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Sometimes you wonder why animals have evolved into the way they are now. The Pelagic Thresher shark is such an animal.
Sometimes you wonder why animals have evolved into the way they are now. The Pelagic Thresher shark is such an animal.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0067380 journals.plos.org
Thanks to our new friend, JB, a really cool web-research article about Thresher shark behavior. Toward the bottom, there is a…
We've always admired the work of The Thresher Shark Research and Conservation Project, Philippines, based at the northern most…
Another marine conservation project in Cebu, the The Thresher Shark Research and Conservation Project, Philippines lead by Dr.
A slap up meal...first evidence of the Pelagic Thresher shark hunting by tail-whipping their prey (this paper is open access!) ..
Tal como algumas espécies de cetáceos (tanto golfinhos como baleias), estudo demonstra que os tubarões também usam a barbatana…
We learn more about #sharks every day!
Another reason why sharks are amazing!
It's not just the thresher shark's jaws fish need to worry about. New video footage reveals these sharks use their long tails…
Thresher sharks have very long tails - turns out that it is used for feeding on fish: it approaches a shoal of sardines and…
Muito cool! Thresher Sharks Use Tail-Slaps as a Hunting Strategy
Décomposition des images de la vidéo sur la technique de chasse du requin-renard.. Dutch Shark Society
Interesting paper "Thresher sharks use tail-slaps as hunting strategy" including videos of the hunting now published in PLOS ONE!
Fantastic scientific diving work done by the TSRCP in the Philippines. A true "first". Congratulations to them on the…
Finally, the wait is finally over, our scientific paper entitled "Thresher sharks use tail-slaps as hunting strategy" now…
Finally, the wait is finally over, our scientific paper entitled "Thresher sharks use tail-slaps as hunting strategy" now…
Finally, the wait is finally over, our scientific paper entitled "Thresher sharks use tail-slaps as hunting strategy" now…
Finally, the wait is finally over, our scientific paper entitled "Thresher sharks use tail-slaps as hunting strategy" now…
Our second Shark Thursday feature: you could LITERALLY get your ass whipped by a thresher shark. New insight on the feeding…
Wow amazing! Sehe faszinierend, ein Fuchshai bei der Jadg. Die lange Schwanzflosse ist von Vorteil ;-)
The evidence is now clear; thresher sharks really do hunt with their tails.
open access: OLIVER, S.P.
Thresher Sharks Use Tail-Slaps as a Hunting Strategy: http://figshare.com/articles/_Thresher_Sharks_Use_Tail_Slaps_as_a_Hunting…
Ever wondered why thresher sharks have such long tails?
Stunning...... Ok some I've been in a very literal mood…
It is never safe to go back into the water. Here is how the thresher shark uses its tail to very effectively hunt fish.
That's a Chuck Norris Slap! Thresher Sharks Use Tail-Slaps as a Hunting Strategy http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067380…
I'd love to see the tail-slap on a video.