September 18, 2006
Walking Sharks?
It's all over the news- off the coast of Indonesia, scientists have discovered two species of walking sharks and eight new types of shrimp. One of the best articles is on the National Geographic News website. Be sure to check out the picture. Very unusual!
Here's a quote from the article:
The two new shark species are particularly exciting, Troeng says.
The sharks are about 3 to 4 feet (1 to 1.2 meters) long and walk along the shallow reef flats on their fins, preying on shrimp, crabs, snails, and small fish.
"If they get spooked they can swim away, but the thing that stands out is their walking over the bottom," Troeng said.
What a find! While we don't actually travel to this area of Indonesia, we get pretty darn close on our South Pacific cruises. Our guests do spend quite a bit of time snorkeling and diving- who knows what we might see? My guess is that everyone will be carrying underwater cameras and keenly watching for these amazing new sharks.
Brings new meaning to the term "land shark" doesn't it?
Posted by Leigh on September 18, 2006 12:32 PM
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