tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post8586068161684641573..comments2023-07-15T05:32:20.508-07:00Comments on Frontiers of Zoology: Cressie and Chessie, Giant Eels.of the (US) East CoastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-74663383344019814212012-11-27T17:44:12.524-08:002012-11-27T17:44:12.524-08:00OK, BUT the whole point is that the photo which yo...OK, BUT the whole point is that the photo which you are going on about is stated in the article to only be there to give a rough idea of what the eel was SUPPOSED to look like. It was NOT meant as an illustration of the Eel itself, only showing approximately what it was supposed to look like. Were it not for the fact that it was part of the original article quoted I would have removed it long ago, it is nowhere near worth all the grief that you are giving me over the thing. To repeat, it was never meant to show the exact kind of giant eel itself, somebody had just added it to an internet article to give an idea what a giant eels head WOULD look like, in absence of any authentic illustrations of actual giant eel's heads (which are in scarce supply).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-10021335959644223852012-11-27T06:39:34.396-08:002012-11-27T06:39:34.396-08:00Actually it happens to be the same exact photo use...Actually it happens to be the same exact photo used here in NBCNEWS article about a Frilled Shark caught on camera.<br /><br />http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16785254#.ULTQJb-5Uz4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-76768058486320288802012-09-20T16:52:08.137-07:002012-09-20T16:52:08.137-07:00Dear Anonymous: you are pushing it. I do not find ...Dear Anonymous: you are pushing it. I do not find your attempts at witticisms amusing when you are being deliberately obtuse instead of saying things directly. I am exercising my option of shutting off your comments simply on the grounds that you are making them anonymously. That and the fact that you are becoming a nuisance insisting that it has to be done your way. It does not have to be done your way. If you do not care to give an actual name foor yourself, this discussion is at an end. And next time please consider the principle of Occam's razor also applies to plain description in scientific matters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-54025067315032604352012-09-18T16:30:35.228-07:002012-09-18T16:30:35.228-07:00Now isn't just saying "It has a head that...Now isn't just saying "It has a head that looks like that of an eel" a whole lot simpler than saying "It has a head which resembles the head of a shark which has a head that resembles an eel" ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-69999909643296668572012-09-18T13:04:27.983-07:002012-09-18T13:04:27.983-07:00Now, you're having fun with me, Mr. D.
Tha... Now, you're having fun with me, Mr. D. <br /><br /> That's precisely _why_ I initially thought it was a close-up of a living frilled shark! Eel-like head; shark-like gill slits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-27247078342357599152012-09-13T20:07:16.422-07:002012-09-13T20:07:16.422-07:00Given that the head of a frilled shark ordinarily ...Given that the head of a frilled shark ordinarily resembles the head of an eel more than the head of an ordinary shark, I'd have to say, yes, that's probably your imagination.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_sharkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-3752616116140695042012-09-13T15:36:54.955-07:002012-09-13T15:36:54.955-07:00Is it my imagination? Or does the mock-up of &quo... Is it my imagination? Or does the mock-up of "Cressie's" head resemble a Japanese frilled shark?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-70382440755170140182011-07-12T08:03:42.714-07:002011-07-12T08:03:42.714-07:00The "Whale-like" features of "Old N...The "Whale-like" features of "Old Ned" in the engraving are due to a distorted attempt at perspective. From the engraving and the report of the Nova Scotians, it seems these eels can sometimes have a blunt-ended snout where the upper jaw sticks out farther than the lower, and consequently the lower jaw is sometimes described as "Underslung". The "Turtlelike" head has been described in different Giant Eel cases before, but the "Snakelike" description is most common and "Alligator-like" faces are also mentioned occasionally. The teeth are hooked and vicious, and the eyes are described as "Fish-eyed".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com