As it's nickname suggests the megamouth, Megachasma pelagios, is known for having a large mouth on a rounded head and they are thought to grow as long as 17 feet, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History. There has only been around 70 confirmed sightings of the elusive shark in the world, according to the museum.'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.VideoPlayer.
Take a look at the rare megamouth shark 00:45Now, a megamouth that was captured by fishers off the coast of Taiwan in 2018 is sitting on a gigantic block of ice at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Support Center. The Smithsonian released the news on Tuesday through an article in their magazine.
— Smithsonian Magazine August 11, 2020 After research is complete, the shark will be preserved with formaldehyde and then ethyl alcohol for long term storage, according to the Smithsonian. It will join the over six million other specimens in the museum's Division of Fishes' collections."Even if we never ever collect one again, we'll still know that megamouth sharks existed on Earth at this time," Dr.
What a view
Megamouth - just a big eater. LOL. It is a shame that sharks are now being threatened due to global warming which less than intelligent Republican Trumpers and Trump don't believe in. People may find themselves on that short list soon along with polar bears, koalas, etc.
Freeze it!
做自然研究我们是支持的,来中国领海提前报备审批即可。
So they murdered a rare animal probably an endangered species...jerks
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