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- ♪ The music's playing ♪
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- ♪ I've got to move on, to go out ♪
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- ♪ No more delaying ♪
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- ♪ Pack my things up, carefree ♪
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- ♪ Adventures waitin' ♪
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- ♪ I'm heading out, heading out
- to see the rest of the world ♪
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- ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
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- ♪ So kick it up, stir it up
- alive will make you feel ♪
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- - Are we there yet, Dr. Fishbone?
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- - Patience, PeeWee, patience.
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- - Where are we going again?
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- - Today
- we're going to visit
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- some underwater creatures
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- that live in a colorful
- magic kingdom called Brazil.
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- - Brazil, what is that?
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- - Brazil is largest country
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- in both Latin and South America.
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- It's the world's fifth largest country
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- by both population and area.
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- And also, the largest with Portuguese
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- as its official language.
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- With an impressive coastline
- spanning over 4,600 miles,
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- Brazil contains a vast
- tropical rain forest
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- that's home to diverse wildlife
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- and myriad ecological systems.
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- This unique environment makes it one
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- of only 17 megadiverse
- countries in the world,
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- and the subject of many
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- global environmental protection interests.
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- - Sounds like a great
- place to find new creatures
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- for our beastie-o-pedia.
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- - It is indeed.
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- - Tell me more about Brazil, Doctor.
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- - Sure thing PeeWee.
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- Brazil's rich wildlife
- reflects its impressive variety
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- of natural habitats.
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- In fact, scientists have
- estimated that the total number
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- of Brazil's plant and animal
- life could top four million.
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- And its Amazon basin is home
- to an extremely diverse array
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- of fish species, including
- the red-bellied piranha,
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- which has a savage reputation,
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- but is in actually, a
- very timid scavenger.
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- - It's beautiful here, beautiful water,
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- and tons of different animal
- species everywhere you look.
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- - That there is!
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- Brazil boasts a seemingly
- endless roster of creatures
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- that call it home.
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- Creatures like the blue poison dart frog,
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- the toco toucan, the Pantanal jaguar,
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- the golden lion tamarin, and Lear's macaw,
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- are only a few whom we can
- spot on any given day here.
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- - What underwater beasties are
- we looking for, Dr. Fishbone?
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- - A stingray, PeeWee,
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- we're looking for a stingray.
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- - What does a stingray look like?
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- - Why the stingray is a cartilaginous fish
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- related to the shark.
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- It generally has one
- or more barbed stingers
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- which are mainly used for
- defense as opposed to attack,
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- but these stingers can
- reach 14 inches long
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- and contain venom, so they mean business.
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- And a rare few species of a stingray
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- do not have stingers at all.
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- Wait, I see on right over there.
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- One very interesting
- fact about the stingray
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- is the array of species in its family.
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- The stingray contains about
- 220 different known species.
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- And unfortunately, it's currently
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- on the endangered species list,
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- primarily as a result
- of unregulated fishing.
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- - Endangered?
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- Aw, I hate to hear that, Doctor.
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- But the fact that there are
- so many stingrays in existence
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- has to be a good thing, right?
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- - It's always good to see
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- a big number of animal species, PeeWee.
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- And despite their issues,
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- stingrays are not in danger
- of disappearing tomorrow.
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- They also have many ways
- of ensuring their survival
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- aside from their sheer numbers.
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- Stingrays flattened bodies allow them
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- to effectively hide themselves
- in their environments
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- by agitating the sand at
- the bottom of the water
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- and camouflaging themselves in it.
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- - Rad creature!
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- - You said it, kid,
- whatever that means, uh.
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- The stingray also cannot see its prey,
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- instead using smell and
- sensitive electroreceptors,
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- much like a shark, to hone
- in and attack their prey.
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- They mainly feed on mollusks, crustaceans,
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- and sometimes small fish.
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- Some stingrays have shell-crushing
- plates in their mouths
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- while others have only
- strong sucking mouth parts.
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- - Radical riptide rolls,
- that's news to me.
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- How do most stingrays usually
- catch their prey, Doctor?
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- - One
- common predatory technique
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- that's been observed
- amongst stingrays, PeeWee,
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- is their tendency to ambush.
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- They seek out suitable hiding spots,
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- such as sand or coral, algae or rocks,
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- that match its particular color patterns,
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- and then lie in wait for
- their prey to appear.
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- - Anchovy ambush, that's amazing.
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- Let's go look for the
- next animal, Dr. Fishbone.
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- What will it be?
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- - Ah, looking low,
- looking lower, and lower,
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- we're trying to spot a hermit crab.
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- - Look, is
- that what I think it is?
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- - Good sighting, PeeWee,
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- meet the somewhat reclusive hermit crab.
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- - Wowsa, what's the hermit crab
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- hiding from, Doctor?
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- Does he owe somebody money?
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- - No, he
- probably doesn't deal
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- with money, PeeWee.
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- The hermit crab is a decapod crustacean
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- that possesses an asymmetrical abdomen,
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- concealed in a scavenged gastropod shell
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- that it carries around.
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- - That's crazy, so
- the hermit crab steals shells
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- to hide in then moves around in them.
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- - That's right, PeeWee,
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- the hermit's soft abdomen is
- very vulnerable to predators.
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- And it uses a variety
- of commandeered shells
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- as shelter and shielding
- itself from attacks.
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- - So the hermit crab lives
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- its life in hiding, basically?
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- - In a sense, yes.
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- Most frequently, they use the shells
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- of sea snails in which to hide.
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- Although, some species use
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- hollow pieces of wood or even rock.
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- The tips of their abdomens are adapted
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- to clasp strongly to these shells
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- keeping the hermit crab
- safe and secure inside.
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- - Camouflage clambake,
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- do they ever emerge from
- their shells, Doctor?
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- How does the hermit eat?
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- - Well, as hermit crabs grow
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- they require larger and
- larger shells, PeeWee.
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- So yes, they do emerge if only
- to switch housing sometimes.
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- In the wild hermits eat a variety of food
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- from fallen fruit, to decaying wood,
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- to leaf litter, plants and grasses,
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- to items squashed up on shore.
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- Hermits are not fussy eaters,
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- and have even been
- observed eating poop, ugh.
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- - Gross, tell me more about
- the hermit crabs, Dr. Fishbone.
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- - Happy to, PeeWee.
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- Hermit crabs can survive
- anywhere from 12 to 20 years,
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- and grow as big as coconuts.
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- The shell-less hermit crab,
- also known as the coconut crab,
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- is world's largest
- terrestrial invertebrate.
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- - Plankton platitudes, is
- the hermit crab related
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- to the king crab, Doctor?
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- - Excellent question, PeeWee.
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- That's a fishbone of contention
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- among scientists and researchers
- who argue to this day
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- over whether the king and hermit crabs
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- should be classified in the same genus.
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- Some say yes and some say no.
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- - Rub my fish belly,
- that's mackerel madness.
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- The hermit crab is really interesting.
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- Whoa, look at that sea creature.
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- - Ah, yes,
- allow me to introduce
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- the sea urchin, lad.
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- - Tell me moray, Dr. Fishbone.
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- - The sea urchin is small
- spiny globular animal
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- that moves slowly,
- feeding mainly on algae.
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- Urchin is an old word for the hedgehog
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- which sea urchins actually resemble.
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- - Let's hear it for the urchin, hip, hip,
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- a hedgehog in the ocean?
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- Are they preyed upon frequently, Doctor?
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- - Oh, they have their predators
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- for sure, PeeWee.
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- Sea otter, starfish,
- triggerfish, wolf eels,
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- and others hunt the sea urchin,
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- making life tricky if
- they don't stay on guard.
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- The sea urchin typically grows to anywhere
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- from two to five inches.
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- Although the largest
- example of the species
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- has been recorded at 14 inches.
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- - That's a good bit of information
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- for our underwater beastie-o-pedia.
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- - Indeed.
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- - Whoa, look at the gnarly
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- sea creature, Dr. Fishbone.
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- - Ah,
- that's a lobster, kid.
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- - Totally amazing.
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- - They are!
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- Lobsters have long bodies
- with muscular tails
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- and live in crevices on the ocean floor.
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- Three of their five
- pairs of legs have claws.
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- And they're highly prized
- as seafood to humans,
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- commonly being one of the
- most profitable commodities
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- of the coastal areas that they populate.
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- - Sounds like a lobster's
- life is perilous, Doctor,
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- so many people want to catch and eat them.
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- What do they eat?
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- - Lobsters
- like to eat clams, mussels,
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- starfish, small fish, and
- sometimes even other lobsters.
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- Lobsters have teeth but
- not in their mouths,
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- in their stomachs.
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- Their food is chewed in their stomachs
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- between what appear to be three molars.
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- - Chew-tastic.
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- - Right, lobsters generally grow
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- anywhere from 10 to 20 inches long,
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- moving by crawling slowly
- along the sea floor.
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- However, when fleeing, they
- move rapidly backwards,
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- curling and uncurling their abdomen.
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- A speed of 11 miles per
- hour has been recorded.
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- 00:11:04,775 --> 00:11:06,850
- - Whoa, has the lobster always been
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- a popular delicacy with people?
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- - Ah, in North America
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- the lobster didn't achieve popularity
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- until the mid-19th century
- when elite New Yorkers
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- and Bostonians developed a taste for it.
