The mystery of the giant eye

Secret giant eye, which last week was found on one of the beaches of Florida, the scientists managed to solve. According to them, it's an eye marine predator - swordfish, which is thrown into the ocean rybak.

"Experts have studied the eye. Given its color, size and structure, and the presence of bone shell around it, we believe that the eyes belonged swordfish "- said an employee of the Commission for the Protection of Wildlife Florida Joan Herrera.

"Straight cuts around his eyes suggest that he cut and thrown into the sea fisherman," - said the ecologist. He also noted that in the near future this version will check with the help of genetic ekspertizy.

Giant eyes was found on Wednesday at Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale. Creepy photos eyes the size of a ball that had been laid out on photohosting and to Facebook, stirred the Internet. Members have put forward many versions about the origin of the eye. Some have suggested that it could belong to the deep-water squid. However, most immediately felt that it was an eye-sword ryby.

"Usually in the sea do not meet the eyes of animals. I am quite sure that this is just a big eye fish likely swordfish or marlin, "- said last week Sönke Johnsen, a biologist at the University of Dyuka.

Swordfish got its name for a long rostrum formed Premaxillaries. It reaches a length of 4 to 5 m and weighs 650 kg. This huge predator is able to swim at speeds up to 100 km / h. There are cases where swordfish pierced the side of the boats.

Source: www.utro.ru/articles/2012/10/16/1078070.shtml