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Friday, 25 January 2019

Welsh waters host rare sharks

Scientists have found evidence that one of the world's rarest sharks is alive and well, living off the Welsh coast. Sightings from fishing boats suggest the mysterious angel shark is present in Welsh waters, although no-one knows exactly where. The shark's only established stronghold is the Canary Islands, where the animals have been filmed on the seabed.

Wales could be a key habitat for the critically endangered shark, which is from an ancient and unique family. "If we lose the angel shark, we lose a really important lineage of evolutionary history that we can't get from any other shark species," Joanna Barker, of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), told BBC News.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46972070

3 comments:

  1. Perhaps it wails while it goes whaling for whales from Wales.

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  2. is alive and well ... well ... dead and in this mans hands 'well'.

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