Okay, so as a result of the article I found posted on the main page of nymag.com (click title to view article), I decided to do some Googling. Because Googling the world of the web never lets me down, I have discovered that Wikipedia has a page dedicated to listing the world's cryptids, or as they define it (interestingly enough, Merriam Webster does NOT have a definition): any creature whose existence has been reported but not proven scientifically (see image 1 above).
After going through the list and looking for images and the story behind each of these mysterious creatures, I investigate the Zuiyo Maru, which is a Japanese fishing trawler that apparently caught what was believed to be a prehistoric plesiosaur (see image 2). However, it is now thought what they caught instead was a basking shark, which does exist. I'll save that one for you to search, and move on along. At the bottom of the page about the Japanese catch, Wiki has yet another tangential link that says "Categories: Sea Cryptids." This leads to another list in which the word "Bloop" is mentioned (see image 3). Here's how it is listed on the page: "The Bloop is the name given to an ultra-low frequency underwater sound detected by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration several times during the summer of 1997. The source of the sound remains unknown. " A spectrogram of the aforementioned bloop is shown (see image 4). Just below it, is a recording of the actual sound for one to hear.
Now although I think ultimately this all is irrelevant, I still recommend reading the small entry and giving it a listen. Maybe you'll find it as intriguing as I do. Or maybe you won't.
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