Shark mystery finally solved?
Each winter, the basking sharks that live in the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans vanish for the cold season. Where do they go? The question has puzzled scientists for decades, but they have uncovered at least part of the answer.
The basking shark populations that live off New England head to the tropics, National geographic reports.
Scientists solved the mystery by tagging 25 of the giant fish and tracking them with satellite transmitters. Many of the sharks swam to Florida. Others headed to the Caribbean.
"When a tag popped up in the Caribbean Sea, the scientists said they were really blown away,"
My grandparents and every other person I know living in the northeast heads to Florida or Arizona every winter. Are you really telling me, a team of scientist from Seaworld of Cincinnati and National geographic, used infrared satellites to determine that people much like sharks enjoy warmer water?
Each winter, the basking sharks that live in the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans vanish for the cold season. Where do they go? The question has puzzled scientists for decades, but they have uncovered at least part of the answer.
The basking shark populations that live off New England head to the tropics, National geographic reports.
Scientists solved the mystery by tagging 25 of the giant fish and tracking them with satellite transmitters. Many of the sharks swam to Florida. Others headed to the Caribbean.
"When a tag popped up in the Caribbean Sea, the scientists said they were really blown away,"
My grandparents and every other person I know living in the northeast heads to Florida or Arizona every winter. Are you really telling me, a team of scientist from Seaworld of Cincinnati and National geographic, used infrared satellites to determine that people much like sharks enjoy warmer water?
I can wait for the Adult Book store study that shows more 8 inch vibrators are sold than 3 inch ones.
God Bless the scientific community and the government grants that keep this good work going.
