A fish we need to appreciate more:

why-animals-do-the-thing:

terrible-tentacle-theatre:

Prickly dogfish (Oxynotus bruniensis). Look at this idiot.

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Prickly dogfish are actually sharks, and we actually know very little about this species. Like, for instance, why their skin is so rough as to look furry. We do know these guys are one of the few sharks that give live birth! They’ve been found gestating up to seven pups at a time. 

They live, somewhat appropriately, in the “Twilight Zone” (Mesopelagic Zone, 200-1000 meters below the surface) off the shores of Australia and New Zealand. 

(via moreanimalia)

Source: terrible-tentacle-theatre

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