Rarely Seen Sharks | National Geographic

this is a search for marine life off the

this is a search for marine life off the Marshall Islands nearby nuclear testing

Marshall Islands nearby nuclear testing

Marshall Islands nearby nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll made this an unsafe spot

at Bikini Atoll made this an unsafe spot

at Bikini Atoll made this an unsafe spot no 1940s when it was deemed safe again

no 1940s when it was deemed safe again

no 1940s when it was deemed safe again in the mid-1990s special pressure

in the mid-1990s special pressure

in the mid-1990s special pressure protective cameras were sent deep

protective cameras were sent deep

protective cameras were sent deep specifically to find sharks which are a

specifically to find sharks which are a

specifically to find sharks which are a partial indicator of a healthy marine

partial indicator of a healthy marine

partial indicator of a healthy marine ecosystem mewho 2,500 feet down a

ecosystem mewho 2,500 feet down a

ecosystem mewho 2,500 feet down a sixgill shark grabs the bait at the end

sixgill shark grabs the bait at the end

sixgill shark grabs the bait at the end of the camera it’s thrashing stirs up a

of the camera it’s thrashing stirs up a

of the camera it’s thrashing stirs up a huge cloud of sand the six kill so named

huge cloud of sand the six kill so named

huge cloud of sand the six kill so named because sharks usually have just five

because sharks usually have just five

because sharks usually have just five gills has a lineage that predates the

gills has a lineage that predates the

gills has a lineage that predates the dinosaur sixgills can grow up to 15 feet

dinosaur sixgills can grow up to 15 feet

dinosaur sixgills can grow up to 15 feet long and can die as deep as 6,000 feet

long and can die as deep as 6,000 feet

long and can die as deep as 6,000 feet they’re almost never seen and even

they’re almost never seen and even

they’re almost never seen and even though they’ve been on the planet longer

though they’ve been on the planet longer

though they’ve been on the planet longer than we have we hardly know anything

than we have we hardly know anything

than we have we hardly know anything about them let’s send our cameras even

about them let’s send our cameras even

about them let’s send our cameras even deeper and see what shows up now we’re

deeper and see what shows up now we’re

deeper and see what shows up now we’re in a body crushing 5,000 feet look

in a body crushing 5,000 feet look

in a body crushing 5,000 feet look there’s a chimera a mysterious predator

there’s a chimera a mysterious predator

there’s a chimera a mysterious predator also called a ghost shark that’s related

also called a ghost shark that’s related

also called a ghost shark that’s related to both sharks and rays hey wait a

to both sharks and rays hey wait a

to both sharks and rays hey wait a minute

minute

minute could it be an even rarer Pacific

could it be an even rarer Pacific

could it be an even rarer Pacific sleeper shark pacific sleepers can grow

sleeper shark pacific sleepers can grow

sleeper shark pacific sleepers can grow up to 25 feet long the really cool fact

up to 25 feet long the really cool fact

up to 25 feet long the really cool fact about these creatures is their flesh it

about these creatures is their flesh it

about these creatures is their flesh it has a toxin in it that produces symptoms

has a toxin in it that produces symptoms

has a toxin in it that produces symptoms of drunkenness and humans who eat it

of drunkenness and humans who eat it

of drunkenness and humans who eat it amazing the things you can find when you

amazing the things you can find when you

amazing the things you can find when you go this deep in the ocean