Second Ever Super-rare Pocket Shark Discovered 27
The Grim Reefer writes: Scientists working off the coast of the US have found something pretty incredible — the second pocket shark ever discovered, some 36 years after the first one was spotted off the coast of Peru. The team, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), say the tiny creature — which measures just 13 cm (5.5 inches) long — was caught off the coast of Louisiana, where they were observing the feeding habits of sperm whales. It belongs to the genus Mollisquama, which has earned itself the nickname 'pocket shark', not because of its pocked-sized dimensions, but because of the unique and rather mysterious orifice it has above its pectoral fin.
We... (Score:2, Funny)
We killed it, right?
Re:We... (Score:5, Informative)
Well duh. It might have been packing a concealed laser in that pocket.
But really now, that's in TFA. It was collected and frozen five years ago as part of a study on sperm whale food, and was only later found among the frozen catch. So yeah, it's dead and people killed it, and that really sucks, but it wasn't intentionally and specifically targeted to be killed.
sperm whale food (Score:3)
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Well just because we don't have many of them them on record, it doesn't mean they are endangered or rare. There is a lot about marine biology that we do not know about.
no it will be sucked up into a tornado (Score:2, Offtopic)
and we will see a lot of them.
Sheldon knows what he's talking about. (Score:1, Offtopic)
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Looking to score the next Score:5, Funny
Whiff
You know, I have one simple request. (Score:1)
And that is to have lasers with frickin' sharks attached on top. Is that to much to ask?
is it as rare as (Score:1)
a rare pepe?
Big deal (Score:2)
Have you ever seen the even more rare one-eared elephant?
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How does it fly?
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How does it fly?
Circular
Do the locomotion (Score:3, Funny)
"but because of the unique and rather mysterious orifice it has above its pectoral fin...."
Must be the intake manifold. Did they find the exhaust?
To hell with the tiny shark (Score:2)
What I want to know is why the hell there's a sperm fscking whale off the coast of Louisiana!!!
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What I want to know is why the hell there's a sperm fscking whale off the coast of Louisiana!!!
No kidding, I read that and went "Someone appears to be off on their geography"
Gotta catch 'em all... (Score:2)
Though really, I don't think I need another water type against the Elite Four.
The Ocean Produced Something Not Terrifying??? (Score:2)
Pocket Protector Shark (Score:2)
The even more elusive pocket protector shark is humored to exist, but is unlikely to ever be seen, as it dreads swimming out in the open ocean.