Pictures of prehistoric shark

The staff of Japanese aquarium were able to take rare pictures of a frilled shark after it was discovered by local residents at Awashima Port , southwest of Tokyo.

This prehistoric shark is rarely seen alive as its natural habitat lies up to 4,200 feet deep under the sea.

Experts at the Awashima Marine Park were able to examine the creature and film it swimming around.

Unfortunately it died a couple of hours after it was moved to its new environment.

Frilled sharks normally inhabit deep sea waters between 400 and 4,200 feet and rarely come to the surface.

Frilled sharks can grow to a length of nearly 6.5 feet and eat deep-sea squids and other soft-bodied preys.

Most specimens are found in the Japanese waters.

01/24/2007

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[elmo11259]

Why must the jap move the rare shark to a new Habitat!?sob

[technofeind]

@elmo11259 cause they tried to save it dude but if you look at it its gills are buldging cause its natural habitat is THOUSANDS of feet under water so when it surfaced it basically bloated and died

[iCANTsleep2]

Japan have everything!!....

[dltanner99]

Cryptozoology novel about two boys who find something strange on the internet one night see video book trailer

[xnes87x]

I'm sure the shark would have found it's way back to it's habitat if it found its way out. It should have been left alone. By them moving it to it's "new" habitat, they killed it. Nice job..They are just selfish and wanted to study it. Jerks.

[costumclone46]

I thought these guys were experts but they killed it by moving it japs take any fish out of the water

[prehistoric28]

This prehistoric shark footage is taylor made for the new Prehistoric Channel. They have what i would consider a very basic video section, but nonetheless a video section.

[EvilpichuBoy]

Gyarados

[mattyice100]

@jamieleng I know...i think it blinked

[TheAlexcervantes]

A SNAKE SHARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DeathCallsMeh666]

i like japanese ppl... i just dont like what they eat D: