Prehistoric shark caught on film. Amazing
 

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X6GKcLkdRE[/url]

[B][SIZE=3]Can you say ugly?[/SIZE][/B]

amazing... yet ugly

how can you keep a deep sea shark in a non pressurized tank?

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9075143#post9075143 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LOTUS50GOD [/i]
[B]how can you keep a deep sea shark in a non pressurized tank? [/B][/QUOTE]

You cant, the animal was found in the shallows and appeared to be sick. It died after a couple of hours.

man that thing is NASTY lookin

certainly isnt your everyday shark. the frills are cool, yet strange.....

looks like a whale/shark up front and a eel/shark in back....that was awesome though as i had no idea that even existed.
Thanks for the link!

i like it

[IMG]http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/01_wk4/FrilledSharkG_468x331.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.cnn.com/interactive/tech/0701/gallery.rare.shark/gal.01.frillshark.gi.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.cnn.com/interactive/tech/0701/gallery.rare.shark/gal.03.frillshark.gi.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.cnn.com/interactive/tech/0701/gallery.rare.shark/gal.04.frillshark.gi.jpg[/IMG]

look at those choppers:bigeyes:

the top picture looks like the creature from star wars that lives near the planet core. lol

i think that the bloating of the gills is a response to the obvious problems with pressure regulation. Like any deep water fish pulled up, gas expansion. I'm sure it was in a world of hurt, and i'm not so sure it would swim anything like that in its native habitat.

Cool looking though!

FYI in about 2 years i hear that Birch aquarium here in California is planning on having a "Creatures of the deep" exhibit, complete with pressurized tanks. Sounds like a logistics nightmare due to lighting/pressure and everything. Looking forward to it!