Softball Size Eyeball May Belong to Swordfish

Softball Size Eyeball Washes Up On Beach (Associated Press)
Softball Size Eyeball Washes Up On Beach (Associated Press)
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Updated: 10/16/2012 12:22 pm
Remember that huge eyeball that washed up in Florida last week? Well, it turns out, it may have belonged to a swordfish. At least, that's what Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials say.

In a statement, the agency said experts made the determination based on the size, color and structure of the eye.

The agency says cuts on the bone around the eye suggest an angler may have cut the eye out of a swordfish and tossed it overboard. A D-N-A test is being done to confirm the agency's findings.

The FWC posted pictures of the big eye last Thursday after it was found by a man on Pompano Beach.
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HammeringHank - 10/16/2012 2:21 PM
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It could be a new race of giant humans that live on the sea floor??

zookeeper - 10/16/2012 1:00 PM
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Isn't testing it kind of a waste of money they could use for something more important? As long as it's not human, why does it matter WHAT it came from?

jasonp162 - 10/15/2012 11:41 AM
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It belongs to Architeuthis (Giant squid)

buckylastard - 10/14/2012 11:22 AM
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Looks as if it is insured by Allstate.

Lee62 - 10/12/2012 10:16 PM
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It's Fatty Big Eye's eye; "I see you lookin' at my eye".

hostaholiday - 10/12/2012 6:38 PM
1 Vote
No matter where you lean, it's always watching you!

tcates - 10/12/2012 4:07 PM
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Looks like a Pok-E Ball

Ammys2Cuties - 10/12/2012 11:37 AM
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Ewwww, I can't look it in the eye!

TheObserver - 10/12/2012 10:43 AM
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I'm watching.....

Lee62 - 10/12/2012 9:45 AM
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The eye of the Kraken!!!!!!
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