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Coelacanths: the fish that 'outdid' the Loch Ness Monster - The Natural History Museum

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Coelacanths: the fish that 'outdid' the Loch Ness Monster - The Natural History Museum Coelacanths: the fish that 'outdid' the Loch Ness Monster - The Natural History Museum Posted: 30 Nov 2020 09:07 AM PST The unexpected capture of a living coelacanth in the 1930s was 'the most sensational natural history discovery' of the century.  In April 1939, New Zealand's Auckland Star proclaimed that the Loch Ness monster, a sensation that had caught the world's attention not long prior, had been 'outdone'. Making up for the world's disappointment that there wasn't a prehistoric creature living in a Scottish loch was the South African discovery of a strange, steel blue fish with limb-like fins. The fish was a coelacanth, one of a group that was thought to have gone extinct 70 million years earlier. But this one was alive. An unusual fish On 22 December 1938, Marjorie Co

Aquarium Management Sim Fishkeeper Gameplay Trailer - Niche Gamer

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Aquarium Management Sim Fishkeeper Gameplay Trailer - Niche Gamer Aquarium Management Sim Fishkeeper Gameplay Trailer - Niche Gamer Posted: 04 Nov 2020 12:00 AM PST Blinkclick Games have released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming aquarium management sim, Fishkeeper . Releasing early 2021 for Windows PC via Steam, the game allows players to become professional aquarists by carefully crafting their own fish tanks. Care for your fish and make some extra money by breeding them for other aquarists. You can also explore your tanks using a miniature remote controlled submarine. You can find the gameplay trailer below. [embedded content] You can find a rundown (via Steam) below: Become a professional aquarist — completely immerse yourself in the fish world! Take care of multiple aquariums by providing fish and other animals with food, suitable conditions and nice company; multiply and sell the best specimens at auctions while d

Movies on TV this week: 'The Shining'; 'Gandhi' and more - Yahoo News

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Movies on TV this week: 'The Shining'; 'Gandhi' and more - Yahoo News Movies on TV this week: 'The Shining'; 'Gandhi' and more - Yahoo News Posted: 02 Oct 2020 12:00 AM PDT Jack Nicholson in director Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film "The Shining," on AMC. (Warner Bros/Hawk Films/Kobal/Shutterstock) Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z  FOUR STAR FILMS Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of Oct 4 - 10, 2020 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) EPIX Wed. 6:20 a.m. The Dark Knight (2008) PARMOUNT Fri. 7 p.m. PARMOUNT Sat. 12:30 p.m. Dinner at Eight (1933) TCM Thur. 6:45 a.m. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) HBO Wed. 6:50 a.m. Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) KCET Fri. 10:15 p.m. KCET Sat. 4 p.m. The Exorcist (1973)