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Discovered in the depths: is it the longest animal in the world?

In 2020, about 600 meters (2,000 feet) deep in an underwater canyon off the coast of Western Australia, scientists encountered a long, gelatinous creature suspended in a giant spiral. “It was like a rope on the horizon. You couldn’t miss it,” says Nerida Wilson of the Western Australian Museum. “It was so huge.” It was …

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Discovered in the depths: is it the longest animal in the world?

In 2020, about 600 meters (2,000 feet) deep in an underwater canyon off the coast of Western Australia, scientists encountered a long, gelatinous creature suspended in a giant spiral. “It was like a rope on the horizon. You couldn’t miss it,” says Nerida Wilson of the Western Australian Museum. “It was so huge.” It was …

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