Weird-News: Real Life Murlocs

[arniejolt]

Doubt there's a real Night Elf Mohawk out there though...

It seems that Azeroth and Earth have more in common than pop culture references and noise pollution. Meet the handfish, an Earth-dwelling fish found in the waters of southeastern Australia that is oddly reminiscent our favorite aquatic Azerothians, the murlocs. As their name implies, handfish have hand-shaped fins which they use to walk on the ocean floor instead of swimming.

According to National Geographic, the handfish are no new discovery on Earth, but a recent scientific review evaluating the known populations of the fish have identified nine new species. The new species were determined on a number of traits, such as the number of vertebrae and fin rays, coloration and more.

Like murlocs, handfish are a scientific mystery in terms of behavior and biology, but unlike murlocs, this is due to their low population and small geographic occurrence. They are considered critically endangered, something Azeroth’s adventurers only wish they could say about murlocs.

From Going Pro Gaming, there's also a link to a video of one wandering about:
http://goingprogaming.com/mmos/mrghl...-life-murlocs/

[Elegy]

Totally thought you were talking about Morlocks. Damn.

[svartikins]

Totally thought you were talking about Morlocks. Damn.

Rather there be Morlocks than Murlocs.

[Wolfbeckett]

They identified nine new species, including Handfish Hunters, who catch their prey in nets while firing arrows at them, and Handfish Shaman, who fire lightning bolts at you while healing themselves and their allies. The worst though are the Handfish Runners, who go running to get help from their buddies as soon as you get them to less than 50% health.