Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Rare Video of Basking Shark in Wild

The Basking Shark is second only to the Whale Shark in size. One of these plankton-feeding fishing fish was measured 40 feet in length. Photo: Dan Burton.

BBC News reports:

2009 -- "The first basking sharks of the summer have been spotted off the Cornish coast.
As part of their annual migration they are now arriving in the hundreds. But do not be fooled - actually catching more than a fleeting glimpse of these elusive creatures is far harder than you imagine." One videographer caught the fish at (under) sea. See the article and the clip. Be patient -- the clip is proceeded by a 30 second ad.

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