Every specimen has a story; is this an alien, or a demon baby?! For hundreds of years, sailors sold these manipulated skates to tourists and oddity collectors marketed as such- but really, [spoiler] it's just a fish.

Thanks to Caleb McMahan and Susan Mochel for their help on this video!

More 60 Second Specimen stories:
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Created by:
Emily Graslie -- Brandon Brungard -- Sheheryar Ahsan
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This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.
http://www.fieldmuseum.org
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