Shark That Walks on Fins Is Discovered
By MICHAEL CASEYThe Associated Press
Monday, September 18, 2006; 7:05 PMBANGKOK, Thailand -- Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province said Monday they had discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis.The team from U.S.-based Conservation International also warned that the area _ known as Bird's Head Seascape _ is under danger from fishermen who use dynamite and cyanide to net their catches and called on Indonesia's government to do more to protect it.
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This is SO interesting...there is so much we don't know about animal life on our own planet, esp. in the oceans, I would imagine. Thanks for posting, Louis.
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