04-25-2018, 04:45 AM
Extinct
rush of the current
bell inflates beneath water
tone struck in silence
Once thought to be safe, the Grocery Bag Jellyfish found it's way to the endangered species list. Ironically, replacing its greatest enemy, the leatherback sea turtle, who had consumed the jellyfish in great quantity, and had recently been deemed extinct. Scientists expressed alarm at the risk to an animal with no current predators.
rush of the current
bell inflates beneath water
tone struck in silence
Once thought to be safe, the Grocery Bag Jellyfish found it's way to the endangered species list. Ironically, replacing its greatest enemy, the leatherback sea turtle, who had consumed the jellyfish in great quantity, and had recently been deemed extinct. Scientists expressed alarm at the risk to an animal with no current predators.
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