Beachgoers originally thought it was a big rock when they first spotted the 2.7m wide marine monster at Petrel Cove near Encounter Bay along South Australia s south coast.
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Researchers have filmed a pair of young ocean sunfish off Canada s coast and estimated them to measure 24 inches across — five times smaller than the size they reach in adulthood.