This month, a 64-year-old tourist named Robert Hayes encountered an oarfish on Playa El Quemado in Baja California Sur. Initially mistaken for an alligator or a shark, the long, deep-sea creature displayed unusual behavior by swimming toward the shore and eventually attempting to bury itself in the rocks. After a local fisherman recognized the fish and expressed concern, he tried to coax it back into the water. Ultimately, he decided to take it to a marine biologist, emphasizing the oarfish's rarity and the distress it showed during the encounter.
The fisherman quickly identified the creature as an oarfish, saying, 'He's come up here to die,' illustrating the fish's rare and distressing behavior.
Hayes explained his initial confusion, saying, 'What are you doing?' as he filmed the peculiar sighting of the oarfish on the beach.
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