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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) - 50 Seconds
You often read about Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) the stuff of deep sea legends. Today with ROV technology theses critters are no longer the oceanic legends they once were.
Here's 50 seconds of deep sea bliss with the Coelacanth for your review:
Actually, it's not ROV technology but the real deal!
Hans Fricke is a German Latimeriaholic who has built two tiny submersibles to go check them out in person, see http://www.dinofish.com/jago.html and video on http://www.arkive.org/coelacanth/latimeria-chalumnae/video-00.html.
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Actually, it's not ROV technology but the real deal!
Hans Fricke is a German Latimeriaholic who has built two tiny submersibles to go check them out in person, see http://www.dinofish.com/jago.html and video on http://www.arkive.org/coelacanth/latimeria-chalumnae/video-00.html.
Thanks for the update Mike. Hans is officially the coolest underwater guy we know!
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