Bizarre creatures glow in the night drifting to Australian beaches

Animal experts later confirmed that it was a rare species of a species of shark. They often eat small fish, live on the ocean floor.

Animal experts later confirmed that it was a rare species of a species of shark. They often eat small fish, live on the ocean floor.

A strange-looking creature, sunbathing on Golden Beach in Victoria's Gippsland region. People shared this strange fish image on social networks and received many comments.

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Strange creatures washed up on Australian beaches.

Animal experts later confirmed that it was a rare species of a species of shark . They often eat small fish, live on the ocean floor. Despite the scary appearance, this shark does not harm humans.

Notably, this shark is capable of glowing in the dark , making it easy for them to communicate with each other. According to studies, the shark absorbs blue light of the ocean and glows at night with green.

According to Dr. David Gruber, a researcher on this particular species of fish, this glowing phenomenon is called bioluminescence - one of the miraculous abilities of few species in nature. And these glowing sharks are often well known in fiction.

Update 29 June 2019
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