00:00An anglerfish from the deep sea got to see sunlight for the first time, and it's honestly pretty adorable.
00:05This black sea devil angler was spotted by the Canary Islands,
00:08which was surprising because these fish usually go their whole lives without ever seeing sunlight.
00:12Despite its badass name and fearsome appearance, it's only about 6 inches long.
00:16See, it's so tiny.
00:17Normally, this fish stays between 200 to 2,000 meters deep in the ocean and never leaves that depth.
00:23It lives in pitch black darkness and relies on its glowing light to catch prey.
00:26Why was this fish so far from home, and why is the internet getting so emotional over it?
00:31It appeared to be in some sort of distress, like it was sick or being chased by a predator, or it just swam up by accident.
00:37The whole saga has a lot of tiktokers in their feelings.
00:40I think part of its original appeal was that people were confused about its eye positions.
00:43People were thinking that it was like smiling up at the surface, when it was actually facing straight upwards.
00:48People are waxing poetic about this fish, pause to read.
00:51Like this person who wrote that she swam for weeks just to see the sunlight once before she died.
00:56This person got a tattoo of it.
00:57I mean, we can't adult today, an anglerfish died.
01:00However, it's worth noting that this type of fish is basically blind because it usually lives in complete darkness.
01:05Comment what the journey of this anglerfish means to you, whether that's sadness or awe or wistfulness.
01:11Or maybe just the melancholy of a wild creature from the deep sea seeing the sunlight for the very first time.
01:16Thanks.
01:17Thanks, guys.
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