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18-Foot Sea Monster Emerges from the Depths of Sunny Southern California's Coast
Story by Tyler Connaghan • 56m ago
Hold your breath! A marine science professor recently came face to face with a mythical creature straight out of a fantasy novel while snorkeling off the shores of Southern California. Behold the oarfish, an 18-foot sea monster with massive eyes.
Hold your breath! A marine science professor recently came face to face with a mythical creature straight out of a fan
Hold your breath! A marine science professor recently came face to face with a mythical creature straight out of a fan
© Source: Associated Press / Catalina Island Marine Institue
The brave instructor, Jasmine Santana from the Catalina Island Marine Institute, needed a team of over 15 strong helpers to pull the behemoth from the sea and onto the shore. The Institute staff is now buzzing with excitement, hailing a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.
Mark Waddington, the Tole Mour’s senior captain, CIMI's sail training ship, exclaimed, "Holy mackerel! We've never seen a fish this big! The last of these fish that we saw was only sound 3 feet."
Oarfish are elusive creatures that prefer depths of over a few thousand feet, making sightings few and far between. CIMI reports that they are still largely a mystery to marine scientists.
The oarfish was found to have died from natural causes, and tissue samples along with video footage have been sent to biologists at UC Santa Barbara for further study.
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18-Foot Sea Monster Emerges from the Depths of Sunny Southern California's Coast
Story by Tyler Connaghan • 56m ago
Hold your breath! A marine science professor recently came face to face with a mythical creature straight out of a fantasy novel while snorkeling off the shores of Southern California. Behold the oarfish, an 18-foot sea monster with massive eyes.
Hold your breath! A marine science professor recently came face to face with a mythical creature straight out of a fan
Hold your breath! A marine science professor recently came face to face with a mythical creature straight out of a fan
© Source: Associated Press / Catalina Island Marine Institue
The brave instructor, Jasmine Santana from the Catalina Island Marine Institute, needed a team of over 15 strong helpers to pull the behemoth from the sea and onto the shore. The Institute staff is now buzzing with excitement, hailing a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.
Mark Waddington, the Tole Mour’s senior captain, CIMI's sail training ship, exclaimed, "Holy mackerel! We've never seen a fish this big! The last of these fish that we saw was only sound 3 feet."
Oarfish are elusive creatures that prefer depths of over a few thousand feet, making sightings few and far between. CIMI reports that they are still largely a mystery to marine scientists.
The oarfish was found to have died from natural causes, and tissue samples along with video footage have been sent to biologists at UC Santa Barbara for further study.
