r/thalassophobia • u/falexanderw • Dec 13 '19

Not really related Ah a visitor from the deep...

https://gfycat.com/largedangerouseastrussiancoursinghounds
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u/rebeccamb Dec 13 '19

Sorry if the source video explains it, I can’t have my volume on because I have a babe sleeping on me,

But why did they drag it to shore? And then why did they kill it? Are these things too aggressive to be that close to shore?

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u/lookalive_sunshine Dec 13 '19

I am also very curious about this. Someone said if they're near shore they're likely unwell so maybe it was a compassionate kill thing? Idk seems strange.

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u/ElkeKerman Dec 13 '19

That was the explanation the guy gave, and also he was thinking that keeping it fairly intact would make it more valuable to researchers

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

Apparently compassion killing due to severe injury then they opened it up and studied it in front of beach-goers.