Mystery fish: secrets of the coelacanth

In 1938, off the coast of South Africa, a woman found a strange blue fish with four stubby fins, pointed spines, and a funny looking tail-it was a coelacanth!

Until that very moment, the world had believed that coelacanths were extinct.

Suddenly, scientists around the world were excited-could more of these unusual creatures be found and studied?

Discover how scientists worked to solve the mystery of these extraordinary fish.