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- Commercial lobster
- fisheries only flourished
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- after the invention of the lobster smack,
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- a custom made boat designed
- to keep lobsters alive
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- in on-deck holding wells during transport.
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- Prior to this time,
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- lobsters were considered
- a mark of poverty,
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- or food for the poor, indentured servants,
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- or low class members of society.
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- How times have changed.
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- - Bourgeoisie blasphemy,
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- totally awesome sea creature facts.
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- 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,475
- - Another
- interesting factoid
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- about lobsters is that they
- live alone in crevices,
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- 00:12:01,742 --> 00:12:04,644
- in rocky, sandy, or muddy bottoms,
- 234
- 00:12:04,644 --> 00:12:09,013
- everywhere from the shoreline
- to the continental shelf.
- 235
- 00:12:09,013 --> 00:12:12,147
- - Wild and wooly
- seaweed, I never knew that.
- 236
- 00:12:12,147 --> 00:12:14,803
- Can lobsters see very well, Doctor?
- 237
- 00:12:14,803 --> 00:12:17,096
- - Because they live in murky environments
- 238
- 00:12:17,096 --> 00:12:21,929
- on the seafloor, lobsters
- use their antennae as sensors
- 239
- 00:12:21,929 --> 00:12:25,092
- which take precedence over their eyesight.
- 240
- 00:12:25,092 --> 00:12:27,574
- So their not great with optics,
- 241
- 00:12:27,574 --> 00:12:31,217
- but they compensate with superior senses.
- 242
- 00:12:31,217 --> 00:12:33,785
- - There are certainly a lot
- of interesting sea creatures
- 243
- 00:12:33,785 --> 00:12:35,745
- living in Brazil, Dr. Fishbone.
- 244
- 00:12:35,745 --> 00:12:38,241
- - There certainly are, PeeWee,
- 245
- 00:12:38,241 --> 00:12:41,695
- interesting sea creatures, indeed.
- 246
- 00:12:41,695 --> 00:12:46,551
- Ha, ha, but know you must
- get turbo fins on, PeeWee,
- 247
- 00:12:46,551 --> 00:12:48,278
- for it's time to move on
- 248
- 00:12:48,278 --> 00:12:52,066
- to our next destination, Saint Croix.
- 249
- 00:12:52,066 --> 00:12:55,215
- - Oh, yippee, I just
- can't wait to get there.
- 250
- 00:12:55,215 --> 00:12:57,262
- - Let's get going then, PeeWee,
- 251
- 00:12:57,262 --> 00:13:00,679
- great adventures in the sea are awaiting.
- 252
- 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:05,113
- - Ahoy, the
- sights we're off to see
- 253
- 00:13:05,113 --> 00:13:08,857
- with Dr. Fishbone and
- his assistant PeeWee.
- 254
- 00:13:08,857 --> 00:13:11,310
- Together, they search the ocean deep
- 255
- 00:13:11,310 --> 00:13:14,865
- always looking for new fish to meet,
- 256
- 00:13:14,865 --> 00:13:18,029
- new species to find and catalog
- 257
- 00:13:18,029 --> 00:13:21,526
- for their beastie-o-pedia Ocean Guide.
- 258
- 00:13:21,526 --> 00:13:25,155
- - Think we'll ever complete
- our research, Dr. Fishbone?
- 259
- 00:13:25,155 --> 00:13:27,537
- - Probably not, PeeWee.
- 260
- 00:13:27,537 --> 00:13:31,668
- I've already cataloged
- over a million sea creature
- 261
- 00:13:31,668 --> 00:13:36,327
- and plant species, and I'm
- always discovering more.
- 262
- 00:13:36,327 --> 00:13:38,577
- It's a bit ocean out there.
- 263
- 00:13:40,260 --> 00:13:42,451
- - Are we there yet, Dr. Fishbone?
- 264
- 00:13:42,451 --> 00:13:45,717
- - You ask a lot of
- questions for a young fish,
- 265
- 00:13:45,717 --> 00:13:46,790
- you know that?
- 266
- 00:13:46,790 --> 00:13:51,522
- Just relax, I'll
- take you where you need to go
- 267
- 00:13:51,522 --> 00:13:55,150
- and tell you what you
- need to know, you follow?
- 268
- 00:13:55,150 --> 00:13:56,483
- - Uh, sure, man.
- 269
- 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,242
- Where are we going again?
- 270
- 00:13:59,242 --> 00:14:04,104
- - Today we're going to visit
- some underwater creatures
- 271
- 00:14:04,104 --> 00:14:08,283
- that live in a sweet spot
- known as Saint Croix.
- 272
- 00:14:08,283 --> 00:14:10,547
- - Saint Croix, tell me about it.
- 273
- 00:14:10,547 --> 00:14:13,755
- - Patience PeeWee, Saint Croix is
- 274
- 00:14:13,755 --> 00:14:17,804
- one of the largest islands
- in the Caribbean Sea,
- 275
- 00:14:17,804 --> 00:14:21,553
- but its capital, Charlotte Amalie, is
- 276
- 00:14:21,553 --> 00:14:24,683
- actually located on Saint Thomas.
- 277
- 00:14:24,683 --> 00:14:27,875
- Saint Croix's nickname is Twin City
- 278
- 00:14:27,875 --> 00:14:29,805
- for the two towns that are found
- 279
- 00:14:29,805 --> 00:14:32,389
- on opposite ends of the island.
- 280
- 00:14:32,389 --> 00:14:36,409
- Weather wise, trade winds
- blow the length of Saint Croix
- 281
- 00:14:36,409 --> 00:14:39,732
- and the western hills receive considerably
- 282
- 00:14:39,732 --> 00:14:41,720
- more rainfall than the east
- 283
- 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:46,074
- which is a dry desert
- terrain featuring cactus.
- 284
- 00:14:46,074 --> 00:14:51,037
- Meanwhile, the west is lush
- with trees and vegetation.
- 285
- 00:14:51,037 --> 00:14:53,998
- - Sounds like a great
- place to find new creatures
- 286
- 00:14:53,998 --> 00:14:56,088
- for our beastie-o-pedia.
- 287
- 00:14:56,088 --> 00:14:58,497
- - It is indeed.
- 288
- 00:14:58,497 --> 00:15:00,369
- - Tell me more about Saint Croix.
- 289
- 00:15:00,369 --> 00:15:03,286
- - I said patience, PeeWee.
- 290
- 00:15:03,286 --> 00:15:05,158
- Despite being an island,
- 291
- 00:15:05,158 --> 00:15:07,639
- Saint Croix has a decided lack
- 292
- 00:15:07,639 --> 00:15:09,816
- of fresh ground water, streams,
- 293
- 00:15:09,816 --> 00:15:11,558
- and rivers running through it.
- 294
- 00:15:11,558 --> 00:15:15,505
- So much so, that many
- residential homes and businesses
- 295
- 00:15:15,505 --> 00:15:19,422
- feature built-in cisterns
- to harvest rainwater.
- 296
- 00:15:20,570 --> 00:15:22,152
- - It's beautiful here.
- 297
- 00:15:22,152 --> 00:15:24,155
- What can you tell me
- about the underwater life
- 298
- 00:15:24,155 --> 00:15:25,577
- in Saint Croix, Doctor?
- 299
- 00:15:25,577 --> 00:15:29,786
- - Saint Croix is famous
- for its beautiful beaches
- 300
- 00:15:29,786 --> 00:15:32,286
- and magical underwater worlds.
- 301
- 00:15:33,959 --> 00:15:35,376
- Let's go explore.
- 302
- 00:15:36,235 --> 00:15:39,973
- - What underwater beasties are
- we looking for, Dr. Fishbone?
- 303
- 00:15:39,973 --> 00:15:42,444
- - Keep
- your wits about you PeeWee
- 304
- 00:15:42,444 --> 00:15:46,777
- because today we're seeking
- the notorious moray eel.
- 305
- 00:15:48,361 --> 00:15:52,528
- You heard it right, we're
- looking for a moray eel.
- 306
- 00:15:53,367 --> 00:15:55,366
- - Yeah, exciting!
- 307
- 00:15:55,366 --> 00:15:58,455
- What does a moray eel
- look like, Dr. Fishbone?
- 308
- 00:15:58,455 --> 00:16:01,705
- - The moray
- eel has two sets of jaws
- 309
- 00:16:01,705 --> 00:16:04,205
- and can weigh up to 66 pounds.
- 310
- 00:16:05,997 --> 00:16:10,125
- Most are nocturnal animals
- and some display blunt teeth
- 311
- 00:16:10,125 --> 00:16:12,547
- for crushing hard-shelled prey.
- 312
- 00:16:12,547 --> 00:16:15,522
- The green moray is actually brown,
- 313
- 00:16:15,522 --> 00:16:18,236
- and the long fin on their backs is
- 314
- 00:16:18,236 --> 00:16:22,056
- actually a fusion of three smaller ones.
- 315
- 00:16:22,056 --> 00:16:24,806
- Wait, I see one right over there!
- 316
- 00:16:26,396 --> 00:16:30,232
- One interesting fact about moray eels is
- 317
- 00:16:30,232 --> 00:16:34,442
- that they are often regarded
- as particularly vicious
- 318
- 00:16:34,442 --> 00:16:39,275
- or ill-tempered animals, but
- this is not necessarily true.
