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  2. Sea-Monkeys - Wikipedia

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    Sea-Monkeys is a marketing term for brine shrimp (Artemia) sold as novelty aquarium pets. Developed in the United States in 1957 [ 1 ] by Harold von Braunhut , they are sold as eggs intended to be added to water, and most often come bundled in a kit of three pouches and instructions.

  3. Brine shrimp - Wikipedia

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    Artemia is a genus of aquatic crustaceans also known as brine shrimp or sea monkeys.It is the only genus in the family Artemiidae.The first historical record of the existence of Artemia dates back to the first half of the 10th century AD from Lake Urmia, Iran, with an example called by an Iranian geographer an "aquatic dog", [2] although the first unambiguous record is the report and drawings ...

  4. Harold von Braunhut - Wikipedia

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    Harold Nathan Braunhut (March 31, 1926 – November 28, 2003), also known as Harold von Braunhut, was an American mail-order marketer and inventor most famous as the creator and seller of both the Amazing Sea-Monkeys and the X-ray specs, [1] along with many other novelty products marketed towards children, often advertised in comic books.

  5. Artemia salina - Wikipedia

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    These have been most popularly marketed under the name Sea-Monkeys. Shops catering for aquarists also sell frozen Artemia as fish food. Artemia occurs in vast numbers in the Great Salt Lake where it is commercially important. [8] However, nowadays it is believed that the brine shrimp of this lake is another species, A. franciscana. [12]

  6. The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys - Wikipedia

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    The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys is a live action television series that aired for eleven episodes from September 19 to November 28, 1992. It focuses on three microscopic Sea-Monkeys – Dave (Rob LaBelle), Bill (Peter Pitofsky) and Aquarius (Sean Whalen) – who have been enlarged to human size by their benefactor, the Professor (Howie Mandel). [2]

  7. Steller's sea ape - Wikipedia

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    Steller's sea ape is a purported marine mammal, observed by German zoologist Georg Steller on August 10, 1741, around the Shumagin Islands in Alaska. The animal was described as being around 1.5 m (5 feet) long; with a dog-like head; long drooping whiskers; an elongated but robust body; thick fur coat; no limbs; and tail fins much like a shark.

  8. Umizaru - Wikipedia

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    Umizaru (Japanese: 海猿, lit. ' Sea Monkeys ') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūhō Satō.It was serialized by Shogakukan in Weekly Young Sunday from 1998 to 2001.

  9. Sea monk - Wikipedia

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    The sea monk (also monk-fish or monkfish) was a sea creature found off the eastern coast of the Danish island of Zealand in 1546. It was described as a "fish" that outwardly resembled a human monk in his habit .