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Global pelagic
Deep Ocean
Earth's largest habitat. Pressure measured in tons. Almost everything down here glows.
Species
2,200,000
Plant species
220,000
Endangered
10%
Pressure
50% reef-grade marine biomass since 1970
Surprise of the day
The pistol shrimp snaps its claw so fast it creates a cavitation bubble that briefly reaches 4,700 °C — hotter than the surface of the sun.
Who eats who
Apex predators on top. Energy flows down.
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