- 319
- 00:16:40,326 --> 00:16:44,080
- The truth is the moray
- eel would almost always
- 320
- 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,535
- rather flee than fight.
- 321
- 00:16:46,535 --> 00:16:49,461
- This eel is shy and secretive,
- 322
- 00:16:49,461 --> 00:16:51,915
- and is known to attack humans only
- 323
- 00:16:51,915 --> 00:16:56,915
- in cases of mistaken identity
- or perceived self defense.
- 324
- 00:16:57,393 --> 00:17:01,277
- Most attacks stem from
- disturbing a moray's burrow,
- 325
- 00:17:01,277 --> 00:17:04,994
- an act which they do not take lightly.
- 326
- 00:17:04,994 --> 00:17:08,066
- - Geez, to moray's
- ever interact well with humans
- 327
- 00:17:08,066 --> 00:17:10,537
- or is it always a dicey proposition?
- 328
- 00:17:10,537 --> 00:17:13,836
- - Well, it can work out
- to everyone's liking
- 329
- 00:17:13,836 --> 00:17:16,567
- in certain situations, PeeWee.
- 330
- 00:17:16,567 --> 00:17:20,468
- For example, many dive
- companies use the activity
- 331
- 00:17:20,468 --> 00:17:23,963
- of their divers hand-feeding moray eels
- 332
- 00:17:23,963 --> 00:17:27,864
- as a means of attracting paying tourists.
- 333
- 00:17:27,864 --> 00:17:31,619
- But morays have poor
- vision and rely heavily
- 334
- 00:17:31,619 --> 00:17:35,455
- on their sense of smell to
- eat, making distinguishing
- 335
- 00:17:35,455 --> 00:17:38,788
- between held food and fingers difficult.
- 336
- 00:17:39,713 --> 00:17:43,062
- A number of unlucky
- divers have lost fingers
- 337
- 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:46,443
- while attempting to hand-feed the moray.
- 338
- 00:17:46,443 --> 00:17:48,930
- It's hooked teeth and powerful bite
- 339
- 00:17:48,930 --> 00:17:52,814
- makes bites on humans particularly severe,
- 340
- 00:17:52,814 --> 00:17:55,984
- as the moray eel cannot release its grip,
- 341
- 00:17:55,984 --> 00:17:59,817
- even in death, and must
- be manually pried off.
- 342
- 00:18:01,104 --> 00:18:04,274
- - Yikes, what a fascinating creature.
- 343
- 00:18:04,274 --> 00:18:07,134
- - Oh, you can say that again, PeeWee.
- 344
- 00:18:07,134 --> 00:18:10,645
- And one of the moray's
- most ominous gestures
- 345
- 00:18:10,645 --> 00:18:14,172
- that strikes fear into the
- hearts of many who witness it,
- 346
- 00:18:14,172 --> 00:18:18,672
- the slow opening and closing
- of its intimidating jaws.
- 347
- 00:18:19,975 --> 00:18:22,543
- It's actually a function of necessity.
- 348
- 00:18:22,543 --> 00:18:24,673
- It breathes through its mouth,
- 349
- 00:18:24,673 --> 00:18:27,810
- and has to do that to survive.
- 350
- 00:18:27,810 --> 00:18:31,435
- - Blasting boat engines,
- that's news to me.
- 351
- 00:18:31,435 --> 00:18:35,189
- Do moray eels have very big bites, Doctor?
- 352
- 00:18:35,189 --> 00:18:37,774
- - There's
- an interesting answer
- 353
- 00:18:37,774 --> 00:18:39,296
- to that question, PeeWee.
- 354
- 00:18:39,296 --> 00:18:43,165
- Most moray's heads are
- too narrow to create
- 355
- 00:18:43,165 --> 00:18:47,407
- the low pressure that most
- fish use to swallow prey.
- 356
- 00:18:47,407 --> 00:18:50,869
- So the moray has another
- set of sharp teeth
- 357
- 00:18:50,869 --> 00:18:53,074
- set into its throat.
- 358
- 00:18:53,074 --> 00:18:57,300
- When feeding, they launch
- these jaws into their mouths
- 359
- 00:18:57,300 --> 00:18:59,965
- then retract the to help guide the food
- 360
- 00:18:59,965 --> 00:19:03,265
- through their throats
- and into their stomachs.
- 361
- 00:19:03,265 --> 00:19:05,355
- - Dynamic digestions, well,
- 362
- 00:19:05,355 --> 00:19:08,346
- let's go look of the next
- sea animal, Dr. Fishbone.
- 363
- 00:19:08,346 --> 00:19:09,630
- What will it be?
- 364
- 00:19:09,630 --> 00:19:12,101
- - I'll be you opened your presents
- 365
- 00:19:12,101 --> 00:19:14,474
- before Christmas morning, didn't you?
- 366
- 00:19:14,474 --> 00:19:18,976
- We're trying to spot brain coral.
- 367
- 00:19:18,976 --> 00:19:21,154
- - Look, is that it over there?
- 368
- 00:19:21,154 --> 00:19:23,658
- - Good sighting, my pupil.
- 369
- 00:19:23,658 --> 00:19:27,786
- That is indeed an example of brain coral.
- 370
- 00:19:27,786 --> 00:19:31,281
- - What in tarnation is
- brain coral, Doctor?
- 371
- 00:19:31,281 --> 00:19:33,784
- - Oh, I'm glad you asked.
- 372
- 00:19:33,784 --> 00:19:38,140
- Brain coral looks like a
- plant, but it's an animal.
- 373
- 00:19:38,140 --> 00:19:40,968
- It has a flattened egg-shaped figure
- 374
- 00:19:40,968 --> 00:19:44,994
- and can actually live
- for hundreds of years.
- 375
- 00:19:44,994 --> 00:19:47,123
- - Whoa, like a vampire?
- 376
- 00:19:47,123 --> 00:19:49,123
- - Well, in a sense, yes.
- 377
- 00:19:50,813 --> 00:19:54,909
- The brain coral doesn't get
- along well with other coral
- 378
- 00:19:54,909 --> 00:19:56,908
- and it's endangered.
- 379
- 00:19:56,908 --> 00:20:01,004
- They get most of their nutrition
- from floating invertebrates
- 380
- 00:20:01,004 --> 00:20:05,198
- and extend their long tentacles
- to catch food at night.
- 381
- 00:20:05,198 --> 00:20:08,985
- During the day these
- tentacles serve as protection
- 382
- 00:20:08,985 --> 00:20:13,146
- as the coral wraps them around
- the grooves in its surface.
- 383
- 00:20:13,146 --> 00:20:15,877
- This surfaces hard and offers protection
- 384
- 00:20:15,877 --> 00:20:19,502
- against both animals and hurricanes.
- 385
- 00:20:19,502 --> 00:20:23,257
- - Huh, the brain coral
- sounds pretty relaxed.
- 386
- 00:20:23,257 --> 00:20:25,077
- Is that true, Doctor?
- 387
- 00:20:25,077 --> 00:20:28,751
- - Actually, the brain
- coral is semi-aggressive.
- 388
- 00:20:28,751 --> 00:20:31,091
- It will commonly sting other corals
- 389
- 00:20:31,091 --> 00:20:34,098
- with its extended
- sweepers during the night,
- 390
- 00:20:34,098 --> 00:20:38,568
- just because they find
- themselves within its range.
- 391
- 00:20:38,568 --> 00:20:39,869
- - Well, I take it back then.
- 392
- 00:20:39,869 --> 00:20:41,494
- I guess they're pretty mean.
- 393
- 00:20:41,494 --> 00:20:45,021
- Does the brain coral have any
- predators to watch out for?
- 394
- 00:20:45,021 --> 00:20:46,939
- - It does, PeeWee.
- 395
- 00:20:46,939 --> 00:20:50,418
- The brain coral is preyed
- upon by gastropods,
- 396
- 00:20:50,418 --> 00:20:53,490
- and the parrot fish in particular.
- 397
- 00:20:53,490 --> 00:20:55,359
- - Anchovy action, tell me more
- 398
- 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,586
- about brain coral, Dr. Fishbone.
- 399
- 00:20:57,586 --> 00:21:02,586
- - Will do, brain coral is found
- in shallow, warm-water reefs
- 400
- 00:21:02,668 --> 00:21:05,875
- in all of the planet's oceans.
- 401
- 00:21:05,875 --> 00:21:07,582
- And its colonies have been known
- 402
- 00:21:07,582 --> 00:21:10,935
- to grow six feet or more in height.
- 403
- 00:21:10,935 --> 00:21:13,395
- - Super fish fin, that's cool.
- 404
- 00:21:13,395 --> 00:21:16,516
- Why exactly is it called brain coral.
- 405
- 00:21:16,516 --> 00:21:19,019
- - The
- brain coral gets its name
- 406
- 00:21:19,019 --> 00:21:22,595
- on account of its spherical
- deep grooved shape.
- 407
- 00:21:22,595 --> 00:21:24,692
- It looks like a brain.
- 408
- 00:21:24,692 --> 00:21:27,731
- - Well, fish up my slack jaws.
- 409
- 00:21:27,731 --> 00:21:29,568
- Whoa, look at that thing.
