Rare Shark Filmed in Japan

[TheBORG] writes "A Deep Sea Frill Shark, whose normal habitat is between 600 and 1000m, was found and filmed off the coast of Japan recently. Normally they're caught (found dead) in fishermen's nets. This 'living fossil' was probably so close to the coast because it was sick. In its poor condition, the shark was moved by marine park personnel to a seawater pool where they filmed it swimming and opening its jaws. The shark died a few hours later after being filmed."

Ugh...

[__aaclcg7560]

Looks the ugly step-child of a Resident Evil monster. With neighbors like that, no wonder Godzilla rampages through Tokyo every now and then.

No Lasers?

[Anonymous Coward]

Not worth mentioning then

I'll bet

[Aqua_boy17]

This guy was probably one of the sole survivors who ate Godzilla eggs keeping the population down. Now they're in for it. "Oh no, there goes Tokyo!"

Ah hah!

[dreddnott]

More proof that cameras steal souls!

Obl. laser joke.

[grasshoppa]

But what kind of lasers were they armed with?

Ok, now that we got that out of our system, we can procede.

He's not dead

[spun]

He's pinin' for the fjords!

$10,000 Plate?

[Kirin Fenrir]

Japan huh? And now it's dead?

That's going to be the most expensive plate of sushi ever!

Re:Ah hah!

[bn557]

Close, this was actually Schroedinger's Shark. Once they observed it, it's state became 100% dead, rather than a superposition of alive and dead. No Fair.

Re:Change in currents

[carpeweb]

I've had several dogs, and not one of them ever surfaced from 1,000 m just because they were sick or dying.

Re:1000m?

[Sponge Bath]

... trying see anything in that pitch-black environment

Maybe they could use one of those machines that go 'ping'.

Re:I smell a movie coming!

[Anonymous McCartneyf]

Sharks on a Sub?

Taste

[Joebert]

Damn it !
They've always either been dead for too long, or have somthing wrong with them, when are we going to get to taste one of theese things ?

Re:Change in currents

[StikyPad]

I don't understand why a shark would surface if it was sick

This is quite common in *many* animal species. Even dogs and raccoons do this.

Only the ones that are witches. The rest of them stay on the bottom.

Rare shark found in Japan

[brian_d_w]

Dericious

Re:"Exhibited to the public"

[Franklin Brauner]

You have so little clues it just plain pathetic.

My apologies, it just my opinions.

Re:I smell a movie coming!

[comradeeroid]

I've had it with those motherf****n sharks in this motherf****n pool!