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Kanchan | Sep 13 2008
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The frilled shark, also known as a living fossil, a primitive species that has changed little since prehistoric times was spotted by a fisherman who thought that it was an eel like species. He alerted the officials at the Awashima Marine Park in...
Kanchan | Sep 8 2008
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This one was again caught in Japanese Fishing nets. Thought it was caught alive in Tokyo Bay, it died within days. Mitsukurina owstoni is found in the deep ocean, far below where the sun's light can reach at depths greater than 200 meters. The color...