Rare Seahorse Found In New England
By Matt J. Weiss, August 31, 2008 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
I like this story because it clearly demonstrates that the ocean is always surprising. You don't always have to travel the world to discover something amazing. Local researchers were bringing in the days catch when they found something not so local-a seahorse.
This seahorse had not been seen in the area for eight years, and was pulled up just by chance.
Obviously, this made the research team very excited and are thinking about what to do with the animal which is now quarantined in a aquarium.
So next time you by an ocean that you think you know everything about, your sure does not have anything exciting in it, think again--there is always something exciting in the ocean.
This seahorse had not been seen in the area for eight years, and was pulled up just by chance.
Obviously, this made the research team very excited and are thinking about what to do with the animal which is now quarantined in a aquarium.
So next time you by an ocean that you think you know everything about, your sure does not have anything exciting in it, think again--there is always something exciting in the ocean.
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