Prehistoric shark captured on film
March 8th, 2010 | by admin |
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Info-Copyright 2007 Reuters.
Video- ITV News Wednesday January 24-2007 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.
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.
Copyright 2007 Reuters.
Video- ITV News Wednesday January 24-2007
More info about this shark at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_shark
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25 Responses to “Prehistoric shark captured on film”
By Qwerty0791 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
@raxit17
Lmao! …
@raxit17
Lmao! Kudos, best comment on here, among all these idiots.
By snackwacko on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
OMG idiots why what …
OMG idiots why what they even think of taking it out of its habitat!IT’S CALLED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
By mordsith05 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
its cute! lol…
its cute! lol…
By misterwinnerbaby890 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
aww dude i was …
aww dude i was eating, it almost made me puke. IT UGLY. no offence
By Coltranized on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
@PoutingXEvoke That …
@PoutingXEvoke That would be light shining through the gills on the left side of the shark.
By PoutingXEvoke on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
did anyone notice a …
did anyone notice a light inside of it’s mouth when it was swimming across the camera?? why in was a light inside of a prehistoric shark’s mouth????
By SampBoy1 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
tnx xD
tnx xD
By Smr4ever15 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
Dang! Thats creepy. …
Dang! Thats creepy… they just found it and they take it outtta water “thinking” it would survive. Wow
By nathansnyde101 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
uhm looks like …
uhm looks like chinese dragon
By TheTC00L on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
ahahahahah^^ …
ahahahahah^^ xDDDDD lol
great post !
By Crowntailluvr on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
I wonder why. The …
I wonder why. The shark was built to withstand deep sea conditions. It’s just like if a human was to go into deep space with oxygen. We wouldn’t be able to withstand the pressure. They were basically prolonging it’s death…
By SampBoy1 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
a legendary pokemon!
a legendary pokemon!
By CarnaxDude on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
Rare!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! …
Rare!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By ComCodex on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
Spoiler: she dies
Spoiler: she dies
By mrlnprochaskaable on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
huuhm i know this …
huuhm i know this is not a real chat but.. Anyone up for some cam chat
By panda100123 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
its just the thin …
its just the thin skin so when the light shines through, u see through the skin and see blood..
By jimday666 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
what a beast
what a beast
By Dcinity on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
point proven.
point proven.
By poopaman100 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
what da f*ck r u …
what da f*ck r u talking about
By Dcinity on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
I hope you realise …
I hope you realise that is the most f*cking retarded thing you could say? If the species is 80million years old, +/- 10 years doesnt make a significant difference at all. And cause you’re talking about just one, no way we could let them reproduce either. You’re about the biggest retard I have seen yet on YT. Good job.
By suckmebeautiful1111 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
gotta catch’em all …
gotta catch’em all pokemon!!!
By aggressivegeek on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
@krazipu Its just …
@krazipu Its just the light shining through their gills, if you hold a light your hand will appear red – its the same concept.
By kiraly14 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
there are fossils …
there are fossils of these sharks upto 80 million years old and unless this is a case of parthenogenesis i doubt its the last one,
By krazipu on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
looks pretty fake, …
looks pretty fake, or why is there red light INSIDE the sharks mouth at 00:11-00:12 ?
By cubsfan708 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
that looked so cool
that looked so cool