Posted on 07/11/2008 7:49:27 AM PDT by Stoat
It's a 26ft Jaws and it sucks...
Big sucker ... the shark
A MASSIVE Arctic shark that sucks up seals whole and may live for 200 years is being studied by boffins for the first time.
The mysterious Greenland shark’s mouth with hundreds of teeth is UNDER its body — so it cruises along the ocean bed scooping up prey.
Baffled boffins say whole reindeer and polar bear heads have also been found in stomachs of the deep-sea monsters, which can be 26ft long.
They are cannibalistic but their flesh is poisonous to any other creature.
Researchers at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Canada are radio-tagging the sharks to find out more.
Scientist Steve Campana said: “They cruise along slurping up fish and seals. They are abundant — but we don’t have a clue about them.”
That bites. Ha.
looks painful too...
Caption: “Mechanical shark attacks stuntwoman”
“WikiFReepia.”
good name
LMAO!
Obamamaniacs :-)
http://www.wftv.com/news/16846313/detail.html?taf=orlc news link & more photos
Those are small fish that clean the creatures eyes and pick other vermin off it’s skin and even around their mouths.
“This was not a boating accident!”
Hmmm, I thought it was one of those “cleaning” fish. Thanks for the correction, I didn’t know about copepod.
Women and minorities hardest hit
Women and minorities hardest hit
I know, I was just being funny....
Thanks Dude. Real nice, I love you too.
“What’s that thing hanging off the shark’s eye?”
A Democrat, er parasite... Fairly common. Unsure of the scientific name. They do eventually cause permanent eye damage or blindness.
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Thanks Stoat.A massive Arctic shark that sucks up seals whole and may live for 200 years is being studied by boffins for the first time... Baffled boffins say whole reindeer and polar bear heads have also been found in stomachs of the deep-sea monsters, which can be 26ft long. They are cannibalistic but their flesh is poisonous to any other creature."Baffled Boffin" would make a great ID. |
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That's almost a hold muh beer moment.
.....Why study the Greenland shark? ....
“It was all I could get a grant for “ said Phd candidate arthur Dunwoody
You're quite welcome, and I'm delighted that you've found it to be worthwhile :-)
Thank you very much for pinging your list :-)
How cute the shark wants to play in the surf with the surfers. :)
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