- 410
- 00:21:29,568 --> 00:21:32,071
- - It's
- interesting looking, isn't it?
- 411
- 00:21:32,071 --> 00:21:34,298
- That's the fire coral.
- 412
- 00:21:34,298 --> 00:21:37,006
- - Me, oh, my, hit my fish brain
- 413
- 00:21:37,006 --> 00:21:39,087
- with more knowledge, Dr. Fishbone.
- 414
- 00:21:39,087 --> 00:21:40,842
- - Happily, my student.
- 415
- 00:21:40,842 --> 00:21:44,925
- Fire coral is actually a
- colonial marine organism
- 416
- 00:21:45,930 --> 00:21:50,546
- that displays characteristics
- similar to that of coral.
- 417
- 00:21:50,546 --> 00:21:53,586
- The name coral is somewhat misleading,
- 418
- 00:21:53,586 --> 00:21:57,805
- as the fire coral more
- closely resembles hydra
- 419
- 00:21:57,805 --> 00:22:00,286
- and other hydrozoans.
- 420
- 00:22:00,286 --> 00:22:03,979
- - Coral craziness, does all fire coral
- 421
- 00:22:03,979 --> 00:22:05,639
- look the same, Doctor?
- 422
- 00:22:05,639 --> 00:22:06,974
- - Pretty much, PeeWee.
- 423
- 00:22:06,974 --> 00:22:09,385
- Fire corals have bright yellow,
- 424
- 00:22:09,385 --> 00:22:12,457
- green, and brown skeletal coverings.
- 425
- 00:22:12,457 --> 00:22:15,789
- And are widely found in tropical waters,
- 426
- 00:22:15,789 --> 00:22:20,113
- appearing as brush-like
- groves on rocks and coral.
- 427
- 00:22:20,113 --> 00:22:23,721
- Divers often mistake
- fire coral for seaweed
- 428
- 00:22:23,721 --> 00:22:28,045
- and great pain usually
- ensues, hence the name.
- 429
- 00:22:28,045 --> 00:22:29,280
- - Ouch!
- 430
- 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:33,262
- - Upon
- contact, intense pain is felt,
- 431
- 00:22:33,262 --> 00:22:37,595
- usually lasting anywhere
- from two days to two weeks.
- 432
- 00:22:38,984 --> 00:22:43,324
- - That's a good bit of information
- for our beastie-o-pedia.
- 433
- 00:22:43,324 --> 00:22:45,681
- What causes the pain, Doctor?
- 434
- 00:22:45,681 --> 00:22:49,825
- - Indeed, the pain of
- touching fire coral comes
- 435
- 00:22:49,825 --> 00:22:53,824
- from its tiny tentacles or sharp skeleton
- 436
- 00:22:53,824 --> 00:22:57,871
- that can painfully pierce
- and scrape the human skin.
- 437
- 00:22:57,871 --> 00:22:59,490
- - Ooh, look at that really
- 438
- 00:22:59,490 --> 00:23:02,335
- cool sea creature, Dr. Fishbone.
- 439
- 00:23:02,335 --> 00:23:04,887
- - Well,
- that's a lion fish, PeeWee.
- 440
- 00:23:04,887 --> 00:23:06,610
- - Totally gnarly.
- 441
- 00:23:06,610 --> 00:23:08,414
- - That they are.
- 442
- 00:23:08,414 --> 00:23:11,730
- Lion fish are native to the Indo-Pacific,
- 443
- 00:23:11,730 --> 00:23:16,730
- and characterized by their
- conspicuous warning coloration
- 444
- 00:23:17,055 --> 00:23:20,647
- with red, white, cream, or black bands,
- 445
- 00:23:20,647 --> 00:23:23,980
- showy pectoral fins, and spiky fin rays.
- 446
- 00:23:25,215 --> 00:23:26,488
- - Warning colors,
- 447
- 00:23:26,488 --> 00:23:28,579
- what are they warning about, Doctor?
- 448
- 00:23:28,579 --> 00:23:31,034
- - Lion
- fish are slow moving,
- 449
- 00:23:31,034 --> 00:23:36,034
- and very noticeable, so they
- rely on their unusual colors
- 450
- 00:23:36,268 --> 00:23:40,949
- to discourage would-be predators
- from eating them, PeeWee.
- 451
- 00:23:40,949 --> 00:23:42,574
- - Amazing.
- 452
- 00:23:42,574 --> 00:23:44,200
- - Currently, lion fish
- 453
- 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:46,367
- populations are exploding.
- 454
- 00:23:47,337 --> 00:23:50,913
- And the recent invasion of
- these fish into the Caribbean
- 455
- 00:23:50,913 --> 00:23:54,424
- is considered to be
- the most serious threat
- 456
- 00:23:54,424 --> 00:23:58,390
- to coral reef ecosystems in modern times.
- 457
- 00:23:58,390 --> 00:24:02,470
- As a response, there have
- been numerous public campaigns
- 458
- 00:24:02,470 --> 00:24:07,470
- to encourage the hunting and
- consumption of the lion fish
- 459
- 00:24:07,476 --> 00:24:11,897
- as one basic means of controlling
- its exploding numbers.
- 460
- 00:24:11,897 --> 00:24:15,002
- Once it's stripped of its venomous spines,
- 461
- 00:24:15,002 --> 00:24:18,041
- the lion fish is generally regarded
- 462
- 00:24:18,041 --> 00:24:21,048
- as delectable seafood fare.
- 463
- 00:24:21,048 --> 00:24:22,495
- - Whoa.
- 464
- 00:24:22,495 --> 00:24:24,575
- - Lion fish are even more
- 465
- 00:24:24,575 --> 00:24:27,566
- visually interesting when they're young,
- 466
- 00:24:27,566 --> 00:24:30,167
- with wigglers and fleshy nubs
- 467
- 00:24:30,167 --> 00:24:33,337
- over their eyes and under their mouths.
- 468
- 00:24:33,337 --> 00:24:35,596
- And as for their natural habitat,
- 469
- 00:24:35,596 --> 00:24:37,546
- they've been visually confirmed
- 470
- 00:24:37,546 --> 00:24:40,796
- at depths of 1,000 feet in the Bahamas.
- 471
- 00:24:41,756 --> 00:24:44,763
- - Totally awesome
- sea creature facts!
- 472
- 00:24:44,763 --> 00:24:46,068
- - Lion fish are thought
- 473
- 00:24:46,068 --> 00:24:50,196
- to be nocturnal hunters,
- but one hole in this theory
- 474
- 00:24:50,196 --> 00:24:53,837
- is the discovery of lion
- fish with full bellies
- 475
- 00:24:53,837 --> 00:24:56,860
- during the day in the Atlantic Ocean.
- 476
- 00:24:56,860 --> 00:25:00,030
- - Amazing sea bubbles, I never knew that.
- 477
- 00:25:00,030 --> 00:25:02,289
- Lions are pretty big animals,
- 478
- 00:25:02,289 --> 00:25:06,320
- what about the size of the lion
- fish, Doctor, are they huge?
- 479
- 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,693
- - Anything but, PeeWee.
- 480
- 00:25:08,693 --> 00:25:11,245
- Lion fish generally grow to anywhere
- 481
- 00:25:11,245 --> 00:25:13,495
- from one inch to 18 inches.
- 482
- 00:25:14,610 --> 00:25:17,471
- - There are certainly a lot
- of interesting sea creatures
- 483
- 00:25:17,471 --> 00:25:19,795
- living in Saint Croix, Dr. Fishbone.
- 484
- 00:25:19,795 --> 00:25:21,843
- - There certainly are, PeeWee,
- 485
- 00:25:21,843 --> 00:25:25,468
- interesting sea creatures, indeed.
- 486
- 00:25:25,468 --> 00:25:29,580
- But now you must get your
- turbo fins on, PeeWee,
- 487
- 00:25:29,580 --> 00:25:34,580
- for it's off to our next
- destination, Baja California.
- 488
- 00:25:34,911 --> 00:25:38,731
- - Yippee, I just can't wait
- to get there, Dr. Fishbone.
- 489
- 00:25:38,731 --> 00:25:40,909
- - Let's get going then, PeeWee,
- 490
- 00:25:40,909 --> 00:25:44,326
- great adventures in the sea are awaiting.
- 491
- 00:25:46,159 --> 00:25:49,784
- - Ahoy, fish
- mates, we're off to sea
- 492
- 00:25:49,784 --> 00:25:53,620
- with Dr. Fishbone and
- his assistant PeeWee.
- 493
- 00:25:53,620 --> 00:25:56,383
- Together, they search the ocean deep,
- 494
- 00:25:56,383 --> 00:25:59,195
- always looking for new fish to meet,
- 495
- 00:25:59,195 --> 00:26:02,219
- new species to find and catalog
- 496
- 00:26:02,219 --> 00:26:05,968
- for their beastie-o-pedia ocean guide.
- 497
- 00:26:05,968 --> 00:26:09,294
- - Think we'll ever complete
- our research, Dr. Fishbone?
- 498
- 00:26:09,294 --> 00:26:13,472
- - If we do, who will you
- nag all day and all night?
- 499
- 00:26:13,472 --> 00:26:15,390
- Eh, but we probably won't.
