In a river of South Africa, a patterned creature with a “sickle shaped” mouth swam through the “dark peat-stained” waters.

A fisherman at Lady Bird Lake in Austin landed a lake-record largemouth bass and then loaned it to state wildlife officials.

In a hard-to-reach cave of northeastern India, a “slender” river creature with “fleshy” lips tucked itself under a rock. A flash of bright light startled it. It swam away “fast” — but not fast enough.