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    Weird Creatures Found After Tsunami

    A friend of mine sent these pics to my email. These are some animals found in the Sumatra's area where the Tsunami quake took place. They're probably some of those creatures residing in the darkest part of the oceans. But honestly some of them really give me the creeps...

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    Here are some others

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    from http://www.snopes.com/photos/tsunami/creature.asp

    They are interesting pics...

    "Although they are genuine images of some rather strange deep-sea creatures, these photographs have nothing to do with the Indian Ocean tsunami.

    They date from mid-2003 and were taken as part of the NORFANZ voyage, a joint Australian-New Zealand research expedition conducted in May-June 2003 to explore deep sea habitats and biodiversity in the Tasman Sea.

    These photographs can be viewed on Australia's National Oceans Office web site."

    No offence to you sub, but I'm getting really leery of `claims' about this recent disaster, so had to check this out on snopes. I love the stuff of urban legends

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    no water from way down below is washed onto the shore, even in the really big tsunamis, so no deep sea creatures should come to light as a result...

    at least thats my understanding...
    Told by a fool, signifying nothing.

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    Those still look like some fairly creepy and mysterious fish, and other sea organisms.
    Thanks for sharing the pictures, sub and den.

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    Quote Originally Posted by subterranean
    But honestly some of them really give me the creeps...
    I'll agree on that Sub... there are some freaky fish.
    currently in my world of insanity and randomism

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    the blob fish doesn't look happy to have his/her privacy invaded! nice pic.

    is the chimaera blind? an aquatic dragon?

    the jewel squids make for an interesting read...
    shh!!!
    the air and water have been here a long time, and they are telling stories.

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    Quote Originally Posted by imthefoolonthehill
    no water from way down below is washed onto the shore, even in the really big tsunamis, so no deep sea creatures should come to light as a result...



    at least thats my understanding...
    Where do you think they come from then?

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    well... from the bottom of the ocean.... probably gathered by humans (or by unnatural means) and brought to the surface.
    Told by a fool, signifying nothing.

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    some of the fishes I've seen before as living deep beneath such as that orange spiky one, fang tooth and the small thin ones remind my of cave fish... and it seems natural that deep sea explorers took a sample of fish with them to study
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    Yeah, what Den said......

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    Awwww, so cute!

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    shudder, it be those deep sea fangly fishes...

    arrgh, those be nasty little beggers

    they just dinna look like they be from earth...

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    At last I know where I belong, the prickly shark and I were meant to be.

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    LOL Simon, you and Fool were meant to be is more appropriate IMO

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