https://www.news24.com/Video/SouthAfric ... t-20190516A rare coelacanth – one of only a handful of catalogued individuals – has been filmed off the coast of South Africa.
Scientists on a research expedition near Sodwana made the discovery 125 metre below the surface with the help of a remote-operated vehicle (ROV) this week.
The ancient fish were thought to be extinct until they were discovered off Chalumna (near East London) in December 1938.
There are only 33 known individuals, all of which have been catalogued in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Dr Kerry Sink of the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) was able to identify the fish spotted this week as Eric, an individual first identified in 2009 and last seen in 2013.
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Like the coelacanth, I detest change...
Nurse, where the fuck's my cardigan?
And my gin!
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It were good enough for me Da and 100,000,000,000 of his Das before him so it's good enough for me.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Eric the half-a-bee:
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Said Peter...what you're requesting just isn't my bag
Said Daemon, who's sorry too, but y'see we didn't have no choice
And our hands they are many and we'd be of one voice
We've come all the way from Wigan to get up and state
Our case for survival before it's too late
Turn stone to bread, said Daemon Duncetan
Turn stone to bread right away...
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