- 500
- 00:26:15,390 --> 00:26:18,608
- Lots to do, as they say PeeWee,
- 501
- 00:26:18,608 --> 00:26:21,485
- there's a lot of fish in the sea.
- 502
- 00:26:21,485 --> 00:26:24,330
- - Are we there yet, Dr. Fishbone?
- 503
- 00:26:24,330 --> 00:26:28,588
- - What's the matter kid,
- fishing line got your tail?
- 504
- 00:26:28,588 --> 00:26:30,636
- - No, I don't think so.
- 505
- 00:26:30,636 --> 00:26:32,571
- Where are we going again?
- 506
- 00:26:32,571 --> 00:26:36,553
- - Today, we're going to visit
- some underwater creatures
- 507
- 00:26:36,553 --> 00:26:41,553
- that live in a very special
- place called Baja California.
- 508
- 00:26:41,933 --> 00:26:44,631
- - Baja California, where's that?
- 509
- 00:26:44,631 --> 00:26:47,898
- - Baja
- California, is a Mexican state
- 510
- 00:26:47,898 --> 00:26:51,068
- on the Baja California peninsula,
- 511
- 00:26:51,068 --> 00:26:54,433
- bordering the U.S. state of California,
- 512
- 00:26:54,433 --> 00:26:56,432
- which is not the same thing.
- 513
- 00:26:56,432 --> 00:27:01,422
- With a landscape that spans
- mountains and beaches.
- 514
- 00:27:01,422 --> 00:27:04,689
- - Sounds like a great
- place to find new creatures
- 515
- 00:27:04,689 --> 00:27:06,493
- for our beastie-o-pedia.
- 516
- 00:27:06,493 --> 00:27:08,525
- - It is indeed.
- 517
- 00:27:08,525 --> 00:27:11,337
- - Tell me more about
- Baja California, Doctor.
- 518
- 00:27:11,337 --> 00:27:15,254
- - Okay, pay attention, here goes, PeeWee.
- 519
- 00:27:15,254 --> 00:27:19,042
- Baja California is the 12th largest state
- 520
- 00:27:19,042 --> 00:27:22,633
- in Mexico with rich geography ranging
- 521
- 00:27:22,633 --> 00:27:25,888
- from beaches to forests to deserts.
- 522
- 00:27:25,888 --> 00:27:29,724
- It has numerous islands
- scattered off both its shores
- 523
- 00:27:29,724 --> 00:27:34,474
- that are all hosts to Baja's
- rich and varied marine life.
- 524
- 00:27:35,397 --> 00:27:38,414
- - It's beautiful here,
- rippling blue waters,
- 525
- 00:27:38,414 --> 00:27:41,762
- sunny skies, fluffy clouds, happy faces.
- 526
- 00:27:41,762 --> 00:27:46,574
- - Baja California is famous
- for its beautiful beaches
- 527
- 00:27:46,574 --> 00:27:49,499
- and for its rich ocean life.
- 528
- 00:27:49,499 --> 00:27:51,743
- Let's go explore.
- 529
- 00:27:51,743 --> 00:27:55,123
- - What underwater beasties are
- we looking for, Dr. Fishbone?
- 530
- 00:27:55,123 --> 00:27:59,870
- - The rockfish,
- we're looking for a rockfish.
- 531
- 00:27:59,870 --> 00:28:01,381
- - Rock and roll,
- 532
- 00:28:01,381 --> 00:28:04,242
- what does a rockfish
- look like, Dr. Fishbone?
- 533
- 00:28:04,242 --> 00:28:06,469
- - The
- rockfish is a term applied
- 534
- 00:28:06,469 --> 00:28:08,647
- to several species of fish,
- 535
- 00:28:08,647 --> 00:28:11,719
- all named for their instinctive affinity
- 536
- 00:28:11,719 --> 00:28:14,986
- for hiding among the
- rocks on the seafloor.
- 537
- 00:28:14,986 --> 00:28:17,944
- They generally have a bass-like appearance
- 538
- 00:28:17,944 --> 00:28:21,488
- with jutting lower
- jaws, compressed bodies,
- 539
- 00:28:21,488 --> 00:28:23,488
- and big eyes and mouths.
- 540
- 00:28:24,414 --> 00:28:27,164
- Wait, I see one right over there.
- 541
- 00:28:28,494 --> 00:28:31,186
- - Hey, hey, rockfish, my friend.
- 542
- 00:28:31,186 --> 00:28:35,509
- - One very interesting
- fact about rockfish is
- 543
- 00:28:35,509 --> 00:28:39,833
- their excellent talent for
- hovering motionless in the water.
- 544
- 00:28:39,833 --> 00:28:43,159
- Some species of rockfish like to school,
- 545
- 00:28:43,159 --> 00:28:47,125
- while others are solitary and territorial.
- 546
- 00:28:47,125 --> 00:28:50,214
- - Wow, are they the solitary species,
- 547
- 00:28:50,214 --> 00:28:53,214
- always on the move,
- swimming from reef to reef?
- 548
- 00:28:53,214 --> 00:28:55,603
- - No, PeeWee, quite the opposite,
- 549
- 00:28:55,603 --> 00:28:59,358
- solitary rockfish tend
- to rest on the sea bottom
- 550
- 00:28:59,358 --> 00:29:00,358
- or in reefs.
- 551
- 00:29:01,308 --> 00:29:05,502
- And a rockfish span a wide swath of ocean.
- 552
- 00:29:05,502 --> 00:29:07,956
- They typically inhabit water anywhere
- 553
- 00:29:07,956 --> 00:29:10,623
- from 40-foot to 2,000-feet deep.
- 554
- 00:29:12,573 --> 00:29:14,117
- - What a cool creature.
- 555
- 00:29:14,117 --> 00:29:17,124
- - Indeed, PeeWee, the rockfish is one
- 556
- 00:29:17,124 --> 00:29:21,415
- of the most unique fish
- you can find in the sea.
- 557
- 00:29:21,415 --> 00:29:23,756
- Did you know some rockfish live
- 558
- 00:29:23,756 --> 00:29:26,173
- to be 100-years old or older?
- 559
- 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:31,168
- - Starfish face claw, that's news to me.
- 560
- 00:29:31,168 --> 00:29:32,900
- What do rockfish eat, Doctor?
- 561
- 00:29:32,900 --> 00:29:36,561
- - Oh, they eat shrimp, fish, crabs,
- 562
- 00:29:36,561 --> 00:29:39,728
- squid, jellyfish, plankton, and algae,
- 563
- 00:29:40,690 --> 00:29:45,690
- all the hallmarks of a great
- natural seafood diet.
- 564
- 00:29:46,525 --> 00:29:50,486
- - Yum, let's go look for the
- next sea animal, Dr. Fishbone.
- 565
- 00:29:50,486 --> 00:29:51,575
- What will it be?
- 566
- 00:29:51,575 --> 00:29:54,403
- - Put on your x-ray goggles, oh,
- 567
- 00:29:54,403 --> 00:29:57,153
- we're trying to spot a jellyfish.
- 568
- 00:29:58,791 --> 00:30:00,498
- - Look, I think I see one now.
- 569
- 00:30:00,498 --> 00:30:02,969
- - Good sighting, PeeWee.
- 570
- 00:30:02,969 --> 00:30:07,553
- Allow me to introduce you
- to the famous jellyfish.
- 571
- 00:30:07,553 --> 00:30:11,259
- It's a soft-bodied,
- free-swimming aquatic animal
- 572
- 00:30:11,259 --> 00:30:15,598
- with a distinctive gelatinous
- umbrella-shaped bell
- 573
- 00:30:15,598 --> 00:30:17,809
- and trailing tentacles.
- 574
- 00:30:17,809 --> 00:30:20,605
- - Wow, what an
- interesting creature.
- 575
- 00:30:20,605 --> 00:30:23,907
- What's the purpose of that
- umbrella-shaped bell, Doctor?
- 576
- 00:30:23,907 --> 00:30:25,624
- - The bell can pulsate
- 577
- 00:30:25,624 --> 00:30:29,102
- to give the jellyfish
- propulsion and locomotion,
- 578
- 00:30:29,102 --> 00:30:33,750
- kind of like a built-in
- jellyfish turbo boost.
- 579
- 00:30:33,750 --> 00:30:35,233
- - Awesome, what habitats
- 580
- 00:30:35,233 --> 00:30:37,102
- do jellyfish enjoy, Doctor?
- 581
- 00:30:37,102 --> 00:30:40,662
- - Jellyfish
- are found in every ocean
- 582
- 00:30:40,662 --> 00:30:43,669
- from the surface to the deep sea.
- 583
- 00:30:43,669 --> 00:30:45,538
- Jellyfish have roamed the seas
- 584
- 00:30:45,538 --> 00:30:50,205
- for at least 500 million years
- and possibly 700 million,
- 585
- 00:30:53,004 --> 00:30:57,567
- making it the oldest multi-organ
- animal on the planet.
- 586
- 00:30:57,567 --> 00:30:59,615
- - Prehistoric prawn mania,
- 587
- 00:30:59,615 --> 00:31:03,256
- I had no idea jellyfish were so old.
- 588
- 00:31:03,256 --> 00:31:07,319
- - Old is an
- understatement, PeeWee.
