165: speed shark

Hot on the heels (or tail fin) of the sea-rescue dolphin (post 153 on this blog), today's article from the UK's Independent newspaper tells of a young shark's race for freedom. The juvenile white shark, known as 'Streak', was caught up in fishing nets last summer and then spent some time recovering at a Monterey Bay aquarium. He was recently released from captivity and has apparently traveled more than 1000 miles in around six weeks, which makes him the fastest juvenile white shark ever to be tracked and certainly faster than the scientists monitoring him expected. It just goes to show how much more there is to discover about the creatures that share this planet with us! (Photo of Streak whilst at Monterey Bay from the Independent.)