New species of walking sharks have been discovered in the tropics

[Dennis Donovan]

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Ajit Johnson ✔ @ajitjohnson_n

New species of walking sharks have been discovered in the tropics. Data suggest the new species evolved after the sharks moved away from their original population, became genetically isolated and developed into new species that use their fins to walk.

http://www.publish.csiro.au/mf/MF19163

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8:40 AM - Jan 22, 2020

"Candygram!"

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

1. Lol! Land sharks!

[Tanuki]

2. ....

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Watching that when I was 10 started a lifelong habit of knocking on doors...

...and saying "Candygram".

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. Ha ha!

Must be the right age. I remember boys in my classes doing that for years!

[JaneQPublic]

4. A major benefit of this discovery...

...is we get to revisit the lovely and much-missed Gilda Radner.

[dweller]

5. i hope they end up at Merde de Loco

and chase fatnixon

✌🏼

[Firestorm49]

7. Well, fancy that.

I guess we now know who will be taking over once we are long gone. Very clever, Mr. Shark, hiding in obscurity after having been around a lot longer than us. And then, POOF, you’re the top dog. Cool. Very cool.

[Blue_Tires]

8. witchcraft, plain and simple...

[brush]

9. Holy crap! Just what we need.