to study seal habitat ecologist dr. Frank Parrish needed to know what was
Frank Parrish needed to know what was
Frank Parrish needed to know what was going on beyond the beach
going on beyond the beach
going on beyond the beach on an earlier mission he turned to
on an earlier mission he turned to
on an earlier mission he turned to national Geographics Crittercam
Crittercam is a recording device once
Crittercam is a recording device once attached to an animal it records its
attached to an animal it records its
attached to an animal it records its every move
every move
every move this gave us the opportunity to
this gave us the opportunity to
this gave us the opportunity to basically follow the seal into the water
we found that they were going right off
we found that they were going right off shore and they were sleeping 50% of the
shore and they were sleeping 50% of the
shore and they were sleeping 50% of the time that they’re away from the beach
time that they’re away from the beach
time that they’re away from the beach they weren’t eating they were sleeping I
they weren’t eating they were sleeping I
they weren’t eating they were sleeping I was that was a shock
Frank had no idea how deep the riddle of
Frank had no idea how deep the riddle of monk Ziya life was about to get
the seals headed into the murky depths
the seals headed into the murky depths too dark for the camera to see I would
too dark for the camera to see I would
too dark for the camera to see I would start but satellite tags showed the
start but satellite tags showed the
start but satellite tags showed the seals clustering over one specific
seals clustering over one specific
seals clustering over one specific location
Frank and other experts joined the
Frank and other experts joined the University of Hawaii to investigate
in a deep sea submarine they plunge into
in a deep sea submarine they plunge into darkness down an incredible 1,600 feet
that’s pretty much barren is boring
that’s pretty much barren is boring there’s not much to say
then suddenly oh what’s that oh look at
then suddenly oh what’s that oh look at that
that
that there’s life as a big dream we came to
there’s life as a big dream we came to
there’s life as a big dream we came to these things that were sticking up there
these things that were sticking up there
these things that were sticking up there kind of like pinnacles off the bottom
kind of like pinnacles off the bottom
kind of like pinnacles off the bottom and then they were completely encrusted
and then they were completely encrusted
and then they were completely encrusted with these big beautiful gold corals you
with these big beautiful gold corals you
with these big beautiful gold corals you got down there you were looking at what
got down there you were looking at what
got down there you were looking at what the seals were feeding at
the seals were feeding at
the seals were feeding at here fish can’t hide from seals in the
here fish can’t hide from seals in the
here fish can’t hide from seals in the coral they’re easier to catch open
coral they’re easier to catch open
coral they’re easier to catch open bottom sand places loose rock that they
bottom sand places loose rock that they
bottom sand places loose rock that they can flip over I mean they’re finding
can flip over I mean they’re finding
can flip over I mean they’re finding habitats that they can get at the fish
oh my god
oh my god a monk seal at the bottom of the world
a monk seal at the bottom of the world
a monk seal at the bottom of the world foraging for food
this discovery radically changes the way
this discovery radically changes the way scientists must view where seals live
their habitat must be protected beyond
their habitat must be protected beyond the beaches beyond the shallow corals
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