In the darkest ocean depths surrounding Antarctica lurks the majestic "headless chicken monster". This swimming sea cucumber, Enypniastes eximia, was first caught on film in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017. Our researchers got a surprise recently when another one popped up on camera in the Southern Ocean for the first time. The cameras were designed in partnership with the commercial longline fishing industry to assist in fisheries management. | Australian Antarctic Program

277K views · 574 reactions | HEADLESS CHICKEN MONSTER: A rarely-seen deep sea swimming cucumber called Enypniastes eximia — a.k.a. the "headless chicken monster" — was filmed for the first time in the Antarctic Ocean. It has only ever been filmed before in the Gulf of Mexico. | CBS News | Facebook

The reported "headless chicken monster" found floating in the deep Antarctic Ocean is really just a sea cucumber: https://on.whio.com/2PdBaOQ | WHIO