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Warm-blooded Fish?

Posted by Hemos on from the sounds-mighty-fishy-fishy-har-de-har dept.

DIY News writes "Scientists now have direct evidence that the north Pacific salmon shark maintains its red muscle at 68-86 degrees Fahrenheit, much warmer than the 47 F water in which it lives. The elevated muscle temperature presumably helps the salmon shark survive the cold waters of the north Pacific and take advantage of the abundant food supply there. The heat also appears to factor into the fish's impressive swimming ability."

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  1. Re:So... by ZakuSage · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Neither, but environmentalists will name it as some result of global warming.

  2. Re:So... by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    if I had mod points, I'd mod this up delicious!

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  3. obligatory red dwarf quote by deathwombat · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i am fish...
    i am fish...
    i am fish...

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  4. I, for one by coolidk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    welcome our new warm blooded... eh never mind

  5. YOU HAVE BEEN TROLLED!!! YOU HAVE LOST!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Have a nice day :-)

  6. Re:I knew it! by RembrandtX · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    was that land-dinosaur of north america ? or lard-dinosaur of north america ?

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  7. Intelligent design fallibility by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.godandscience.org/evolution/intelligent design.html

    This web site makes claims on the fallibility of ID, I thought it would be intesting to have /.ers analize it.

  8. Re:I knew it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and i without modpoints to give you...

  9. Re:I knew it! by VikingBerserker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sharks != Fish; Sharks = Invertebrates

  10. Re:I knew it! by mcheu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, if you want to nitpick, sharks aren't technically fish either as they don't have a bone skeleton.

    Of course, if you nitpick enough, you'll probably find this isn't true either.

  11. I knew it... by Killer+Instinct · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My ex-gf was a north Pacific salmon shark...somthing smelled fishy, thats for damn sure

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