Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 http://uk.news./24012007/356/rare-shark-captured-film.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 How is it possible that this precious animal died? Why did authorities capture it? Does anyone know? I can't believe how many rare animals die this way! > > On 1/24/2007, " " > wrote: > > >http://uk.news./24012007/356/rare-shark-captured-film.html > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Dear Madam, A Reuters report from Tokyo published in the Kolkata edition of Hindustan Times on 26th January, 2007 has this to say: A species of shark, rarely seen alive because of its natural habitat is 2000 feet or more under the sea, was captured on film by staff at a Japanese marine park this week. The Awashima Marine Park in Shizuoka, south of Tokyo, was alerted by a fisherman at a nearby port on Sunday that he had spotted an odd-looking eel like creature with a mouthful of needle-shap teeth. Marine park staff caught the five-feet long creature, which they identified as a female frilled shark, sometimes refrred to as a " living fossil " because it is a primitive species that has changed little since prehistoric times. THE SHARK APPEARED TO BE IN POOR CONDITION WHEN PARK STAFF MOVED IT TO A SEAWATER POOL WHERE THEY FILMED IT SWIMMING AND OPENING ITS JAWS. " We believe moving pictures of a live specimen are extremely ara, " said an official at the aprk. " They live between 600 and 1000 meters under the water, which is deeper than humans can go. " " We think it may have come close to the surface because it was sick, or else it was weakened because it was in shallow waters, " the official said. The shark died a few hours after being caught. Maybe this provides some more information on the issue although I agree that it is wrong to capture a creature only for filming and compromise its welfare. Regards, On 1/26/07, lucia <lucia wrote: > > How is it possible that this precious animal died? Why did authorities > capture it? Does anyone know? I can't believe how many rare animals die > this way! > > > > On 1/24/2007, " " <journalistandanimals<journalistandanimals%40gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > >http://uk.news./24012007/356/rare-shark-captured-film.html > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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