Scientists have some answers about the giant eyeball that washed
up on a South Florida beach last week. The huge, blue eyeball
most likely belonged to a large swordfish, the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Commission announced Monday. "Experts on site and
remotely have viewed and analyzed the eye, and based on its
color, size and structure, along with the presence of bone
around it, we believe the eye came from a swordfish," the
Orlando Sentinel quoted Joan Herrera, curator of collections at
the FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, as saying.
"Based on straight-line cuts visible around the eye, we believe
it was removed by a fisherman and discarded." A beachgoer found
the eyeball while taking a stroll along Pompano Beach north of
Fort Lauderdale. The discovery -- and resulting photo -- went
viral online and caused a buzz in the marine biology community,
according to The Associated Press. "Any time something weird and
crazy washes up on the beach, it's definitely interesting,"
Heather Bracken-Grissom, an assi