shark found by Japanese
scientists
film clip from Awashima Marine
Park

The staff of a Japanese
aquarium took pictures of a
rare frilled shark on Sunday,
after it was discovered by
local residents at Awashima
Port in Shizuoka, southwest of
Tokyo.

This prehistoric shark is
rarely seen alive as its
natural ha
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shark found by Japanese
scientists
film clip from Awashima Marine
Park

The staff of a Japanese
aquarium took pictures of a
rare frilled shark on Sunday,
after it was discovered by
local residents at Awashima
Port in Shizuoka, southwest of
Tokyo.

This prehistoric shark is
rarely seen alive as its
natural habitat lies up to
1,280 metres (4,200 feet) deep
under the sea.

Experts at the Awashima Marine
Park were able to examine the
creature, which was a female,
and film it swimming around.

Unfortunately though it died a
couple of hours after it was
moved to its new environment.

The eel-looking shark, with
its mouth full of 300
trident-shaped teeth, measured
5.3 feet-long and weighed 16.5
pounds.

Frilled sharks normally
inhabit deep sea waters
between 400 and 4,200 feet and
rarely come to the surface.

However they have been seen
near the coast of Japan
before, especially during the
winter time when the water
temperature drops and they
have to get to warmer areas to
feed.

Frilled sharks can grow to a
length of nearly 6.5 feet and
eat deep-sea squids and other
soft-bodied preys.

Most specimen are found in the
Japanese waters.

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