The Brain Scoop: Aliens? Demon? Nope, It's Just a Fish.
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesEvery specimen has a story, and in this episode, host Emily Graslie highlights skates. For hundreds of years, sailors sold manipulated skate specimens to tourists and oddity collectors claiming they were aliens and demons. In reality, it's just a fish. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 1 minutes 27 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Fish, Marine Life, Oceanography
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2018
- Producer/Distributor: The Field Museum
- Series: The Brain Scoop
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