While one thinks of the Cyclops of Greek mythology and Kabandha of Southeast Asian lore, a rare creature, dubbed a "One Eye Anomaly" by National Geographic was discovered in 2011. The "cyclops shark" was discovered by fisherman Enrique Lucero León and was instantly regarded as a cryptid and a hoax. However, after Enrique brought the specimen to National Geographic scientists, it was discovered that although the shark was not some unique species, it was an extremely rare and fascinating case of a bull shark featuring a congenital defect called cyclopia, which occurs in several animal species (including humans).
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