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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water

Frilled Shark 1

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water (and Dom thought it was safe to go back to sleep), a marine park captures this rare species of shark:

A species of shark rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is 600 metres (2,000 ft) or more under the sea was captured on film by staff at a Japanese marine park this week.

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Marine park staff caught the 1.6 metre (5 ft) long creature, which they identified as a female frilled shark, sometimes referred to as a "living fossil" because it is a primitive species that has changed little since prehistoric times.

As reported in the Daily Mail

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