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In a rare sighting off Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, anglers discovered a vibrant orange nurse shark, a phenomenon never ...
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Bizarre Orange Nurse Shark Caught on Costa Rica Fishing Trip
An orange nurse shark was caught off Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica, and it was the first time anyone has ever seen one anywhere in the world.
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Extremely rare bright orange shark with white eyes discovered in the Caribbean
A shark with a striking orange appearance caused by a rare skin condition has been caught off the coast of Costa Rica. The ...
A rare orange nurse shark with white eyes was discovered in Costa Rica’s Caribbean. Scientists confirmed it as the first ...
In India, a man experienced a rare phenomenon when a decapitated monocled cobra’s head bit him. This incident, occurring in Sivasagar, highlights the danger of handling dead snakes, as their venom ...
The rare orange shark was discovered on a sport fishing expedition off Tortuguero National Park, 37 metres deep. Approximately two metres long, it represented an extraordinary first-time sighting of ...
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Irish Star on MSNFisherman catches 'Donald Trump' shark with freak mutation that makes it look president
A rare nurse shark with a bright orange hue and white eyes was caught off the coast of Costa Rica last year, but the animal's unusual coloring has only just been explained.
An extremely rare nurse shark with strikingly orange appearance and ghostly white eyes has been discovered off the coast of Costa Rica. This is the first-ever recorded case of xanthism ...
Anglers out on a sport fishing trip pulled in the catch of a lifetime when they hooked a stunning orange colored shark with ...
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IFLScience on MSNFirst-of-Its-Kind Bright Orange Nurse Shark Recorded Off Costa Rica Makes History
In the case of the nurse shark, this species is considered a mid-level predator, feeding on small fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. The authors note its size suggests the orange individual has reached ...
The shark also exhibited traits consistent with albinism, most notably a pair of white eyes, further increasing its visibility in the wild.
The 198-centimeter adult displayed intense yellow-orange pigmentation and white eyes consistent with albino-xanthochromism, and was reeled in during a sport fishing trip by Tortuguero National Park.
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