Watch a huge 'No Boys Allowed' shark slumber party
It appears that no boy sharks were invited to this gathering of sleeping female Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) in Australia. The fish were spotted snuggled up along the seafloor at Beagle Marine Park in the central Bass Strait. "There were thousands of sharks tightly packed like a carpet spread across the seafloor," voyage leader and University of Tasmania quantitative marine spatial ecologist Jacquomo Monk said in a statement. "Port Jackson sharks grow to 1.65 meters [5.4 feet] in length and are found across southern Australia." Scientists supported by Australia's National Environmental Science Program from the South Australian Research and Development Institute's research vessel MRV Ngerin were operating an underwater robot when they spotted and recorded the gathering.
Aug-15-2024, 14:54:49 GMT
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