What is it with all of the weird sea creatures lately?

Kevy Baby · 07-17-2007, 05:54 PM

Zanzibar fishermen land ancient fish
Coelacanths once thought to have become extinct 80 million years ago

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ZANZIBAR - Fishermen in Zanzibar have caught a coelacanth, an ancient fish once thought to have become extinct when it disappeared from fossil records 80 million years ago, an official said on Sunday.

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RStar · 07-18-2007, 07:01 AM

The look on that guy's face is "What the hell is this gross thing I'm holding? Can you tell me please??!!"

Capt Jack · 07-18-2007, 08:07 AM

more like "are you done with that camera yet? I have to get this home for dinner"

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-18-2007, 11:16 AM

Only a matter of time before we find them mermaids....or the lost city of Atlantis.

I bet it has to do with the current connectivity of the world. It's like that tribe that was digging up dinosaur bones and grinding them up for magical uses - they did that for generations before they finally got hooked up and realized what they had.

I bet these aren't the first of their kinds, just the first that the western world caught wind of.

BarTopDancer · 07-18-2007, 11:33 AM

I also think improved technology and resources has enabled us to go further into the depths of the ocean.

I have mixed feelings about these findings. On one hand, it's awesome that we are finding these creatures. On the other, they aren't meant to live in the shallow waters and we are going to end up killing them.

But it would be awesome if they found a Megaladon down there.

Chernabog · 07-18-2007, 01:39 PM

I'm trying to decide whether to blame it all on George Bush, or Cthulhu.

Prudence · 07-18-2007, 01:45 PM

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Morrigoon · 07-18-2007, 01:46 PM

How come every time they find a coelacanth, they act like it's the first time they've discovered they're not extinct??? Didn't they find the first one over a decade ago?

FWIW, I always thought the coelacanth was cool. I wonder if they're also tasty?

Also (yeah, random): if it's a deep-water fish, is it possible to catch live and hold in an aquarium as part of a coelacanth breeding program? Is it possible to have deep-water fish in an aquarium, or does that screw with their systems too much?

Chernabog · 07-18-2007, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

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Ia! Ia! Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

Hmmmm I wonder if any of these strange creatures are popping up near Innsmouth... I knew there was something fishy about that place (ha, ha.)

alphabassettgrrl · 07-18-2007, 02:46 PM

I'll have to look up the link on my other computer but there's a group of Creationists who are looking for dinosaurs to prove Creationism. Finds like this encourage them.

Evolution says coelocanths died out a long time ago. But we just caught one. Evolution is therefore wrong. For some reason the survival of a dinosaur past its supposed extinction means that Creationism is right.

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Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	more like "are you done with that camera yet? I have to get this home for dinner" __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Only a matter of time before we find them mermaids....or the lost city of Atlantis. I bet it has to do with the current connectivity of the world. It's like that tribe that was digging up dinosaur bones and grinding them up for magical uses - they did that for generations before they finally got hooked up and realized what they had. I bet these aren't the first of their kinds, just the first that the western world caught wind of. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I also think improved technology and resources has enabled us to go further into the depths of the ocean. I have mixed feelings about these findings. On one hand, it's awesome that we are finding these creatures. On the other, they aren't meant to live in the shallow waters and we are going to end up killing them. But it would be awesome if they found a Megaladon down there. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	How come every time they find a coelacanth, they act like it's the first time they've discovered they're not extinct??? Didn't they find the first one over a decade ago? FWIW, I always thought the coelacanth was cool. I wonder if they're also tasty? Also (yeah, random): if it's a deep-water fish, is it possible to catch live and hold in an aquarium as part of a coelacanth breeding program? Is it possible to have deep-water fish in an aquarium, or does that screw with their systems too much? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I'll have to look up the link on my other computer but there's a group of Creationists who are looking for dinosaurs to prove Creationism. Finds like this encourage them. Evolution says coelocanths died out a long time ago. But we just caught one. Evolution is therefore wrong. For some reason the survival of a dinosaur past its supposed extinction means that Creationism is right. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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