In 1938, off the coast of Africa, a lucky fisherman stumbled upon an extraordinary discovery: the Latimer fish, thought to have been extinct for a staggering 66 million years.
Scientists are still trying to determine whether this worm is a larva or an adult. It is difficult to determine because these worms grow to be 5 to 10 times larger than other hatopteroid larvae, which suggests that it is an adult.
One sperm whale even coused the Essex ship to sink.
Thanks to little-known animals, we are getting closer to discovering a cure for CANCER.