Rare goblin shark filmed alive for the first time in the deep sea

Meet the goblin shark — a deep-sea oddity with a protruding, retractable jaw and a lineage stretching back one hundred twenty-five million years. According to ScienceDaily, researchers have now filmed one alive in its natural deep-ocean habitat for the very first time. The footage, captured yesterday's report notes, greatly expands the known range and depth of this so-called living fossil, hinting that a creature this ancient still holds plenty of secrets in the dark water below.

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