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National GeographicSharks can be found off the coast of every continent on earth, except for Antarctica—or so we thought. In January 2025, scientists with the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre captured footage of a massive sleeper shark cruising near the South Shetland Islands, in frigid waters long thought to be too cold for shark survival. Sleeper sharks are extremely elusive and rarely seen by scientists, making this unexpected appearance even more intriguing. Learn more about sleeper sharks and the superpower that may help them survive such extreme environments at the 🔗 in bio.
On the profile · Feb 28, 2026