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by ddrt 2206 days ago
Don’t we discover 3k to 6k new species every year? Why is this even relevant given that scope?
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> The animal was spotted 7,000m down in the Java Trench - almost 2km deeper than the previous reliable recording.
We don't discover that many large animals. Also, this isn't about discovery.