secret wonders.

Comments

[ladysashi.livejournal.com]

THAT IS SO COOL!

I've never even heard of this species before! Oooh... time to do some research!

*rubs hands together gleefully*

Thanks for the link, Anam!

Oooh... how sad!

[ladysashi.livejournal.com]

That shark died soon after that video was taken...

"The fish was identified as a female 1.6 m frilled shark and was captured by park staff who were concerned that the shark appeared to be unhealthy. The shark died a few hours after capture. This rare surface appearance of a frilled shark has been attributed to the animal being unwell and possibly disorientated."

According to the various websites dedicated to this species, they live in deep ocean waters, and can stay pregnant for 1-2 years! Like most sharks, they bear live young, too.

Re: Oooh... how sad!

[anam-moon.livejournal.com]

According to what I've found online they believe that she was up at that ocean level that she could be caught in a net because she was ill. So it sounds like she had reached the end of her fishy life. I'm sure she lived a fine life in her deep ocean depths.

Re: Oooh... how sad!

[anam-moon.livejournal.com]

"deep ocean depths" Hehehe...how redundant. ;)

[anam-moon.livejournal.com]

My one manager, Chris mentioned it to me at work the other day and I just remembered last night that I had meant to check it out. I've never heard of that species of shark before either.