
Het laat wel weer zien hoe weinig we nog weten over het leven in de diepzee. Pas dit jaar waren er voor het eerst videobeelden van een reuzenpijlinktvis (ook aan het oppervlak) en nu dus voor het eerst van een franjehaai. Beide zijn nog nooit levend waargenomen in hun eigen omgeving. Hopelijk treedt daar nog verandering in op, want ik zou er wel wat voor over hebben iets meer van deze diersoorten te zien.
[Look, that's something I like: Japanes fishermen caught a living (well, almost dying but still living) frilled sharkand placed it in an aquarium. They made some recordings, these are the first moving images of this deep sea shark. Acoording to some scientists it is a 'living fossil', as it shows many characteristics of primitive species of shark, like an extra gill bow. And look at the way it swims. It's more an eal than a shark it seems. Very strange. The creature in the aquarium died within a couple of hours, but because it was caught close to the surface it was probably already dying.
This goes to show how little we really know about life in the abyss. Only this year the giant squid was caught on video for the first time (also at the surface) and now a frilled shark. Both have never been seen in their natural environment. I hope that will change, because i would like to know more about these species.]
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People should read this.
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