Rare Orange Shark Caught? You Won't Believe This!
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A Costa Rican fisherman, Garvin Watson, caught a rare 6-foot, 6-inch orange nurse shark. This is the first scientifically documented case of a completely orange shark, a phenomenon called xanthism. The shark, found in Tortuguero National Park, had white eyes and a bright orange body, unlike any previously recorded. The discovery was published in the Marine Biodiversity journal, highlighting the unique pigmentation condition and marking a first for the Caribbean Sea.
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