Comments on: Two New Wobbegongs Discovered http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/woobegongs/ for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:23:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: mystery_man http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/woobegongs/#comment-40268 mystery_man Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:13:56 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/woobegongs/#comment-40268 I have a lot of hope for new shark discoveries in the future for a few reasons. First, sharks are an extremely diverse group, occupying a dizzying array of niches and coming in a wide range of sizes. Second, they are found all over the world, even in areas where you wouldn't expect to find them, such as the Greenland shark lurking under the arctic ice, or deep sea sharks. Third, other major discoveries of large species very important to cryptozoology have been made in modern times, such as the discovery of the Megamouth shark. (found after it was pulled up with an anchor that it had tried to swallow.) And last of all, many species of shark are extremely elusive, being secretive, hard to find, and rarely seen. Scientists know very little about a large number of known shark species and sharks in general remain quite mysterious, so it is not so far fetched to me to think that there are unknown varieties successfully avoiding detection. In my opinion, the chances of new large shark discoveries remain high. I especially think that we will possibly have some good finds with highly mobile or migratory deep, open water pelagic sharks (meaning they inhabit open water zones), and with bottom dwelling benthic sharks. Bottom dwelling sharks, as you can see with these beautiful wobbegongs, can have quite elaborate camouflage or even cover themselves with silt on the bottom, making them especially difficult to find. At the rate many shark species are being wiped out by mankind, I for one am thrilled to see new discoveries like this. I have a lot of hope for new shark discoveries in the future for a few reasons. First, sharks are an extremely diverse group, occupying a dizzying array of niches and coming in a wide range of sizes. Second, they are found all over the world, even in areas where you wouldn’t expect to find them, such as the Greenland shark lurking under the arctic ice, or deep sea sharks. Third, other major discoveries of large species very important to cryptozoology have been made in modern times, such as the discovery of the Megamouth shark. (found after it was pulled up with an anchor that it had tried to swallow.) And last of all, many species of shark are extremely elusive, being secretive, hard to find, and rarely seen. Scientists know very little about a large number of known shark species and sharks in general remain quite mysterious, so it is not so far fetched to me to think that there are unknown varieties successfully avoiding detection.

In my opinion, the chances of new large shark discoveries remain high. I especially think that we will possibly have some good finds with highly mobile or migratory deep, open water pelagic sharks (meaning they inhabit open water zones), and with bottom dwelling benthic sharks. Bottom dwelling sharks, as you can see with these beautiful wobbegongs, can have quite elaborate camouflage or even cover themselves with silt on the bottom, making them especially difficult to find. At the rate many shark species are being wiped out by mankind, I for one am thrilled to see new discoveries like this.

]]> By: Bob Michaels http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/woobegongs/#comment-40267 Bob Michaels Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:59:04 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/woobegongs/#comment-40267 How many shark species await discovery? another 100, 200 or you name the figure? How many shark species await discovery? another 100, 200 or you name the figure?

]]> By: plant girl http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/woobegongs/#comment-40266 plant girl Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:23:04 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/woobegongs/#comment-40266 Great pictures.They blend in with their surroundings; no wander they were not discovered until now. Great pictures.They blend in with their surroundings; no wander they were not discovered until now.

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