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What crawls across the sea floor, can cost more than silver by the pound, and, according to several seemingly reputable scientific sources, “breathes” through its anus? Meet the sea cucumber – the ...

Few animals seem less animal-like than sea cucumbers. The long, slender beings often appear motionless like the vegetable they resemble as they bask on the seafloor. They lack a brain, eyes or obvious ...

Take a moment to enjoy the flapping of this deep sea cucumber known as a sea pig. Thanks again to our friends at Nautilus Live! Learn more about Ocean Exploration Trust and watch E/V Nautilus explore ...

There’s plenty of weird stuff going on in the oceans. But here’s something I had never seen before: how a sea cucumber eats. The video is from 2017’s Blue Planet II but recently went viral again on ...

Great things can come in small, slightly repulsive packages. Scientists in the Philippines have detailed the molecular secrets of Stichopus cf. horrens, a sea cucumber species that bears more than a ...

Scientists in a submarine in the South China Sea found a reddish ocean animal with over 70 feet and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Sarah Lee via Unsplash Scientists onboard a ...

If you’re looking to catch a sea cucumber, then the first step you’re gonna have to take is one towards the ocean. You’ll be able to catch one at the beach, but it’s going to have to be during the ...

Thousands of feet below the surface of the South China Sea, scientists piloted a submarine through shadowy depths. Something along the seafloor caught their eye: a yellowy creature covered in ...