How to Survive the Deep Sea
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Published 2021-12-14
The deep sea is a world of challenges. Pressure increases rapidly. In the mesopelagic zone, the light of the sun becomes a faint glow, and at 1,000 metres down, the midnight zone is bathed in darkness. And yet, even in this bitter uninviting world of cold shadows, a myriad of peculiar creatures have made their homes, dramatically adapting their anatomy, behaviours and physiologies in order to cope with the challenge of living here. In this film, we’ll take a look at the unique ways in which these otherworldly creatures have adapted to thrive as masters of the deep dark sea.
00:00 - An Introduction to Deep Sea Adaptations
01:55 - Anatomical Adaptations - How Adaptations Arise
03:16 - Anatomical Adaptations - Colour and Camouflage
04:58 - Anatomical Adaptations - Vision in the Depths
06:45 - Anatomical Adaptations - Coping Under Pressure
08:11 - Anatomical Adaptations - Gigantism in the Abyss
10:01 - Physiological Adaptations - An Overview
10:55 - Physiological Adaptations - Bioluminescence
12:26 - Physiological Adaptations - Fish that Produce Antifreeze
13:04 - Behavioural Adaptations - An Overview
13:21 - Behavioural Adaptations - The Ecological Interactions
14:22 - Behavioural Adaptations - Scavenging the Sinking Snow
16:00 - Behavioural Adaptations - Surviving on the Sunken Scraps
16:33 - Behavioural Adaptations - The Great Vertical Migration
17:19 - Behavioural Adaptations - Their Importance
17:55 - Conclusion: Nature's Experiment
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I do not own any of the footage. I write the script, narrate, and edit what footage I can find, which is allowed due to YouTube's 'Fair Use' policy as these films are for educational purposes. Footage used belongs to the incredible marine conservation societies of Schmidt Ocean Institute, MBARI, WHOI and the Ocean Exploration Institute, along with various other YouTube sources.
Music Used:
Midnight by Jorge Mendez
Fallen by Jorge Mendez
Changes by Jorge Mendez
Nights by Jorge Mendez
Will He by Jorge Mendez (Cover of a great song by Joji)
Fall by Jorge Mendez
As you can tell, all the music in this video was performed by Jorge Mendez, a fantastic musician with many compositions here on YouTube which he kindly makes available to other YouTubers for use in our projects :) Go give him some support!
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Bibliography:
www.notesonzoology.com/adaptation/deep-sea-adaptat…
ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/deep-ocean-d…
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016…
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1319350/#:~:text=The%20abi…
All Comments (21)
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Let’s take a moment to pay our respects to the creatures that had a bright light shined into their sensitive eyes
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I do most of my scuba diving in Northern/Western Europe where the twilight zone basically starts at 6 meters and where you’re surrounded by darkness at 40 meters, and it’s amazing to see how similar the species you encounter here look to genuine deep sea inhabitants. I could watch this channel all day!
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Ive been having the worst rapid anxiety attacks at night when the room is dark and the night is silent. My thoughts drown me into madness. But somehow - immersing myself with deep sea content calms me down. It's eerie yet calming. It helps me compartmentalize my messy thoughts for some reason.
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The deep see videos are my favorites! The surprisingly vast amount of life that is able to survive and even thrive down there is amazing.
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Unfortunately we will have to say our final goodbye to Sir David Attenborough and many more natural historians broadcaster's over time. I'm glad there are people such as yourself to carry the torch of fascination and conservation.
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17:30 the fact that deep sea creatures can surface to higher parts of the ocean at night is at once terrifying and exciting. the music composition for this video is beautifully done too
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Another great video. Using that 'Will He' cover was good- piano and base fit really well with the undersea clips.
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Never knew I needed a joji piano cover in the background of a deep sea documentary, but if fit very well. Surprised I recognized it lol, I guess it's pretty distinct. Absolutely stunning as always.
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honestly these videos are so beautifully put together. so enjoyable to watch, helps me to fall asleep when my mind is too loud
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I was listening to this with headphones and noticed a very subtle reverb on the voiceover. I don’t know if you’ve always done this or if it’s new to this video, but it definitely adds to the relaxing nature of your videos.
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This had no business being as beautiful as it was. Loved this video.
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The more I learn about this beautiful planet, the more I am just completely blown away by how incredible, how amazing it is. The Ocean life that emit bioluminescence are absolutely breathtaking! Thank you so much for educating and sharing with us another reason why earth is a gem 💎
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14:24 that piano joji song was immaculate and I was completely moved by it 😌
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You've truly outdone yourself with this one mate. A magnificent masterpiece from start to finish Leo. I always learn something new from your films. And I did, as always, in this one. But more so then info Leo, a true love for the ocean and the deep sea. Cheers brov.
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This cleanliness of the production and presentation, and the information contained within cannot be understated. This is exactly the material I search hours for. Thank you for the video.
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Something about the little orange fellow, motoring along at 18:11 made me smile. Some of these creatures are quite cute! Thanks for another wonderful video. I think yours are the only videos I've watched that don't play scary music and stupid action sound effects (even BBC does this) when showing deep sea creatures. I like how you take what others show as being nightmare fuel, and make us feel for these animals and their resilience with your gentle narration and music.
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You've put a great deal of work into this, and it really shows. I find myself wondering about pelagic creatures because of your channel, and have shared this curiosity with others; I fell in love with the vampire squid and its adaptations, namely the eyes. Anywho, thank you for sharing your passion with others. It truly is a privilege to be able to watch these quality videos/films 😌
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Your writing is beautiful and the entire piece is SO well done! You have quite the career ahead of you.
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Hands-down my favorite channel. It's just so well done, the editing, narration, and music are all superb! Much love 💛