- 589
- 00:31:07,319 --> 00:31:11,025
- Jellyfish have existed long before us,
- 590
- 00:31:11,025 --> 00:31:12,858
- or even the dinosaurs.
- 591
- 00:31:13,853 --> 00:31:16,112
- - Holy halibut, how long has
- 592
- 00:31:16,112 --> 00:31:18,960
- the species been called a jellyfish?
- 593
- 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:20,748
- - The first recorded use
- 594
- 00:31:20,748 --> 00:31:24,331
- of the name jellyfish
- was in the year 1707.
- 595
- 00:31:26,123 --> 00:31:27,506
- - Fish sticks, tell me more
- 596
- 00:31:27,506 --> 00:31:29,712
- about the jellyfish, Dr. Fishbone.
- 597
- 00:31:29,712 --> 00:31:34,637
- - No problem, P.W., the
- largest jellyfish ever found
- 598
- 00:31:34,637 --> 00:31:38,386
- was a lion's mane
- jellyfish with a diameter
- 599
- 00:31:38,386 --> 00:31:42,803
- of seven feet six inches
- and 120-foot long tentacles.
- 600
- 00:31:45,066 --> 00:31:47,748
- - Radical rockfish, that's cool.
- 601
- 00:31:47,748 --> 00:31:50,446
- Jellyfish look so ghostly to me.
- 602
- 00:31:50,446 --> 00:31:52,657
- Are they solid animals?
- 603
- 00:31:52,657 --> 00:31:56,490
- - Interestingly, jellyfish are 95% water,
- 604
- 00:31:57,761 --> 00:32:00,199
- and if a jellyfish is cut in two,
- 605
- 00:32:00,199 --> 00:32:03,199
- it will regenerate as two jellyfish.
- 606
- 00:32:04,165 --> 00:32:07,042
- - Well, scratch my fish scales.
- 607
- 00:32:07,042 --> 00:32:09,464
- Whoa, look at that sea creature.
- 608
- 00:32:09,464 --> 00:32:11,431
- - I'm looking, PeeWee.
- 609
- 00:32:11,431 --> 00:32:14,736
- Oh, that's what we call a garibaldi.
- 610
- 00:32:14,736 --> 00:32:17,630
- - A garibaldi, hit my fish brain
- 611
- 00:32:17,630 --> 00:32:20,182
- with more knowledge, Dr. Fishbone.
- 612
- 00:32:20,182 --> 00:32:22,007
- - The garibaldi is species
- 613
- 00:32:22,007 --> 00:32:26,147
- of bright orange fish in
- the damselfish family.
- 614
- 00:32:26,147 --> 00:32:30,519
- They originate in the subtropical
- part of the Pacific Ocean.
- 615
- 00:32:30,519 --> 00:32:33,824
- And the male garibaldi
- aggressively defends
- 616
- 00:32:33,824 --> 00:32:38,083
- its nest after the
- female has laid her eggs.
- 617
- 00:32:38,083 --> 00:32:39,822
- - Marlin madness,
- 618
- 00:32:39,822 --> 00:32:43,447
- why are these fish called
- garibaldis, Doctor?
- 619
- 00:32:43,447 --> 00:32:46,821
- It's a little bit of an unusual
- name, you have to admit.
- 620
- 00:32:46,821 --> 00:32:48,902
- Sounds like a human Italian mobster
- 621
- 00:32:48,902 --> 00:32:50,332
- hiding out under the sea.
- 622
- 00:32:50,332 --> 00:32:52,169
- What, it's not right?
- 623
- 00:32:52,169 --> 00:32:55,086
- - No, PeeWee, it's not, but almost.
- 624
- 00:32:56,607 --> 00:33:00,052
- It's a reference to the
- Italian military figure,
- 625
- 00:33:00,052 --> 00:33:04,663
- Giuseppe Garibaldi, whose
- followers characteristically wore
- 626
- 00:33:04,663 --> 00:33:08,889
- scarlet shirts that
- resembled this fish's color.
- 627
- 00:33:08,889 --> 00:33:11,901
- Garibaldis feed mainly on invertebrates
- 628
- 00:33:11,901 --> 00:33:14,286
- which they remove from rocks.
- 629
- 00:33:14,286 --> 00:33:17,330
- Adult garibaldis create a home territory
- 630
- 00:33:17,330 --> 00:33:19,763
- where the male clears a nest space
- 631
- 00:33:19,763 --> 00:33:22,445
- for the female to lay her eggs.
- 632
- 00:33:22,445 --> 00:33:26,509
- The male guards the nest
- closely until the eggs hatch,
- 633
- 00:33:26,509 --> 00:33:29,321
- going so far as to attack any fish,
- 634
- 00:33:29,321 --> 00:33:33,953
- or even human, who swims
- too close to their nest.
- 635
- 00:33:33,953 --> 00:33:35,676
- - That's a good bit of information
- 636
- 00:33:35,676 --> 00:33:38,423
- for our underwater beastie-o-pedia.
- 637
- 00:33:38,423 --> 00:33:39,256
- - Indeed.
- 638
- 00:33:40,553 --> 00:33:41,673
- - Ooh, look at that really
- 639
- 00:33:41,673 --> 00:33:43,927
- cool sea creature, Dr. Fishbone.
- 640
- 00:33:43,927 --> 00:33:47,389
- - That's what
- we call a grouper, PeeWee.
- 641
- 00:33:47,389 --> 00:33:49,600
- - Boat bumping awesomeness.
- 642
- 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:53,767
- - That it is, there are
- over 100 types of grouper,
- 643
- 00:33:54,606 --> 00:33:56,443
- and their body markings change
- 644
- 00:33:56,443 --> 00:33:59,775
- to camouflage them with their backgrounds.
- 645
- 00:33:59,775 --> 00:34:02,191
- Groupers are considered the best fish
- 646
- 00:34:02,191 --> 00:34:04,829
- to serve by seafood chefs
- 647
- 00:34:04,829 --> 00:34:09,592
- with its texture often
- being compared to a cloud.
- 648
- 00:34:09,592 --> 00:34:13,080
- - Wow, I bet the grouper
- isn't happy about that.
- 649
- 00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:15,096
- - Probably not, PeeWee.
- 650
- 00:34:15,096 --> 00:34:18,429
- And the grouper can live up to 50 years,
- 651
- 00:34:19,338 --> 00:34:22,134
- that's a long time to hold a grudge.
- 652
- 00:34:22,134 --> 00:34:23,564
- - Amazing.
- 653
- 00:34:23,564 --> 00:34:27,433
- - Right, and the grouper can get big too.
- 654
- 00:34:27,433 --> 00:34:31,773
- The Atlantic goliath grouper
- reaches eight feet in length
- 655
- 00:34:31,773 --> 00:34:33,523
- and up to 800 pounds.
- 656
- 00:34:35,316 --> 00:34:36,828
- - Whoa!
- 657
- 00:34:36,828 --> 00:34:39,542
- - The
- grouper is a slow swimmer
- 658
- 00:34:39,542 --> 00:34:42,489
- with about a body not made to swim fast,
- 659
- 00:34:42,489 --> 00:34:44,630
- nor for long distances.
- 660
- 00:34:44,630 --> 00:34:47,572
- - Totally gnarly sea creature factoids.
- 661
- 00:34:47,572 --> 00:34:50,969
- - Another interesting
- factoid about groupers is
- 662
- 00:34:50,969 --> 00:34:55,114
- that they are born and mature as females,
- 663
- 00:34:55,114 --> 00:34:59,080
- but have the ability to
- change into the opposite sex
- 664
- 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:02,640
- after they reach sexual maturity.
- 665
- 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:05,224
- - Floating
- flounder, I never knew that.
- 666
- 00:35:05,224 --> 00:35:08,182
- - Groupers
- also live in small groups
- 667
- 00:35:08,182 --> 00:35:12,652
- containing one male and
- three to 15 females.
- 668
- 00:35:12,652 --> 00:35:16,846
- If the male dies, the larger
- female will change sex
- 669
- 00:35:16,846 --> 00:35:18,813
- to take over the harem.
- 670
- 00:35:18,813 --> 00:35:21,283
- - Craziness, there are certainly a lot
- 671
- 00:35:21,283 --> 00:35:23,023
- of interesting sea creatures living
- 672
- 00:35:23,023 --> 00:35:25,331
- in Baja California, Dr. Fishbone.
- 673
- 00:35:25,331 --> 00:35:27,736
- - There certainly are, PeeWee,
- 674
- 00:35:27,736 --> 00:35:30,955
- interesting sea creature, indeed.
- 675
- 00:35:30,955 --> 00:35:35,002
- But now you must get your
- turbo fins on, PeeWee,
- 676
- 00:35:35,002 --> 00:35:39,017
- for its time to move on
- to our next destination,
- 677
- 00:35:39,017 --> 00:35:41,309
- the Galapagos Islands.
- 678
- 00:35:41,309 --> 00:35:44,592
- - Yippee, I just can't
- wait to get there, Doc.
- 679
- 00:35:44,592 --> 00:35:47,089
- - Well, let's get going then, PeeWee,
- 680
- 00:35:47,089 --> 00:35:50,506
- great adventures in the sea are awaiting.
