Deep-sea vehicles spot ‘alien’ sharks deep beneath the waves in the Pacific
From Science Magazine.
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In July 2019, a remotely operated vehicle filmed an unusual creature 2 kilometers below the waves near Jarvis Island in the central Pacific Ocean.
Three meters long with pink and gray skin, jaws that can snap outward in a flash, and a comically elongated snout, the animal leisurely glid along the sea floor. Five years later, researchers spotted the same species near Tonga.
Both were goblin sharks, an odd and poorly understood animal that had never been filmed in its deep-sea home.
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Three meters long with pink and gray skin, jaws that can snap outward in a flash, and a comically elongated snout, the animal leisurely glid along the sea floor. Five years later, researchers spotted the same species near Tonga.
Both were goblin sharks, an odd and poorly understood animal that had never been filmed in its deep-sea home.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/3TIPxOs
#Sharks #Science #ScienceShorts
