Thursday, 8 April 2010

Great White Shark Amazes Scientists With 4,000-Foot Dive Into Abyss


Scientists revealed that a 15-foot great white shark they've named 'Shack' probed to 1,200 meters, or 3,937 feet, as it traveled across open ocean, which is the world's deepest great white shark dive record.

It passed through the Mesopelagic Zone (600-3,300 feet), also referred to as the 'Twilight Zone,' and continued well into the Bathypelagic Zone (3,300-13,000 feet), or the 'Midnight Zone.' This is the realm of alien-like sea jellies and squids. It's also home to monster-like, needle-toothed predatory fishes and eels that utilize bioluminescence for light and have spawned nature TV specials and, subsequently, nightmares.

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