‘Does it taste like chicken’: Twitterati wonder over "headless chicken monster"

A deep-sea creature, also being called the “headless chicken monster”, was recently filmed by the latest camera technology developed by Australian researchers.

The unique creature was spotted in the Southern Ocean in Antarctica. A video of the unusual sea creature was also released on the government website.

“Some of the footage we are getting back from the cameras is breathtaking, including species we have never seen in this part of the world,” Australian Antarctic Division program leader Dr Dirk Welsford said in a statement.

“Behold the majestic “headless chicken monster” or Enypniasties eximia, spotted recently in the Southern Ocean for the first time on an Australian fisheries camera,” tweeted the official handle of Antarctic Division.

According to the government website, this is the first time this marine animal has been sighted in the Southern Ocean waters. Previously, it was spotted in the Gulf of Mexico and scientists recently captured video of this bizarre, hen-mimicking swimmer for the first time.

The strange, pinkish-red creature with a body like a plump-breasted and decapitated chicken, is neither a chicken nor a monster, but rather the swimming sea cucumber Enypniastes eximia.

The video clip of the “headless chicken monster” has created quite a buzz on social media, with many still curious about the sea creature.

The team is using the camera system, which was developed for commercial longline fishing, to gather information for the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).

However, the name given to the unusual species has also triggered hilarious reactions. While some wondered how many legs this chicken would have, others questioned whether this tasted like chicken or not.

Behold the majestic “headless chicken monster” or Enypniasties eximia, spotted recently in the Southern Ocean for the first time on an Australian fisheries camera. https://t.co/jQHv5L0uE3 pic.twitter.com/ZeChEiivCy

— Antarctic Division (@AusAntarctic) October 20, 2018

Why do we keep being told this monster is a headless chicken when in the photo it looks exactly like a chickenless head pic.twitter.com/qGxsRPaL3n

— Edmund Griffiths (@EdmundGriffiths) October 23, 2018

The question is does it taste like chicken? 🤔 https://t.co/MnZAu0JE01

— Ernesto Rosas (@_ernestorosas) October 23, 2018

“Uh oh…I think they’re onto us..” pic.twitter.com/ZjTI44bGg4

— DeadGuy Plays: (@DeadGuyPlays) October 22, 2018

Headless chicken escapes from Australian Kitchen. Check it out. https://t.co/UwGKoBp4HK

— Joel Sebastian. K (@Joelsebastian_k) October 23, 2018

It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a “headless chicken monster”! https://t.co/raBn7V79SN

— Leigh Boardman (@biologicalLeigh) October 23, 2018

How many legs do chickens have in Oz??? https://t.co/h844QU7kPb

— WeeHalfPint-of-Blood 🌙👹🎃👹🌙 (@weehalfpintt) October 23, 2018

so ur telling me that the "headless chicken monster" is real but mermaids & sirens arent. smh. https://t.co/rwbLRnsC7x

— laur🎃👻 (@laurendifiore_) October 23, 2018

Not to be “that guy,” but this is clearly a “bodyless chicken monster,” not headless. pic.twitter.com/BOLOLDxBhu

— (There Are No Spooky Puns For) Sinko (@23Syncope) October 22, 2018