April Fool: First ever shot of the shark-whale - Last Chance to See - BBC Two

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For many years the fishermen of Mexico have talked of the shark-whale, a half shark, half whale creature that has never been photographed. Until now, scientists have regarded the shark-whale as a modern-day myth, and explain sightings as a mix of hoaxes and wishful thinking.
While shooting for Last Chance to See, which will be aired on BBC Two in the autumn, Mark Carwardine respected naturalist and wildlife photographer succeeded in getting a picture of the legendary animal. This is the first photo ever captured.

What is Last Chance to See?
Following in the footsteps of Douglas Adams, Stephen Fry joins Mark Carwardine to travel to some of the most remote places on earth in search of endangered animals.

The Official BBC Last Chance to See website has been following the teams progress over the last few months posting video updates and blogs of their journey. The team is currently in Indonesia.

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[LilLouise18]

Last year's Flying Penguins were better.

[deeton]

It's an april fools joke, get a sense of humour

[tetodoom]

they got a pic of my dick in the under the water

[HeadChestOrFoot]

@Ortw1n Yeah but not a Shark Whale boss. Come on....

[Ortw1n]

haha a whale-shark does really exists!! look on google pictures!

[LvndrHppE]

If you squint your eyes, tilt your head and turn the sound off, that Mark guy kinda looks like Alan Rickman.

[frenzymania11]

: ) i thought it was real....

[mythplatypuspwned]

sowhatwasit?

[KoldBloo]

i love the half-assed fossil they made that was just two lines xD

[ZombieSurvivor214]

lol i knew its fake when i found out he was using a mac

[soundslave]

This video would have been better if Stephen wasn't in on it. Then at the end Mark says 'april fools' to him.

[lemonlaurance]

yeah thats called a whale shark