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A screenshot from the ROV footage of a ram's horn squid

Elusive squid seen alive in natural habitat for first time (VIDEO)

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The tiny ram's horn squid was found more than 2,700 feet underwater.

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Cuvierina atlantica, a sea butterfly with an elongated shell

These sea snails fly like butterflies, sink like hang-gliders (VIDEO)

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Scientists studied how shell shape helps marine snails "fly" through water.

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Adéle Grosse and her husband found a dead giant squid (Architeuthis dux) while walking on Golden Mile Beach in Britannia Bay, South Africa.

Stunningly intact giant squid washes ashore in South Africa

By Laura Geggel published

The giant squid's esophagus goes through its brain.

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Scientists recorded a dumbo octopus at depths of up to 4.3 miles (6,957 meters) beneath the Indian Ocean. Here, another dumbo octopus is seen foraging at a depth of 3.6 miles (5,760 m).

Scientists capture the world's deepest octopus on video. And it's adorable.

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

The octopus was found miles beneath the ocean surface.

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Divers encountered the giant, gelatinous blob off the coast of Norway.

Human-Size Blob Drifts by Divers. And It's Packed with Hundreds of Thousands of Baby Squid.

By Mindy Weisberger published

A trio of divers off the western coast of Norway had a close encounter with a drifting gelatinous blob — a squid's egg sac as big as an adult human.

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This Iron-Shelled Snail Is Totally Metal … And Now It’s Endangered

By Mindy Weisberger published

Iron scales may not be enough to protect the scaly-foot snail from extinction.

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This piglet squid has a mantle full of ammonia.

This Bloated 'Piglet Squid' Is Way Cuter Than a Real Piglet

By Rafi Letzter published

A stunning video shows this strange see-through animal floating along with its tentacles waving above its head in the central Pacific Ocean near Palmyra Atoll.

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Alien Life Might 'Think' More Like an Octopus Than a Human

By Mindy Weisberger published

When an octopus uses its arms, it's a no-brainer.

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Giant Squid

Giant Squid Filmed Alive for Second Time in History. Here's the Video.

By Laura Geggel published

For only the second time in history, researchers have recorded footage of a live — and very curious — giant squid in the pitch-dark depths of its salty, deep-sea home.

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gila monster

Gila Monster Photos: The Sluggish and Scaly Sweethearts of the American Desert

By Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher published

These modern-day monsters are a major part of the legend, lore and symbols of the American Wild West.

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