is the brand name for brine shrimp sold in hatching kits as novelty aquarium pets in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom since 1960. Sea-Monkeys are often sold in plastic aquariums which include a water purifier and food. They can also be sold as eggs in a packet. They are sold under the title "The Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys Ocean-Zoo". They are a variant of Artemia salina, a species of crustacean which enters cryptobiosis, a natural state of suspended animation, allowing their cysts to be distributed and sold as a dry powder. When these "eggs" are poured into saltwater, the Sea-Monkeys start to come out of their cysts.
Sea-Monkeys were originally marketed in 1957 by Harold von Braunhut as Instant Life, though Braunhut changed the name to "Sea-Monkeys" in May 1962. Braunhut also invented X-Ray glasses. Sea-Monkeys were known for their exaggerated advertisements and packaging, which featured smiling anthropomorphic creatures which were strictly for marketing and bore little resemblance to their true appearance. Sea-Monkeys were bred for their larger size and longer lifespan than the original breed of brine shrimp.
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