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Old August 30th, 2013 #54
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New 'Walking' Shark Species Caught on Video
By By Douglas Main, Staff Writer | LiveScience.com – 5 hrs ago



A new species of "walking" shark has been discovered in a reef off a remote Indonesian island.

These sharks don't always rely on "walking" to move about — often, they only appear to touch the seafloor as they swim using their pectoral and dorsal fins in a walklike gait, said Fahmi (who only goes by one name), a shark researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Science who wasn't involved in the study describing the species. In the video of the newfound walking shark, however, the animal is clearly touching the seafloor. [Video: New Shark "Walks" Along Reef]

http://news.yahoo.com/walking-shark-...180316645.html