Are sea monsters real?

Mythic Kraken
Hundreds of years ago, European sailors told of a sea monster called the kraken that could toss ships into the air with its many long arms. Today we know sea monsters aren't real--but a living sea animal, the giant squid, has 10 arms and can grow longer than a school bus.
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Are deep sea creatures real?

Recent NOAA expeditions have exposed some previously-undiscovered deep-sea creatures. From "glass" sponges to mysterious eels, watch each creature move through its deep habitat.
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Could there be sea monsters in the ocean?

But scientists believe the world's oceans are still hiding giant underwater creatures which have yet to be discovered. Marine ecologists have predicted there could be as many as 18 unknown species, with body lengths greater than 1.8 metres, still swimming in the great expanses of unexplored sea.
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Do giant sea monsters exist?

Hundreds of years ago, European sailors told of a sea monster called the kraken that could toss ships into the air with its many long arms. Today we know sea monsters aren't real--but a living sea animal, the giant squid, has 10 arms and can grow longer than a school bus.
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What did NASA really find in the ocean?

To their amazement, the scientists discovered vibrant ecosystems around the vents, teeming with marine organisms, such as translucent snailfish and amphipods, tiny flea-like crustaceans, that had never been seen before. "With this discovery, we [came across] a whole new way of living on Earth," says Shank.
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Top 10 Real Sea Monsters



Do dinosaurs still exist in the ocean?

For millions of years, reptiles dominated the Earth. Many that dwelled on land were dinosaurs. But no dinos swam in the seas.
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What is the most scariest sea creature?

The Scariest Monsters of the Deep Sea
  • Red Octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis) ...
  • Deep sea blob sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus) ...
  • Sea Pigs (genus Scotoplanes) ...
  • The Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) ...
  • The Proboscis Worm (Parborlasia corrugatus) ...
  • Zombie Worms (Osedax roseus) ...
  • Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)
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Why is the ocean scary?

Fear of the ocean is actually one of several "prepared" fears, which are grounded in our survival instincts. Or, as he puts it: "The ocean's a dangerous place." It's pretty justifiable to find the ocean scary because of rip currents, sharks, or the possibility of drowning.
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Where do sea monsters live?

Sea monsters are beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or tentacled beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are often pictured threatening ships or spouting jets of water.
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Is a sea shell alive?

You can think of a seashell kind of like your own hair. Your hair grows and is part of you, but it isn't alive on its own. A living mollusk produces a shell with its body, but the shell itself isn't alive. When a mollusk dies, it leaves its shell behind.
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What is the scariest thing alive?

Just when you thought puppy-sized spiders were the creepiest creatures on the planet, we found a few more to give you nightmares.
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Meet the 7 scariest animals on Earth
  1. 1. Aye Aye Lemus. ...
  2. Dolomedes triton, the fish eating spider. ...
  3. Amblypygi. ...
  4. Sarcastic Fringehead. ...
  5. Wolftrap Anglerfish. ...
  6. Santino the chimp.
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Is the bloop real?

"The Bloop" is the given name of a mysterious underwater sound recorded in the 90s. Years later, NOAA scientists discovered that this sound emanated from an iceberg cracking and breaking away from an Antarctic glacier. Shown here: a NASA Landsat mosaic image of Antarctica.
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Is there a dragon fish?

dragonfish, also called sea moth, any of about five species of small marine fishes comprising the family Pegasidae and the order Pegasiformes. Dragonfish are found in warm Indo-Pacific waters. They are small (to about 16 centimetres [6 1/2 inches] long), elongated fish encased in bony rings of armour.
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Is Luca based on a real story?

Casarosa has described Luca as a "deeply personal story", being inspired by his childhood in Genoa, Italy, with the title character based on himself and Alberto on his best friend Alberto Surace (who voices a fisherman in the Italian dub version).
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Are sea monsters like Luca real?

Loosely based on director Enrico Casarosa's real-life childhood experiences, "Luca," — available on Disney+ as of June 18 — uses the mythical underwater creatures as a metaphor.
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Is Luca based on a myth?

Luca is loosely based on Italian sea monster legends

The Mediterranean Sea, which surrounds Italy, has spawned many myths about sea monsters. While no specific legend directly influenced "Luca," Casarosa admits "a few different ones" helped guide the development of the story — especially visually.
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What dinosaur is still alive?

In an evolutionary sense, birds are a living group of dinosaurs because they descended from the common ancestor of all dinosaurs. Other than birds, however, there is no scientific evidence that any dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, or Triceratops, are still alive.
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Are there fish we haven't discovered?

Fathoms deep, teeming with life and hard to explore, the ocean has yet to give up all its secrets; scientists estimate that two-thirds of marine life has yet to be discovered. And with the rates of extinction, many species are winking out before we have a chance to study them.
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What ancient creatures are still alive?

27 Prehistoric Animals That Are Still Alive Today
  • Prehistoric Animals That Are Alive Today. ...
  • Gharial. ...
  • Komodo Dragon. ...
  • Shoebill Stork. ...
  • Bactrian Camel. ...
  • Echidna. ...
  • Musk Oxen. ...
  • Vicuña.
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Is Earth losing water to space?

Our planet is also very efficient at keeping this water. Water, as a vapor in our atmosphere, could potentially escape into space from Earth. But the water doesn't escape because certain regions of the atmosphere are extremely cold.
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Did NASA touch the sun?

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Parker Solar Probe touched the Sun. The Parker Probe entered the Sun's upper atmosphere known as the corona where the temperature intensity is up to 2 million-degree Fahrenheit. This is the first time that a spacecraft has reached this close to the Sun.
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Is there any planet with water?

Evidence points to oceans on other planets and moons, even within our own solar system. But Earth is the only known planet (or moon) to have consistent, stable bodies of liquid water on its surface. In our solar system, Earth orbits around the sun in an area called the habitable zone.
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What is the scariest animal in the world 2021?

#1 World's Scariest Animal: Nile Crocodile

The most aggressive crocodile is the Nile crocodile, which can be found throughout Africa. The Nile crocodile is afraid of nothing, and it is the second-largest crocodile in the world.
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