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Topic: Walking shark discovered
Posted: September 15 2013 at 10:51

rushfan4 wrote:

Saturday Night Live used to have Land Sharks.

"Candygram."

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Posted: September 15 2013 at 06:16

Toaster Mantis wrote:

Concerning bizarre marine wildlife...

Blue ringed octopus Heart

so cool. Wouldn't want to meet one though.

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Posted: September 15 2013 at 02:29

I'd love to hear the ID rationale behind those deep sea life forms I posted.

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Posted: September 14 2013 at 18:40

Equality 7-2521 wrote:

Gerinski wrote:

Just a curiosity for those interested in biology. A new species of shark has been discovered which walks rather than swim (see the video in the link).

Quite a curious case from an evolutionary biology point of view.

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-hemiscyllium-halmahera-new-species-walking-shark-indonesia-01335.html

Or a curious case from an intelligent design point of view.

It's not that curious from an evolutionary point of view, but I'd love to know the rationale behind it from ID point of view.

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Posted: September 14 2013 at 18:33

Gerinski wrote:

Just a curiosity for those interested in biology. A new species of shark has been discovered which walks rather than swim (see the video in the link).

Quite a curious case from an evolutionary biology point of view.

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-hemiscyllium-halmahera-new-species-walking-shark-indonesia-01335.html

Or a curious case from an intelligent design point of view.

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Posted: September 14 2013 at 15:12

Concerning bizarre marine wildlife...

Kinda surprised the Greenland Shark didn't make the list. It's easily the most undead-looking vertebrate lifeform, is host to a ton of creepy parasites, has been speculated to feed on giant squid as it can become pretty damn big not to mention it's a suspected culprit for Loch Ness monster sightings.

Oh yeah, and its meat is toxic to humans yet can become edible if you let it rot in the sun for long enough.

Edited by Toaster Mantis - September 14 2013 at 15:15

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Posted: September 11 2013 at 04:38

I'm surprised its not extinct yet!

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Posted: September 11 2013 at 04:11

my favourite sharks is Great White, Mako shark, Greenlands shark and Basking shark (and Whale shark) and some 10 more

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Posted: September 11 2013 at 03:26

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sukmytoe wrote:

There's apparently a really dumb recent movie called Sharknado. They don't really walk or swim - they kind of fly quite a bit with the assistance of high winds.

I caught the end 5 minutes of that last night on SyFy channel - haven't laughed so much in ages *spoiler alert* [highlight hidden text to read] - "girl falls out of helicopter into jaws of a great white shark that is caught in a tornado, b/f lands helicopter but doesn't appear to be overly concerned for g/f. Dad puts bomb in his truck and drives into tornado, leaping free just before impact, car explodes killing tornado, sharks fall from the sky; one of which is about to land on Mum, Dad grabs chainsaw and pushes Mum clear just as he is eaten by shark, that then crashes to ground, apparently now dead, sound of chainsaw firing up, Dad carves his way out of sharks belly using chain saw, then crawls back in to drag out girl that fell from helicopter, Son give g/f kiss of life, cue end credits: fin" Brilliant. I love Asylum Mockbusters...

I had thought the thing about Sharknado was a joke... who said that cinema should be the 7th art?

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Posted: September 11 2013 at 01:33

I'm not sure that's exactly what Wm. Burroughs was alluding to.

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Posted: September 10 2013 at 15:09

progresssaurus wrote:

Well ...

Serpent is talking.

Ass is talking.

My ass talks too... when I have eaten too many beans

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Posted: September 10 2013 at 11:44

I'm actually Facebook friends with one of the screenwriters for Ghost Shark, Scott Foy who reviews an insane amount of obscure (often terrible or bizarre) genre film on his website.

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Posted: September 10 2013 at 05:58

sukmytoe wrote:

There's apparently a really dumb recent movie called Sharknado. They don't really walk or swim - they kind of fly quite a bit with the assistance of high winds.

...run trailer for Ghost Shark to be shown next week:

Edited by Dean - September 10 2013 at 05:59

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Posted: September 10 2013 at 03:44

CPicard wrote:

Now, I'm waiting for the flying sharks.
Dean, any documentation about that?

Well, you've got a prehistoric species of exactly that. Here's a Discovery Channel documentary about them.

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Posted: September 09 2013 at 16:07

How about the candlefish, just catch one put it on a stick and set on fire for your romantic dinners by candlelight. The Chinook indians of the northwest coast used them for all their lighting needs.

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Posted: September 09 2013 at 15:27

Please, seriously. Talking aardvark is fake.

Biblical evidence to prove that aardvark is not talking:

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die

Gn 3,4

And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam,

What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

Nu 22,28

Well ...

Serpent is talking.

Ass is talking.

But some aardvark? Talking? None.

quod erat demonstrandum

Edited by progresssaurus - September 09 2013 at 16:10

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Posted: September 09 2013 at 15:12

Oh and I guess evolution must have jumped the walking shark?

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Posted: September 09 2013 at 15:11

progresssaurus wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

This documentary footage shows a shark that can walk:

Wow! This shark really walks from water! And this shark is not only next newly discovered species of an ~~existing~~ formerly described walking genus! And your documentary footage shows newly discovered ants with four tootsies only!

Nobody notice the TALKING aardvark!? How has that escaped ..

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