- 681
- 00:35:52,193 --> 00:35:56,354
- - Ahoy, fish
- mates, we're off to sea
- 682
- 00:35:56,354 --> 00:36:00,271
- with Dr. Fishbone and
- his assistant PeeWee.
- 683
- 00:36:00,271 --> 00:36:03,213
- Together, they search the ocean deep,
- 684
- 00:36:03,213 --> 00:36:06,399
- always looking for new fish to meet,
- 685
- 00:36:06,399 --> 00:36:09,232
- new species to find and to catalog
- 686
- 00:36:10,290 --> 00:36:13,665
- for their beastie-o-pedia ocean guide.
- 687
- 00:36:13,665 --> 00:36:16,818
- - Think we'll ever compete
- our research, Dr. Fishbone?
- 688
- 00:36:16,818 --> 00:36:21,044
- - You just never know
- in our business, PeeWee.
- 689
- 00:36:21,044 --> 00:36:23,954
- I've already cataloged over a million
- 690
- 00:36:23,954 --> 00:36:26,424
- sea creature and plant species,
- 691
- 00:36:26,424 --> 00:36:29,675
- and I'm always discovering more.
- 692
- 00:36:29,675 --> 00:36:34,665
- As they say, there's a
- plankton of fish in the sea.
- 693
- 00:36:34,665 --> 00:36:39,665
- Plankton, get
- it, plankton.
- 694
- 00:36:45,024 --> 00:36:47,149
- - Are we there yet, Dr. Fishbone?
- 695
- 00:36:47,149 --> 00:36:50,968
- - Why, are your fins
- getting tired, youngster?
- 696
- 00:36:50,968 --> 00:36:52,399
- - Where are we going again?
- 697
- 00:36:52,399 --> 00:36:56,202
- - Today, we're going to visit
- some underwater creatures
- 698
- 00:36:56,202 --> 00:36:59,079
- that live in a paradise on Earth
- 699
- 00:36:59,079 --> 00:37:01,924
- called the Galapagos Islands.
- 700
- 00:37:01,924 --> 00:37:05,354
- - Galapagos Islands,
- what are they all about?
- 701
- 00:37:05,354 --> 00:37:08,003
- - The Galapagos
- Islands are a collection
- 702
- 00:37:08,003 --> 00:37:10,344
- of volcanic islands that are a part
- 703
- 00:37:10,344 --> 00:37:15,344
- of the Republic of Ecuador,
- consisting of 18 main islands,
- 704
- 00:37:15,854 --> 00:37:19,104
- three smaller islands, and 107 islands.
- 705
- 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:23,913
- The principle language
- spoken there is Spanish,
- 706
- 00:37:23,913 --> 00:37:27,944
- and the population is just over 25,000.
- 707
- 00:37:27,944 --> 00:37:30,122
- The islands and their surrounding waters
- 708
- 00:37:30,122 --> 00:37:33,366
- form the Galapagos National Park,
- 709
- 00:37:33,366 --> 00:37:35,662
- the Galapagos Marine Reserve,
- 710
- 00:37:35,662 --> 00:37:39,043
- and the Galapagos Province of Ecuador.
- 711
- 00:37:39,043 --> 00:37:40,738
- - Sounds like
- a great place to find
- 712
- 00:37:40,738 --> 00:37:43,246
- new creatures for our beastie-o-pedia.
- 713
- 00:37:43,246 --> 00:37:45,717
- - It is indeed.
- 714
- 00:37:45,717 --> 00:37:48,545
- - Tell me more about
- the Galapagos Islands, Doctor.
- 715
- 00:37:48,545 --> 00:37:50,934
- - My pleasure, PeeWee.
- 716
- 00:37:50,934 --> 00:37:53,974
- As lyrical as Galapagos can be
- 717
- 00:37:53,974 --> 00:37:57,306
- the islands have been known
- for their volcanic activity
- 718
- 00:37:57,306 --> 00:37:59,809
- for a very long time.
- 719
- 00:37:59,809 --> 00:38:04,809
- Isabela Island, alone,
- contains six major volcanoes
- 720
- 00:38:04,832 --> 00:38:09,582
- with the most recent eruptions
- ranging from 1813 to 2008.
- 721
- 00:38:11,447 --> 00:38:12,813
- - Whoa.
- 722
- 00:38:12,813 --> 00:38:14,536
- - The neighboring islands
- 723
- 00:38:14,536 --> 00:38:18,047
- of Santiago and Fernandina last erupted
- 724
- 00:38:18,047 --> 00:38:20,630
- in 1906 and 2009, respectively.
- 725
- 00:38:22,484 --> 00:38:24,402
- Despite the flowing lava,
- 726
- 00:38:24,402 --> 00:38:27,913
- Galapagos is a host to a wide variety
- 727
- 00:38:27,913 --> 00:38:31,001
- of vegetation and animal life.
- 728
- 00:38:31,001 --> 00:38:34,171
- Some of the creatures
- that call the islands home
- 729
- 00:38:34,171 --> 00:38:36,967
- are the Galapagos land iguana,
- 730
- 00:38:36,967 --> 00:38:40,055
- the marine iguana, the sea cucumber,
- 731
- 00:38:40,055 --> 00:38:43,517
- the flightless cormorant,
- the blue-footed booby,
- 732
- 00:38:43,517 --> 00:38:47,613
- the waved albatross,
- the Galapagos penguin,
- 733
- 00:38:47,613 --> 00:38:50,946
- the Galapagos hawk, and many, many more.
- 734
- 00:38:51,823 --> 00:38:54,993
- - It's beautiful here, clear waters,
- 735
- 00:38:54,993 --> 00:38:59,365
- sea life bustling just beneath
- the clear crystal waves.
- 736
- 00:38:59,365 --> 00:39:03,575
- - Indeed, the Galapagos Islands are famous
- 737
- 00:39:03,575 --> 00:39:06,094
- for their beautiful beaches
- 738
- 00:39:06,094 --> 00:39:09,426
- and underwater coral reefs and coves.
- 739
- 00:39:09,426 --> 00:39:11,523
- Let's go explore.
- 740
- 00:39:11,523 --> 00:39:13,149
- - What underwater beasties
- 741
- 00:39:13,149 --> 00:39:15,294
- are we looking for, Dr. Fishbone?
- 742
- 00:39:15,294 --> 00:39:18,643
- - Today, we
- seek the dolphin, PeeWee.
- 743
- 00:39:18,643 --> 00:39:21,260
- We're looking for a dolphin.
- 744
- 00:39:21,260 --> 00:39:23,893
- - What does a
- dolphin look like, Doc?
- 745
- 00:39:23,893 --> 00:39:27,111
- - A dolphin
- has a sleek, streamlined body
- 746
- 00:39:27,111 --> 00:39:30,573
- with two limbs modified into flippers.
- 747
- 00:39:30,573 --> 00:39:32,638
- They have conical-shaped teeth
- 748
- 00:39:32,638 --> 00:39:35,238
- and well-developed hearing that can adapt
- 749
- 00:39:35,238 --> 00:39:37,071
- to both water and air.
- 750
- 00:39:37,953 --> 00:39:40,131
- Dolphins communicate with each other
- 751
- 00:39:40,131 --> 00:39:43,772
- through a series of distinctive
- clicks and whistles.
- 752
- 00:39:43,772 --> 00:39:48,047
- And they use blowholes atop
- their heads to breathe.
- 753
- 00:39:48,047 --> 00:39:50,880
- Wait, I see one, right over there.
- 754
- 00:39:52,526 --> 00:39:56,053
- One very interesting
- fact about the dolphin,
- 755
- 00:39:56,053 --> 00:39:58,930
- aside from their excellent
- hearing and eyesight,
- 756
- 00:39:58,930 --> 00:40:01,547
- is there their use of echolocation
- 757
- 00:40:01,547 --> 00:40:06,001
- to determine the exact
- location of objects in the sea.
- 758
- 00:40:06,001 --> 00:40:08,553
- - Echolocation, what's that?
- 759
- 00:40:08,553 --> 00:40:10,821
- - Echolocation is the location
- 760
- 00:40:10,821 --> 00:40:15,324
- of objects through the
- use of reflected sound.
- 761
- 00:40:15,324 --> 00:40:18,006
- Dolphins and bats, in particular,
- 762
- 00:40:18,006 --> 00:40:20,704
- are known to use this method.
- 763
- 00:40:20,704 --> 00:40:23,012
- - What an awesome impressive fish.
- 764
- 00:40:23,012 --> 00:40:26,620
- - Not a fish PeeWee, but a mammal,
- 765
- 00:40:26,620 --> 00:40:30,250
- and, ah, it is impressive, indeed.
- 766
- 00:40:30,250 --> 00:40:32,249
- Along with their clicks and whistles,
- 767
- 00:40:32,249 --> 00:40:37,141
- dolphins also use non-verbal
- means of communication
- 768
- 00:40:37,141 --> 00:40:39,823
- like touch and posturing.
- 769
- 00:40:39,823 --> 00:40:42,310
- - Algae-tastic, that's new to me.
- 770
- 00:40:42,310 --> 00:40:44,716
- Are dolphins very intelligent, Doctor?
- 771
- 00:40:44,716 --> 00:40:47,219
- - Yes, they are, PeeWee.
