my friend James sent me this video and it’s a definitely must watch for everyone. Click the video below to watch it and it’s not in that grainy YouTube type but actually high quality. Make sure you have a few minutes to spare because once you start, you’ll want to watch it to the end.

So with the picture of the giant squid in my earlier post, here’s an article about a giant squid that has the world’s largest eyes. They found the carcass of a rare colossal squid that had eyes that measured about 11 inches across (bigger than a dinner plate) - and making it the largest animal eye on EARTH!

“This is the only intact eye (of a colossal squid) that’s ever been found. It’s spectacular,” said Auckland University of Technology squid specialist Kat Bolstad, one of a team of international scientists brought in to examine the creature.

source: SGVTribune.com

When you think about sea monsters you think of the giant creatures in movies or in books. I came across these series of real-life “sea monsters” pictures that I wanted to share with you.

At the time of this 2007 photo, Japanese scientists had captured what may be the first images of a live giant squid.

A Cambodian fisherman holds a giant stingray fish on the Mekong River near the Cambodian/Vietnam border on Dec. 10, 2002. The giant stingray may be the largest freshwater fish species in the world.

Two giant ”echizen” jellyfish are seen swimming in the Sea of Japan five meters below the surface off the Town of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture. Local fishermen blame the creatures for damaging their fishing nets.

now this is a first time i’ve seen a story like this. haha. So this alligator snapping turtle (i know of snapping turtles but alligator?) has been rescued from a life of crime. It turns out that the owner of Fluffy (the alligator snapping turtle’s name) was using Fluffy to guard a drug stash. But luckily has now been rescued and living at the local aquarium in Boston.

if you’re wondering what an alligator snapping turtle is, here’s an except from wikipedia…

“The alligator snapping turtle is characterized by a large, heavy head and a long, thick tail with three dorsal ridges of large scales (osteoderms) giving it a primitive appearance reminiscent of some of the plated dinosaurs. They can be immediately distinguished from the common snapper by the three distinct rows of spikes and raised plates on the carapace, whereas the common snapper has a smoother carapace. They are a solid gray, brown, black, or olive-green in color, and often covered with algae. They have radiating yellow patterns around the eyes, serving to break up the outline of the eye and keep the turtle camouflaged. Their eyes are also surrounded by a star-shaped arrangement of fleshy filamentous “eyelashes.”

oh and they are strong enough to snap off a person’s finger.

You can watch a video here.

April 3, 2008—After countless centuries, this odd anglerfish (right) may finally be ready for its close-up.

Discovered in Indonesia in January, the species has forward-looking eyes like a human and crawls rather than swims.

These and other traits suggest the fist-size animal may represent a new family of fishes, University of Washington fish expert Ted Pietsch announced on April 2, when this photo was released. DNA tests are needed for confirmation.

Pietsch first learned of the unnamed species from dive-facility operators on Ambon island, Indonesia. “I knew it had to be an anglerfish because of the leglike pectoral fins on its sides,” he said in a statement.

But the new species lacks the trademark forehead “lure” that other anglerfish use to attract prey.

The fish’s forward-facing eyes seem to be a first, even to Pietsch, a 40-year veteran of fish research.

The fish’s knack for squeezing into coral crevices may explain why it’s escaped notice until now—a low profile that isn’t likely to last.

“Seeking out these fish is probably going to be like the holy grail of divers for a while,” Ambon Island-based dive operator Randolph Shorten said in a statement.

(Related photos: “Giant, Unknown Animals Found off Antarctica” [March 28, 2008].)

—Ted Chamberlain

source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080403-fish-photo.html

Check out this giant lobster and also a rare “orange” or “cooked” lobster color.

A 20-pound lobster named ‘Goliath’ is donated to an aquarium after a contest.

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