So I'm on the Animal Planet channel watching this intriguing show about an octupi-like animal called the Swampus. Apparently, the Swampus's only real enemy is the Lurkfish because the Lurkfish has an electrical field which paralyzes its victims, and leaves them just alive enough to see themselves get eaten. Also, Swampus babies live in a leafy plant, filled with fresh water, but which the mama Swampus urinates in to keep the right salinity level...
So, I'm so intrigued I type in Swampus on yahoo to learn more and discover, that the whole damn show is completely made up! The Swampus is a fictional character and I'm thinking to myself, damn, ABC did the same damn thing to 9/11. File another one in the totally useless information box.
All you never wanted to know about the Swampus:
http://www.answers.com/topic/swampus