Here is (I think) a direct link to the video:

http://www.aftonbladet.se/atv/player.html?catID=10&clipID=14079

How many humans did the prehistoric shark eaten ever since that lives under deep-blue sea? I believe through its' DNA testing, our Japanese scientists can distinguish this. On the other hand, i believe also that it's not a prehistoric shark. It's just a very old, old shark. When we say "pre-historic", it should be before man lives (thousand years ago) on this earth but i don't believe an animal/mammal on this planet can live such.

it would have been much better if the japanese scientist just put a screen or a boudery for the shark. Or maybe they contact other nation or organization concerened like greenpeas or peta to study more about the behavior of the shark, it's reaction to human touch and or other things

I feel sad that she died too. However, I do not blame humans at all. I feel she was really sick and came to the surface (like whales come onto a beach or any animal goes off alone) to die. My other idea is that she came to the surface by mistake and the change in pressure is what killed her. They live so far down that her body most likely wasn't designed to have such light pressure. Since we have no way to take her down to the depth she should have been at, I think it's great they filmed her. Now hopefully they will gain some understanding of this beautiful being. :0)

yah right, it wouldn't had died if they (those who captured it) just leave the shark underwater. Most of fishes, when we try to put it in aquarium for instance and display it inside our home, it doesn't live long, does they? (This is only my keen observation). It should stay where it lives, to its' habitat or on its' ecosystem. See for example, a child catches small fish in the nearby seashore, then put it in the bowl with seawater, on the next day, it died. Same with humans, we don't live long underwater bcoz it's not our habitat.

Sad, i rather see those sharks in their natural habitat than in an aquarium where everything is just a poor illusion

what most everyone is ignoring is why are all these deep sea creatures surfacing? something really aweful must be happening way down there, don't you think? the whales and dolphins beach themselves, and all of a sudden we have a giant squid, a shark and some other creatures coming up to the surface...humans should take heed of all that is happening, we have made Earth sick.

Thank you, taz...so glad to see someone had the same feeling I had when i first heard about this.

Surely these sharks live and usually also die in their deepsea home.

There are just so many signs that our Earth Mother is in pain, I wish more people would "listen"

I feel very stronly about conservation and I believe it is essential that humankind wake up and stop ruining the environment.

However, some of the arguments presented show a complete ignorance about the scientific process. This shark was so far out of its natural habitat for a reason. Something was wrong with it. Heck, the fact it lived for so long even in the upper part of the ocean was a miracle. As a shark enthusiast, I can understand the excitement at the finding of this rare shark. I believe much can be learned from studying this animal. It would have been even more educational if it had remained alive, but the fact is that it was on its way out regardless of whether it was being in captivity that pushed it over the edge or not. Almost all specimens of this shark have been found dead, a live specimen is the perfect chance to study and advance our knowledge. The more we know, the more we can sympathize and further our efforts and encourage the efforts of others to conserve nature. Knowledge is power, it makes things happen. The more knowledge we have, the better prepared we are to help fix the problem. Until now, one of this species has not died outside of being caught in a trawling net. The fact that scientists may necropsy this animal and find what's making things like this happen will be a great help.

So yes, I am sorry the shark died, it was a beautiful creature, and I believe its loss should be mourned. But science can show us how to prevent this from happening again. Be open minded about it, these people did not deliberately put the shark in a situation that would kill it. They sought only to further study it; to learn about its habits and what happened to place it near the surface in the first place.

It is just a shark. Rare yes but still just a shark. I wish people would get over themselves. To think that just by our existing we are somehow changing or damaging the earth. An active volcano spits out more greenhouse gases in one day than mankind has since our existance began and we are ruining the earth. Get over yourselves. The earth gets warmer and then cooler all by itself. It has its own cycle.

I feel that that shark should never have been put in captivity, because it puts alot of pressure being transfered from your home to an unknown place. And besides the fact having "things" stare at me day in and day out, i'd want to die to! This is an example of what us humans are doing to the earth! If that shark chose to surface to the horrors up at the surface , just imagine what has been corupting it under the water!
I wish more people would stop believing their silly theory that all this stuff about global warming and everything is a myth, and look at the truth for once! I feel very strongly about this matter and I hope whoever is reading this does to.

the Japanese scientist's should've just let the shark live.