Dead shark found on New York subway train
The Mustelus canis shark, often referred to as the smooth dogfish, skulks from the edge of New England to the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Brazil and along the shores of northern Argentina.
The shark, often referred to as the smooth dogfish, skulks from the edge of New England to the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Brazil and along the shores of northern Argentina.
But there it was found on Wednesday, just after midnight, deceased beneath a subway bench, as passengers braved a stench that, even by the standards of public transport, might have driven them away under ordinary circumstances.
Brandon Sanchez, 20, noticed the shark, about a metre long, through a window as the train arrived at Canal Street. He stepped in with a friend, snapped a picture, and left to board a neighbouring carriage. He did not bother mentioning the shark to subway staff.
"I thought eventually they would find out there was a shark on the train," he said.
And they did, a dozen stations later, at Queensboro Plaza, when a conductor called in a report for which there is no transit code: there was a shark in Car 8994.
