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Win Big, Freaky Fish of Death

Category: BiologyBooksPhotographyScienceWonder Cabinets
Posted on: October 3, 2008 11:04 PM, by Jessica Palmer

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fanfin seadevil
The Deep: Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss
Claire Nouvian
photographed by David Shale

For anyone who does not yet have a copy of Claire Nouvian's beautiful book, The Deep, here's a chance to win it - through Oceana's Freakiest Fish of 2008 contest. The book also has the Dumbo octopus in it. Is the Dumbo octopus' cuteness the perfect antithesis of the fanfin's hideousness? Would they annihilate each other if they collided? Discuss!

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dumbo octopus
The Deep: Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss
Claire Nouvian
photographed by David Shale

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1

I snapped up a copy of it post haste after I saw the show. So pleasant. For cute, those little flashing shrimp? Those were the gentlemen for me!

Posted by: mordicai | October 4, 2008 11:04 AM

2

I have the book but I didn't notice before that Dumbo has galoshes on his feet.

Posted by: Karl | October 4, 2008 11:57 AM

3

Jessica, I think that second critter recently ended up in someone's salad.

Cheers,
Isis

Posted by: Isis the Scientist | October 4, 2008 3:22 PM

4

I checked The Deep out from the Hannibal library last summer. Just stunning photography!

The sea-devils are Lovecraftian nightmare creatures, but I admit that as an inlander I'm a bit biased...

Posted by: Larry Ayers | October 6, 2008 11:14 PM

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