A fisher in Indonesia got more than he bargained for after catching a shark in his trawler.
Abdullah Nuren, from the fishing village of Pepela on Rote Island, was fishing with his brother on Saturday night. Suddenly, the pair discovered pregnant sharks caught in the nets. According to local source Viva, the next day, Nuren split open the pregnant shark’s stomach and pulled out three shark pups.
Two of the shark pups had regular-shaped snouts. However, one of the pups bore an uncannily human face.
The shark pup is unlikely to be a new species. Instead, there is a big chance it is a congenital disability. The possible congenital disability is called partial Cyclopia, a failure to divide the orbits of the eyes into two cavities properly. Instead, the two eyes share the same orbit.
Nuren is keeping the shark pup preserved in his home, believing it will bring good luck.
