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Massive Shark Found in Antarctic Waters for First Time

February 18, 2026

A 13-foot sleeper shark was captured on camera in Antarctic waters for the first time in history, shocking scientists who believed the region was too cold for sharks to survive. The shark was filmed in January 2025 cruising 1,600 feet below the surface where water temperatures registered just over one degree above freezing. Researcher Alan Jamieson confirmed no shark had ever been documented in the Antarctic Ocean before. Climate change could be pushing marine life into colder waters, or these sharks may have always been here, undetected until deep-sea cameras gave us a window into a world we barely understand.