Posted on 06/19/2018 10:00:06 AM PDT by ETL
An odd-looking fish that lives on the ocean floor shocked Texas park rangers when it washed up on Padre Island National Seashore in Corpus Christi last week.
Photographer Edie Bresler was scanning the beach for hidden treasures when he spotted the big-eyed fish. With its bumpy skin and wide mouth, Bresler wasn't exactly sure what he was looking at. So, he quickly took out his camera and started snapping.
"I have been beach combing all my life so to come across something strange like this was totally exciting," Bresler explained in a Facebook post on Thursday. "It got even better when I took the photographs to the park rangers and they were equally baffled."
Bresler sent his photos to officials at Padre Island National Seashore. After carefully studying the creature and comparing images of the fish to various science books, they determined it was a thick-tailed batfish.
"These fish come from 600-1200 feet (180-365 meters) deep, where ocean life gets WEIRD," the park posted on Facebook, including two photographs taken by Bresler. "Batfish use their pectoral, or side-fins, as 'legs' to 'crawl' on the seafloor to feed on worms, and small crustaceans and fish. They live their lives in complete darkness, where large eyes probably come in handy to avoid lanternfish or other possible predators."
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I knew there was something familiar about it.
Grumpy Fish!
But I thought Sen. Cruz WON the basketball game?
(I like Cruz. Couldn’t help it, though.)
It’s a wolf-dog. Oh wait; that was a different thread...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) revealed the identity of the mysterious wolf-like creature that was shot dead in the state last month. Officials confirmed in a news release Monday that DNA results proved the animal was a gray wolf.
“The lab compared the animal’s DNA with thousands of other DNA samples from wolves, coyotes and dogs. The conclusion was clear – this animal is a gray wolf from the northern Rocky Mountains,” the statement read.
Montana FWP officials initially weren’t certain what the creature was when a rancher fatally shot it on his property.
The wildlife agency spoke about the beast, which it said had “captured the curiosity of the nation.”
“Confusion about the animal might be due to the condition of the animal and the photos, which seemed to show short legs and big ears,” the agency explained Monday. ...”
OMG! I thought we’d established rules about that!
If anybody wants.to see a host of really bizarre deep sea creatures look up Roman Fedortsov.
Google images is a good place to start.
He works on a Russian fishing trawler and photographs the oddballs that get caught up in the nets.
Thanks. Will do! :)
Now that’s a plush stuffed animal
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