Australian scientists were able to photograph a shark in the waters around Antarctica for the first time. The predator was recorded near the South Shetland Islands, at a depth of about 490 meters, through a camera installed on the research equipment. The Associated Press reported this.
According to expedition participant - researcher Alan Jameson, scientists did not expect sharks to appear in this area at all.
- Previously, there was a belief that sharks couldn't live in Antarctica. "But it turned out to be a very large shark, about 3-4 meters," he said.
It is reported that this shark was photographed as early as January 2025, but the information has only recently been released. Scientists do not rule out the possibility that these predators, possibly belonging to the polar or "sleeping" shark species, live as a small population in the deep waters of Antarctica. They mainly feed on the remains of whales and giant squid.
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