Identified as parts from a "seven-arm octopus" Haliphron atlanticus, an unexpected discovery.

Mystery as remains of seven-arm deep-sea octopus wash up on beach in Aberdeenshire.

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With the assistance of Michel Raynal and myself, Karl Shuker reveals intriguing insights about the spotted bushbuck, an animal from which the German artist Moritz Pathé once obtained a skin and conducted an extensive search. karlshuker.blogspot.com/2025/07/spot...

German version (part 1 of 2) of my article about the Gourock sea serpent of 1942. netzwerk-kryptozoologie.de/die-seeschla...

Time lapse video of today’s basking shark necropsy led by @shellspc.bsky.social. Three hours of work condensed into just over a minute. 🦈

#baskingshark washed up at Cape Cod, Massachusetts (USA). Necropsy on it's way. www.facebook.com/share/p/16MA...

People believe what they want to believe. My brother found a blobby "sea monster" on a beach, insists it's a plesiosaur. I brought the vertebrae to an icthyologist, he said it's a basking shark....my brother still insists it's a sea monster conspiracy.

Yesterday, an unfortunate 7m-long basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) was caught by trammel nets in Port de la Selva (NE Spain), close to shore. Sightings of this species start to be more frequent along the Catalan Coast at this time of the year, likely driven by ++[phytoplankton] in the region.

Scott Hamilton addressing the seemingly true source of the UB-85 incident of Kptlt. Krech. Read through all posts.

#Scituate #seaserpent vertebra in the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, shown in a promotional video from “Mysteries At The Museum”.
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A basking shark was spotted floating in the water. Initially mistaken for a Great White Shark, further examination of underwater footage revealed it to be a Cetorhinus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ghq...

‘Giant’ octopus photos rediscovered – Incertae Sedis
All tentacles point to a hoax.

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Unfortunate media trend to make oarfish the doomsday fish

Updated again to include the most recent observation of an oarfish. #oarfish #earthquake

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Article about the basking shark that washed up in Wellfleet this week. 🦈
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A short study in #decomposition of criminal biologist Dr. Benecke. Minor differences, such as environmental conditions, can result in distinct appearances. General implications should be considered re #seamonster carcasses too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTlS...

Carcass of an unidentified animal at #Cebu, #Philippines. Some suggested a giant ray. However, other photo show definitively #shark vertebrae. Size and region clearly indicate a #whaleshark. More pics and videos all over the net. cebudailynews.inquirer.net/606746/huge-...

🐟 Just when you thought the oarfish hype had died down … Look what decided to make another appearance!
🌊 Last week, another oarfish washed up on Grandview Beach in Encinitas and was spotted by Scripps Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere.