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Endangered Coelacanth Spotted Again, Location Kept Secret

5/23/2025

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Once believed to be extinct for 65 million years, the coelacanth made a stunning comeback in 1938. Recently, divers captured breathtaking images of a live Sulawesi coelacanth off Indonesia's coast. This rare fish, discovered in the mid-1990s, is now endangered by tourism, prompting researchers to keep its location secret until protective measures can be implemented.

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Once believed to be extinct for 65 million years, the coelacanth made a stunning comeback in 1938. Recently, divers captured breathtaking images of a live Sulawesi coelacanth off Indonesia's coast. This rare fish, discovered in the mid-1990s, is now endangered by tourism, prompting researchers to keep its location secret until protective measures can be implemented.