Pacific sleeper sharks were spotted in the South China Sea - 1,800 miles from home - offering new clues about deep-ocean behavior.

According to a study, eight Pacific sleeper sharks (Somniosus pacificus) appeared during an experiment in the South China Sea ...

Scientists have studied the predatory behavior of sharks in deep-sea ecosystems. This research provides insights into the behavior and distribution range of Pacific sleeper sharks. The research is ...

In the South China Sea, off China’s Hainan Island, researchers dropped the carcass of a cow about 5,340 feet down to the seafloor and trained cameras on the bovine bait, according to the study. To ...

If you've ever wondered what would happen if a cow carcass got dropped into the South China Sea, you've come to the right ...

In an experiment in the South China Sea, scientists dropped a cow carcass into the ocean to investigate what would happen and ...

Sleeper sharks therefore may be more like whale sharks that can retract their eyeballs by more than 50% of the eye’s total diameter, McClatchy News previously reported.

Sleeper sharks therefore may be more like whale sharks that can retract their eyeballs by more than 50% of the eye’s total diameter, McClatchy News previously reported.

Sleeper sharks therefore may be more like whale sharks that can retract their eyeballs by more than 50% of the eye’s total diameter, McClatchy News previously reported.

In an experiment conducted in the South China Sea, scientists plunged a cow carcass into the ocean to investigate what would happen and were left stunned by eight surprising visitors ...

This research provides insights into the behavior and distribution range of Pacific sleeper sharks. The research is published in the journal Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research on June 1, 2025.