Tuesday, June 28, 2011

SHARK THAT INFLATES WITH WATER DISCOVERED IN PHL DEEP


By BEA C. CUPIN, GMA News

In the extreme deep of Philippine seas, a newly discovered shark species scares off its enemies with the sudden bulk created by filling its stomach with water.

This "inflatable" swell shark was only one of an estimated 300 new animal and plant species discovered by a historic scientific expedition in the Philippines organized by the California Academy of Sciences (CAS). [ FULL STORY ]