Clearly It’s A Sea Pig
Well, that is one of the many creatures found off the coast of Antarctica during a survey done by a team of New Zealand scientists during the beginning of this year.
The sea pig (in her hand on the right) is a member of the sea cucumber family and is just one of the “Giant, Unknown Animals Found Off Antarctica.” Another find may be a totally new species, the Hydroid.
During the two month excursion the scientists collect more than 30,000 different sea-creatures. a bunch of them new. National Geographic (or NatGeo for those in the know) has some beautiful images of some of the finds.
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2. April 2008 at :
NatGeo? Sounds like a compact econocar that runs on cow farts.
Methinks those pictures of scientists extracting and fondling confused undersea creatures are more disturbing than beautiful.
2. April 2008 at :
Some people are so easy to fool; that woman is holding a piggy bank upside down.