15 Creatures Discovered By Fisherman In New Zealand
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BENTHIC BEHEMOTHS
Basking Shark
via Simon Spear on YouTube
New Zealand fisherman may dredge up a lot of deep-sea stuff that we’d all rather they hadn’t, but sometimes they can find things in the ocean without involving nets or hooks or whatever. Sometimes they’re as plain as day.
The basking shark, so named because they tend to float around the surface of the ocean slowly (as though basking) are native to many waters of the world but can be spotted around New Zealand during the warmer months. Despite being enormous – up to 45 feet long – and possessing a mouth capable of swallowing a human whole, the basking shark is completely harmless. Its huge mouth is actually for feeding on tiny plankton which it scoops inside by the gallon as it slowly swims through the water.
BENTHIC BEHEMOTHS
Basking Shark
via Simon Spear on YouTube
New Zealand fisherman may dredge up a lot of deep-sea stuff that we’d all rather they hadn’t, but sometimes they can find things in the ocean without involving nets or hooks or whatever. Sometimes they’re as plain as day.
The basking shark, so named because they tend to float around the surface of the ocean slowly (as though basking) are native to many waters of the world but can be spotted around New Zealand during the warmer months. Despite being enormous – up to 45 feet long – and possessing a mouth capable of swallowing a human whole, the basking shark is completely harmless. Its huge mouth is actually for feeding on tiny plankton which it scoops inside by the gallon as it slowly swims through the water.
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15 February 2023
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