Basking Shark Mystery Migration Solved
May 10, 2009 by Kimberly
Exotic Animal Newsflash:
Scientists have finally discovered where the heck those basking sharks go during the winter months.
Previously thought to be a cold water fish, this shark will migrate from New England in the Western Atlantic all the way down to the Bahamas!
They even recorded one of the sharks they tracked hanging out for 1 month at the mouth of the Amazon River.
Animals are just full of surprises, arent’ they?
What was most intriguing about basking sharks is that no one has ever seen a baby or a pregnant female or a basking shark giving birth.
They measure up to 35 m long and are the 2nd largest fish in the world behind the whale shark.
They are slow moving and generally harmless in nature. Even though they’re sharks, this species is a filter feeder.
They are labeled a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Cetorhinidae
Genus: Cetorhinus
Species: C. maximus
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Kimberly Edwards 
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