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Some of these ocean vagrants may offer protection, |
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like this pyrosome is doing for the shrimp. |
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In the world's deepest ocean, |
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averaging over two and a half miles deep, |
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new species are constantly being discovered. |
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Like this seahorse, never filmed before. |
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At dawn, |
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these little-known creatures retreat into the safety of the abyss. |
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But there are some predators that can follow them down. |
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Short-finned pilot whales are accomplished deep-sea divers. |
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Leaving the barren upper layers behind, |
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they can swim over half a mile down |
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and use their sonar to track the huge shoals of squid. |
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But they too are being tracked. |
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Oceanic whitetip sharks, three metres long, |
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and completely at home in the open ocean. |
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They may not be able to dive deep enough |
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to catch the squid themselves, |
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but that won't stop them hanging around for scraps. |
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Or maybe they're sizing up the calf. |
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This one, however, is well guarded by the bulls. |
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But in the endless blue, |
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where the odds of finding a meal are so low, |
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even the slimmest opportunity is worth a try. |
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Perhaps this is why |
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the oceanic whitetip is thought to be responsible |
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for more attacks on shipwrecked sailors than any other shark in the Pacific. |
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