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New Species Found in the Mouth of a Whale Shark interestingengineering.com

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 5 years, 10 months ago

It seems like we now can have some species live inside our mouths.
Or maybe not ours, yet, but Japanese scientists have discovered a new species in the mouth of a whale shark.
But I didn't expect we would find one inside the mouth of a whale shark," to AFP.
AdvertisementSince whale sharks are called jinbe zame in Japanese, the name of the new creature was inspired by this name.
AdvertisementHe added, "The mouth of the whale shark is probably a good habitat because fresh seawater, which is necessary for them to breath comes in regularly, and food flows in too.