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353 views • December 14, 2021

How to Survive the Deep Sea | Adaptations Explained

Natural World Facts
Adaptations in the Deep Sea. NordVPN Christmas Deal! Go to https://nordvpn.com/naturalworldfacts to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount. 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 CHECK OUT OUR DEEP SEA WEBSITE: https://naturalworldfacts.com/deep-sea-hub/ 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! #deepsea #wildlife #nature #documentary #ocean #marinebiology #science #biology Bibliography: https://www.notesonzoology.com/adaptation/deep-sea-adaptation-characteristics-and-adaptive-character/2575 https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/deep-ocean-diversity-slideshow https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169534700889570 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1319350/#:~:text=The%20abilities%20of%20deep%2Dsea,and%20temperatures%2C%20and%20proteins%20show
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