00:07The largest sea sponge in the world has been documented in a recently published study.
00:12The organism is believed to be around 12 feet by 7 feet or as the U.S. National Oceanic and
00:18Atmospheric Administration describes in an article the size of a minivan.
00:25It was found during one of the agency's deep water expeditions last year around the Papahanaoamakuakea Marine National Monument off
00:33the Hawaiian Islands.
00:34While researchers do not know how old the organism is, it has been estimated to be up to 1,000
00:40years old due to the species' typically slow growth rate.
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