Rare Primitive 'Frilled' Shark Captured on Film

Wow. Take a look at this guy:
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"A species of shark rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is 600 metres (2,000 ft) 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-sharp teeth.

Marine park staff caught the 1.6 metre (5 ft) long creature, which they identified as a female frilled shark, sometimes referred to as a "living fossil" because it is a primitive species that has changed little since prehistoric times."

More info:
Rare primitive shark captured on film | the Daily Mail

 

Thats pretty neat! Sad it died though.

 

The thing looks freaky!

I wonder if they ate it

 

:-X hehhehe. Nice. Personally I hope they put it in a museum!

 

That is crazy.
If i had anything like that at home my wife would not be able to sleep.

 

very cool 8) some sea critters look very alien, thats gotta nearly be the freakiest thing ive seen

 

just when you think you have seen all the different types of sharks on nature shows this thing comes along.