Scientists Discover Glow-in-the-Dark Shark

Scientists say that the Mollisquama mississippiensis is called a "pocket shark" not because it's so cute you want to keep it in your pocket for when you need a smile, but because it has pockets near its gills. From these pockets, the little shark secretes luminous chemicals that attract prey. CBS News reports that scientists are delighted with the find, as it resembles the only other known pocket shark species:

"In the history of fisheries science, only two pocket sharks have ever been captured or reported," Mark Grace of NOAA'S NMFS Mississippi Laboratories said in the press release. "Both are separate species, each from separate oceans. Both are exceedingly rare."

-via Debby Witt | Photo: Mark Doosey