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Old Crank

(3,525 posts) Sun Jan 1, 2023, 07:18 AM Jan 2023

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Wonders of nature

Never heard of these gulper eels or penguin eels.
These things live 1,000 plus meters down and reflect almost no light.
The video is amazing.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/23/discovered-in-the-deep-the-jaw-dropping-gulper-eel-and-its-super-stretchy-skin?utm_term=63ad814cf407507556d6437a33381423&utm_campaign=DownToEarth&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=greenlight_email

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Wonders of nature (Original Post) Old Crank Jan 2023 OP

... markie Jan 2023 #1

The video is amazing. 2naSalit Jan 2023 #2

"It looks like a muppet" commented one off the scientists. thenelm1 Jan 2023 #4

It was fun hearing the excited amazement of the scientists! 70sEraVet Jan 2023 #3

markie

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Sun Jan 1, 2023, 07:42 AM

Jan 2023

2naSalit

(86,323 posts)

2. The video is amazing.

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Sun Jan 1, 2023, 09:46 AM

Jan 2023

thenelm1

(851 posts)

4. "It looks like a muppet" commented one off the scientists.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 1, 2023, 10:26 AM

Jan 2023

Amazing piece of video.

70sEraVet

(3,474 posts)

3. It was fun hearing the excited amazement of the scientists!

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Sun Jan 1, 2023, 09:55 AM

Jan 2023

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