October 20th, 2011 at 1:50AM
lickypickystickyfree:  A fisherman in the Gulf of California has made scientific history by catching an albino fetal shark with one eye. Live Science reports that the Cyclops shark was sliced from the belly of a pregnant Dusky shark earlier this summer. Shark researchers have examined the preserved creature and found that its single eye is made of functional optical tissue. News of the one-eyed shark went viral earlier this summer after Pisces Fleet Sportfishing, owned by the Pisces Group Cabo, posted photos of the odd-looking animal on their blog. Live Science reports that the malformed creature would probably not have survived outside the womb. The fisherman who caught the Cyclops shark is planning to hang on to the preserved remains. (I keep the possibility open that this is a hoax, if not…whoa!)

lickypickystickyfree:

 A fisherman in the Gulf of California has made scientific history by catching an albino fetal shark with one eye.

Live Science reports that the Cyclops shark was sliced from the belly of a pregnant Dusky shark earlier this summer.

Shark researchers have examined the preserved creature and found that its single eye is made of functional optical tissue.

News of the one-eyed shark went viral earlier this summer after Pisces Fleet Sportfishing, owned by the Pisces Group Cabo, posted photos of the odd-looking animal on their blog.

Live Science reports that the malformed creature would probably not have survived outside the womb.

The fisherman who caught the Cyclops shark is planning to hang on to the preserved remains.

(I keep the possibility open that this is a hoax, if not…whoa!)

  1. brennacannon reblogged this from brittanyschoice and added:
    ISN’T THAT THE ALIEN FROM LILO&STITCH?
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    OMG. it looks like Pleekly...Lilo & Stitch :D
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  17. twelvebats reblogged this from kyashu and added:
    iiiiinteresting. now i’ll be reading all their articles all afternoon.
  18. kyashu reblogged this from twelvebats and added:
    A quick google search brought up this picture. Could depend on the species though. Though it is pretty interesting...
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  20. twelvebats reblogged this from kyashu and added:
    could be. It reminds me of the cyclops kitten from a while back. It’s hard to tell without a closer look at the eye. It...
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  22. kyashu reblogged this from twelvebats and added:
    Circumstances do seem pretty fishy. I love puns. I’d call this a hoax though. For one thing, that eye doesn’t look like...
  23. twelvebats reblogged this from brooke-theanimatedseries and added:
    No that’s a valid point, I just assume he would have either let the pregnant shark go when he pulled her up or at least...
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    Not to argue but how do you know he didn’t accidently catch the shark in his net or something?
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    huh, more concerned with the probability that it’s illegal to fish for sharks in he gulf and that “probably” when...
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    been haunting me all day
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