Baby shark has Kiwi scientists singing about ‘rare and exciting’ find

Experts surveying the east coast of South Island have discovered a rare baby ghost shark

17 February 2022 - 19:44 By Renju Jose and Cordelia Hsu

While typically heard in an omnipresent children’s song, the phrase baby shark has delighted New Zealand scientists after the rare discovery of a juvenile ghost shark during a survey off the east coast of the country’s South Island...

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