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In 1938, a museum curator sorted through an ordinary trawler catch off South Africa: One strange blue fish revealed a lineage scientists thought had vanished millions of years agoA remarkable find in 1938 stunned scientists. A fish, believed extinct for millions of years, was caught off South Africa. This living coel...- From animal, bird and fish species to metal: The wild world of AFCON teams’ nicknamesAfrican Cup teams draw inspiration from their nations' unique wildlife and rich histories for their nicknames. From the Atlas Lions of Moro...
- Scientists discover misidentified museum fossils are actually from the ancient ‘living fossil’ coelacanthBritish museum fossils, misidentified for over a century, are now known to be ancient coelacanth fish. This discovery dramatically increase...
- This giant fish still around from dinosaur era can live for 100 yearsCoelacanths, which have been around for 400 million years, were thought extinct until they were found alive in 1938 off South Africa.
- Google celebrates diversity of the planet with interactive doodle this Earth DayThe doodle features six organisms across elevations, along with fun facts about them.
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