Sunday, February 13, 2011

On November 22, 1932, Bermuda-based zoologist William Beebe was 2100 ft beneath the surface of the sea in a bathysphere when he spotted several unknown species of deepsea fish that he discovered and eventually named, but was unable to capture. One was Bathysphaera intacta, which is one of the 20th Century's most mysterious ichthyological discoveries, perhaps most notable for its row of luminous organs that emits a powerful pale blue light. The fish has never been examined in the flesh and has no known representative in any of the world's museums. Elsewhere, photos taken on Feb. 12th suggest that a New 'Montauk Monster' Washes Ashore On Long Island. Is it just a dog or an indigenous mammal? And in Missouri, a Mystery Predator Attacks, Kills Alpacas in Jefferson County. Meanwhile, two mountain lions have been killed in Missouri already this year and another was caught on camera in Chesterfield.




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