these aren’t Christmas lights this isn’t a mutant lobster and this fearsome
a mutant lobster and this fearsome
a mutant lobster and this fearsome looking creature is not something you’d
looking creature is not something you’d
looking creature is not something you’d ever find at the end of your fishing
ever find at the end of your fishing
ever find at the end of your fishing hook these are some of the rarely seen
hook these are some of the rarely seen
hook these are some of the rarely seen sea creatures found deep in the ocean in
sea creatures found deep in the ocean in
sea creatures found deep in the ocean in a world of total darkness using ultra
a world of total darkness using ultra
a world of total darkness using ultra sophisticated photographic and sampling
sophisticated photographic and sampling
sophisticated photographic and sampling techniques scientists working for the
techniques scientists working for the
techniques scientists working for the census of marine life have inventoried
census of marine life have inventoried
census of marine life have inventoried an astonishing diversity of life beyond
an astonishing diversity of life beyond
an astonishing diversity of life beyond the oceans photic zone the part of the
the oceans photic zone the part of the
the oceans photic zone the part of the ocean that’s too deep for light to seep
ocean that’s too deep for light to seep
ocean that’s too deep for light to seep through the census of marine life is a
through the census of marine life is a
through the census of marine life is a 10-year long international research
10-year long international research
10-year long international research program aimed at cataloguing the
program aimed at cataloguing the
program aimed at cataloguing the diversity and distribution of marine
diversity and distribution of marine
diversity and distribution of marine life over 2000 scientists from 82
life over 2000 scientists from 82
life over 2000 scientists from 82 countries are participated in the effort
countries are participated in the effort
countries are participated in the effort five of the censuses 14 field projects
five of the censuses 14 field projects
five of the censuses 14 field projects plumb the ocean depths beyond the photic
plumb the ocean depths beyond the photic
plumb the ocean depths beyond the photic zone the results have been astonishing
zone the results have been astonishing
zone the results have been astonishing thus far over 5,700 species have been
thus far over 5,700 species have been
thus far over 5,700 species have been identified thriving in a world that has
identified thriving in a world that has
identified thriving in a world that has never known light they’re a diverse
never known light they’re a diverse
never known light they’re a diverse assortment of creatures exotic cousins
assortment of creatures exotic cousins
assortment of creatures exotic cousins to species that live closer to the ocean
to species that live closer to the ocean
to species that live closer to the ocean surface such as crabs shrimp worms and
surface such as crabs shrimp worms and
surface such as crabs shrimp worms and jellyfish they feed mostly on marine
jellyfish they feed mostly on marine
jellyfish they feed mostly on marine snow fine particles of decaying plants
snow fine particles of decaying plants
snow fine particles of decaying plants and animals that drift to the bottom of
and animals that drift to the bottom of
and animals that drift to the bottom of the ocean
the ocean
the ocean they’re a hardy bunch these deep sea
they’re a hardy bunch these deep sea
they’re a hardy bunch these deep sea dwellers these fish call horns Ruffy can
dwellers these fish call horns Ruffy can
dwellers these fish call horns Ruffy can live to be 100 years old
live to be 100 years old
live to be 100 years old this fella is known as the Wildcat
this fella is known as the Wildcat
this fella is known as the Wildcat tubeworm because like the wildcatters of
tubeworm because like the wildcatters of
tubeworm because like the wildcatters of old Texas it drills for oil when it hits
old Texas it drills for oil when it hits
old Texas it drills for oil when it hits a gusher it dines on chemicals found in
a gusher it dines on chemicals found in
a gusher it dines on chemicals found in the decomposing oil then there are the
the decomposing oil then there are the
the decomposing oil then there are the Dumbo octopus given that name because
Dumbo octopus given that name because
Dumbo octopus given that name because they flop a pair of large ear like fins
they flop a pair of large ear like fins
they flop a pair of large ear like fins to swim like Dumbo the cartoon elephant
to swim like Dumbo the cartoon elephant
to swim like Dumbo the cartoon elephant add up to five feet long they are among
add up to five feet long they are among
add up to five feet long they are among the largest of deep-sea creatures but
the largest of deep-sea creatures but
the largest of deep-sea creatures but not much is known about them the Dumbo’s
not much is known about them the Dumbo’s
not much is known about them the Dumbo’s are poorly known so we are trying to
are poorly known so we are trying to
are poorly known so we are trying to figure out how many species there are
figure out how many species there are
figure out how many species there are and how to tell them apart
and how to tell them apart
and how to tell them apart for example this Dumbo may be a species
for example this Dumbo may be a species
for example this Dumbo may be a species new to science
the sea cucumber is a distant cousin of
the sea cucumber is a distant cousin of the starfish that uses 15 tentacles to
the starfish that uses 15 tentacles to
the starfish that uses 15 tentacles to sweep the oceans to trite us into its
sweep the oceans to trite us into its
sweep the oceans to trite us into its mouth at the end of its meal it changes
mouth at the end of its meal it changes
mouth at the end of its meal it changes shape and flies off to find another
shape and flies off to find another
shape and flies off to find another nutritious mud bath by the time the
nutritious mud bath by the time the
nutritious mud bath by the time the census of marine life wraps up its
census of marine life wraps up its
census of marine life wraps up its mission next fall the five deep-sea
mission next fall the five deep-sea
mission next fall the five deep-sea projects will have embarked on more than
projects will have embarked on more than
projects will have embarked on more than 200 expeditions the results of the
200 expeditions the results of the
200 expeditions the results of the census will be announced in London next
census will be announced in London next
census will be announced in London next October
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