New “Walking” Shark Species Discovered

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A new “walking” shark species has been discovered in eastern Indonesian waters. The shark uses its fins to move in a walking motion along the ocean floor.

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As reported by Yahoo! News:

Hemiscyllium Halmahera, are brown spotted fish that live on the ocean floor and use their pectoral and pelvic fins to push them along in a walking-like motion as they search for meals of small fish and invertebrates.

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Here is a video of the walking shark posted by Yahoo! News:

Source

New “walking” shark species discovered (Yahoo! News: August 28, 2013)

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