Scientists Discover Amazing New Species of "Walking Shark" in Papua New Guinea
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Scientists in Papua New Guinea have identified a new species of walking shark. This shark can move through shallow water and on coral reefs using its fins. This brings the total number of recorded walking sharks in the world to 10. Scientists believe this shark is likely found only in the Milne Bay region of Papua New Guinea and warrants special conservation attention.
A new species of shark has just been identified in the waters of Papua New Guinea. Its peculiarity? Like the other rare "walking sharks", it uses its fins to move on shallow reefs, an amazing adaptation that intrigues scientists.
Researchers in Papua New Guinea have identified a new species of walking shark, a rare group of small carpet sharks that use their swimmers to "dive along shallow reefs.
In the shallow waters of the Papua New Guinea reefs, a researcher caught a small brown shark that she did not recognize. Two days later, eleven other individuals confirmed that it was an entirely new species — the tenth known species of walking shark, named in her honor. What you will learn How sharks [...]
Scientists have described a new species of "walking shark", a rare group of small carpet sharks that use their fins to "move" along shallow water reefs. The Divers have discovered a shark called Hemiscyllium dudgeonae, in dark waters around reefs in southeast Papua New Guinea, reports Live Science. "I was so excited... I didn't consider the pattern very carefully, but quickly caught it back to the boat," said Christine Daggen, Senior Research Fe…
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