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sl8

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5. The telescope fish is real, but I'm pretty sure that's an AI animation from a real photo.

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:28 PM

5 hrs ago

See KT2000's post for a link to the photo, taken by Dave Johnson of Harvard.

MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) has posted some actual telescope fish video on YouTube.

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Yep! It's real! Yikes! KT2000 6 hrs ago #3

The telescope fish is real, but I'm pretty sure that's an AI animation from a real photo. sl8 5 hrs ago #5

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