The Blue Planet: Hagfish and Sleeper Shark in Deep Sea
A mother continues her journey north, leaving behind the carcass of a cherished calf. The Blue Planet episode shows the attraction of hagfish and a sleeper shark to a decayed whale remains in the deep sea.
00:00:01 A mother bereft continues her journey north, leaving behind the carcass of a cherished calf. Killer whales hunted the calf for hours, but only consumed its lower jaw and tongue. The carcass will sink to the deep ocean floor where it will not be wasted.
π The mother bereft continues her migration north on her own, leaving behind the carcass of a cherished calf.
π A pod of fifteen killer whales spend over six hours trying to kill the calf, but only eat its lower jaw and tongue.
π The carcass sinks to the bottom of the deep sea, where its flesh will not go to waste.
00:01:06 The Blue Planet Episode 1 Part 14 shows the attraction of hagfish and a sleeper shark to the decayed remains of a whale in the deep sea.
π Hagfish, scavengers found in the deep sea, are attracted to the decay of a whale carcass.
π¦ A sleeper shark arrives, conserving energy and moving slowly.
β The settlement of the carcass attracts various marine organisms.
00:02:21 In a harsh environment, large sharks survive by going for months without food and scavenging on rare carcasses that arrive from above.
β The deep-sea scavengers rely on rare bonanzas for food.
π¦ The steeper sharks are large and can go for months without food.
π After 18 months, only a stripped bare skeleton is left of the carcass.
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