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  • MEGAMOUTH SHARK PICTURE: Ultra-Rare Shark Found, Eaten (+ Mouthwatering Recipe)

    04/10/2009 2:03:06 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 40 replies · 7,386+ views
    National Geographic ^ | April 7, 2009
    In just a short time, one of the rarest sharks in the world went from swimming in Philippine waters to simmering in coconut milk. The 13-foot-long (4-meter-long) megamouth shark (pictured), caught on March 30 by mackerel fishers off the city of Donsol, was only the 41st megamouth shark ever found, according to WWF-Philippines. Fishers brought the odd creature—which died during its capture—to local project manager Elson Aca of WWF, an international conservation nonprofit. Aca immediately identified it as a megamouth shark and encouraged the fishers not to eat it. But the draw of the delicacy was too great: The 1,102-pound...