Researchers Shocked After Catching Giant Creature on Camera Where It's Never Been Seen: 'These Things Are Tanks'

Researchers shocked after catching giant creature on camera where it's never been seen: 'These things are tanks'

Researchers were awestruck after a camera captured what could be the first-ever sighting of a shark moseying through Antarctica's waters. The Associated Press reported on the sleeper shark caught on a camera stationed off the South Shetland Islands, where many experts believed sharks dared not venture. "We went down there not expecting to see sharks because there's a general rule of thumb that you don't get sharks in Antarctica," researcher Alan…

Sharks reach Antarctica as warming oceans expand their range

The Southern Sleeper Shark normally inhabits the Southern Ocean's subantarctic waters. It likes cold, but not the frigid temperatures we'd typically associate with Antarctica. But here we are: We've apparently screwed up the planet badly enough that Antarctic waters have warmed enough for the Sleeper Shark to think, "Why not?" — Read the rest The post Sharks reach Antarctica as warming oceans expand their range appeared first on Boing Boing.