Walking shark discovered in Indonesia.... "The shark, which is harmless to humans, grows up to 27 inches in length and two specimens, which differed slightly in colour, were spotted hugging the sea floor to search for small fish and invertebrates to feast on at night"....(Sarah Griffiths, Dailymail,co.uk) "Walking sharks like the epaulette shark uses its pectoral and pelvic fins to move across the sea bottom while foraging for food. A distinctive pattern of brown spots on its head distinguishes the epaulette shark from other working sharks"...(Gabrielle Levy of UPI.com) "It's named hemiscyllium halmahera after a group of close shark relatives and the place it was found - the eastern Maluku island of Halmahera"... (Sarah Griffiths, Dailymail,co.uk) Websites: upi.com, dailymail.co.uk Source credits: Sarah Griffiths, Dailymail,co.uk, Gabrielle Levy of UPI.com, Conservation International, Mark Erdmann Article links: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2406599/Watch-intriguing-shark-WALKS-beneath-waves-Newly-discovered-species-stalks-prey-sea-floor.html http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/Blog/2013/08/30/Walking-shark-species-discovered-in-Indonesia-VIDEO/6481377886635/ No copyright infringement is ever intended. I take no credit for the content, photos, or videos in this report... DISCLAIMER: I read for the visually impaired and for mobile device users. If anyone does not wish to listen to the entire broadcast, please use link provided. No copyright infringement is ever intended. I take no credit for the article content or pictures at all. The content does not necessarily reflect my own personal viewpoints or opinions, it is up to the viewer to decide. I'm unable to verify or confirm the content, so please understand this. FAIR USE STATEMENT: This site may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in an effort to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. we believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/... If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

• published: 31 Aug 2013
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