The Kitefin Shark Is The World's Largest-Known Luminous Vertebrate
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Jerome Mallefet/National Fund for Scientific Research, Catholic University of Louvain)
While bioluminescence — the ability to glow in the dark — is a fairly common occurrence in fish and squid that live in the ocean's darkest depths, its presence in sharks is not as well-documented or understood. Now, the discovery of the largest-known luminous vertebrate — the six-foot-long kitefin shark — and two other glowing shark species has enabled researchers to gain valuable insights into the luminescent abilities of the deep-sea creatures.
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zuneee9달Noice, I wanna glow in the dark
wyatt2233442년 이하sharks are awesome
cutepinklover약 2년It looks so cool
jordann2년 이상I dont really think its that cool tho- jordann2년 이상Cool
iheartkittens2년 이상It looks so cool
lee13242년 이상Cool!
aarme422년 이상wow this is so cool but this is a disadvantage because animals that are bigger than them can see them in the dark.- mason1008152년 이상OMG
best_of_today3년 이하did you know that humans actually glow in the dark? it is not nearly enough to see with the naked eye, but we actually do glow in the dark! not in the same way as this shark, though. like, it's not biolume.- best_of_today3년 이하also this article was cool.
staci20113년 이하awsome article