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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 mantis shrimp strikes with the force of a bullet. It sees 16 color channels. We see 3.
Who eats who
Apex predators on top. Energy flows down.
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