- 772
- 00:40:47,219 --> 00:40:50,941
- Dolphins are believed to be
- highly intelligent creatures
- 773
- 00:40:50,941 --> 00:40:55,194
- based on their activities,
- social ability, tasking,
- 774
- 00:40:55,194 --> 00:40:56,982
- and the playful attitude
- 775
- 00:40:56,982 --> 00:40:59,647
- which makes them popular with humans.
- 776
- 00:40:59,647 --> 00:41:02,752
- - Let's go look for the next
- sea animal, Dr. Fishbone.
- 777
- 00:41:02,752 --> 00:41:04,198
- Say, what'll it be?
- 778
- 00:41:04,198 --> 00:41:06,698
- - I looking high, looking low,
- 779
- 00:41:09,075 --> 00:41:11,825
- oh, we're trying to spot an orca.
- 780
- 00:41:13,122 --> 00:41:16,958
- - Oh, wow, just look
- at that magical creature.
- 781
- 00:41:16,958 --> 00:41:19,006
- - Good sighting, PeeWee.
- 782
- 00:41:19,006 --> 00:41:21,298
- Meet one of the most instantly
- 783
- 00:41:21,298 --> 00:41:25,298
- identifiable creatures
- in all the sea, the orca,
- 784
- 00:41:26,694 --> 00:41:29,669
- also known as the killer whale.
- 785
- 00:41:29,669 --> 00:41:32,643
- - Killer whale,
- they sound vicious.
- 786
- 00:41:32,643 --> 00:41:35,277
- - The
- name certainly does imply
- 787
- 00:41:35,277 --> 00:41:38,219
- a vicious streak, but the orca is actually
- 788
- 00:41:38,219 --> 00:41:43,219
- the largest member of the
- dolphin family, also a mammal.
- 789
- 00:41:43,306 --> 00:41:45,062
- - Get out, their related?
- 790
- 00:41:45,062 --> 00:41:47,370
- But dolphins are so cute and friendly,
- 791
- 00:41:47,370 --> 00:41:51,417
- and these guys they're
- a little intimidating.
- 792
- 00:41:51,417 --> 00:41:54,457
- - Well,
- the orca is a rare kind
- 793
- 00:41:54,457 --> 00:41:59,457
- of creature, PeeWee, in
- that it is an apex predator,
- 794
- 00:41:59,512 --> 00:42:02,886
- meaning it is at the
- top of its food chain,
- 795
- 00:42:02,886 --> 00:42:06,684
- and there is no animal that preys on it.
- 796
- 00:42:06,684 --> 00:42:10,113
- - So no one strong
- enough to prey on the orca?
- 797
- 00:42:10,113 --> 00:42:12,389
- No wonder it's called the killer whale,
- 798
- 00:42:12,389 --> 00:42:14,518
- now I'm really terrified.
- 799
- 00:42:14,518 --> 00:42:17,444
- - Ha, ha,
- ha, the orca is actually
- 800
- 00:42:17,444 --> 00:42:20,288
- very beautiful and awe inspiring
- 801
- 00:42:20,288 --> 00:42:23,393
- if you take the time
- to really look at one.
- 802
- 00:42:23,393 --> 00:42:28,074
- It has a diverse diet, some
- feeding exclusively on fish,
- 803
- 00:42:28,074 --> 00:42:33,074
- while others hunt marine life
- like seals and even dolphins.
- 804
- 00:42:33,341 --> 00:42:36,136
- Orcas are highly social creatures
- 805
- 00:42:36,136 --> 00:42:38,461
- with matrilineal family groups
- 806
- 00:42:38,461 --> 00:42:40,704
- that are considered the most stable
- 807
- 00:42:40,704 --> 00:42:43,621
- of any animal species in the world.
- 808
- 00:42:44,919 --> 00:42:47,856
- - So the orca has
- a tight-knit family unit,
- 809
- 00:42:47,856 --> 00:42:50,684
- they love their parents
- and their little ones?
- 810
- 00:42:50,684 --> 00:42:52,943
- - They do, PeeWee,
- 811
- 00:42:52,943 --> 00:42:55,804
- orcas have sophisticated vocal behaviors
- 812
- 00:42:55,804 --> 00:42:59,023
- and hunting techniques
- that often passed down
- 813
- 00:42:59,023 --> 00:43:02,078
- through generations of relatives,
- 814
- 00:43:02,078 --> 00:43:05,237
- like learning an old
- song from your grandpa.
- 815
- 00:43:05,237 --> 00:43:08,385
- - Traditional trout
- tricks, that's not so scary.
- 816
- 00:43:08,385 --> 00:43:10,807
- Tell me more about orcas, Doctor F.
- 817
- 00:43:10,807 --> 00:43:15,033
- - Orcas are found in
- all the world's oceans,
- 818
- 00:43:15,033 --> 00:43:18,755
- and most male orcas never
- leave their mothers.
- 819
- 00:43:18,755 --> 00:43:21,307
- - Momma's boys, that's cool.
- 820
- 00:43:21,307 --> 00:43:23,599
- Do orcas communicate
- with each other easily?
- 821
- 00:43:23,599 --> 00:43:25,647
- - Like the dolphin, they communicate
- 822
- 00:43:25,647 --> 00:43:29,971
- through a series of clicks,
- and whistles, and pulsed calls.
- 823
- 00:43:29,971 --> 00:43:33,823
- And each family has its
- own dialect of calls
- 824
- 00:43:33,823 --> 00:43:37,156
- that are passed down that only they use.
- 825
- 00:43:38,195 --> 00:43:40,325
- - Snare my snapper lip.
- 826
- 00:43:40,325 --> 00:43:43,908
- Whoa, look at that sea
- creature, it's huge.
- 827
- 00:43:46,241 --> 00:43:48,826
- - Ah, it's been a while.
- 828
- 00:43:48,826 --> 00:43:53,312
- PeeWee, I'd like you to
- meet the humpback whale,
- 829
- 00:43:53,312 --> 00:43:56,368
- another incredible mammal of the sea.
- 830
- 00:43:56,368 --> 00:43:58,475
- - Good golly Goliath,
- 831
- 00:43:58,475 --> 00:44:01,677
- hit my fish brain with more
- knowledge, Dr. Fishbone.
- 832
- 00:44:01,677 --> 00:44:05,725
- - Well, the
- humpback whale is huge,
- 833
- 00:44:05,725 --> 00:44:08,808
- ranging in length from 39 to 52 feet,
- 834
- 00:44:09,739 --> 00:44:13,406
- and weighing up to a
- whopping 79,000 pounds.
- 835
- 00:44:16,144 --> 00:44:18,811
- - WrestleMania, that's enormous.
- 836
- 00:44:19,980 --> 00:44:23,025
- What do humpbacks eat,
- everything in sight?
- 837
- 00:44:23,025 --> 00:44:26,146
- - No, PeeWee, humpback whales eat
- 838
- 00:44:26,146 --> 00:44:29,169
- mostly small fish and krill.
- 839
- 00:44:29,169 --> 00:44:33,002
- Granted, they can consume
- a lot of small fish.
- 840
- 00:44:34,322 --> 00:44:38,711
- The male humpback is famous
- for producing a complex song
- 841
- 00:44:38,711 --> 00:44:42,043
- that lasts between 10 and 20 minutes
- 842
- 00:44:42,043 --> 00:44:45,765
- which they'll repeat for hours at a time.
- 843
- 00:44:45,765 --> 00:44:48,837
- The exact purpose of
- this song isn't clear,
- 844
- 00:44:48,837 --> 00:44:52,397
- though it could have
- something to do with mating.
- 845
- 00:44:52,397 --> 00:44:54,286
- - Oh, look at that really
- 846
- 00:44:54,286 --> 00:44:56,421
- cool sea creature, Dr. Fishbone.
- 847
- 00:44:56,421 --> 00:44:58,989
- He looks wacky, wooly, and fun.
- 848
- 00:44:58,989 --> 00:45:00,029
- - I see it!
- 849
- 00:45:00,029 --> 00:45:03,183
- Oh, that's a sea lion, PeeWee.
- 850
- 00:45:03,183 --> 00:45:06,157
- - He looks more fun
- than a barrel of guppies.
- 851
- 00:45:06,157 --> 00:45:08,221
- - He probably is.
- 852
- 00:45:08,221 --> 00:45:10,692
- Sea lions are mammals characterized
- 853
- 00:45:10,692 --> 00:45:13,797
- by their distinctive fore-flappers,
- 854
- 00:45:13,797 --> 00:45:17,909
- external ear flaps, ability
- to walk on all fours,
- 855
- 00:45:17,909 --> 00:45:22,070
- short, thick hair, and
- that big chest and belly.
- 856
- 00:45:22,070 --> 00:45:23,842
- - Sounds like my uncle Pat.
- 857
- 00:45:23,842 --> 00:45:27,710
- - Maybe he is a sea lion.
- 858
- 00:45:27,710 --> 00:45:31,514
- They have an average
- lifespan of 20 to 30 years.
- 859
- 00:45:31,514 --> 00:45:35,675
- And the largest species
- is Stellar sea lions,
- 860
- 00:45:35,675 --> 00:45:38,969
- which weighs over 2,000 pounds
- 861
- 00:45:38,969 --> 00:45:41,562
- and can grow longer than 10 feet.
- 862
- 00:45:41,562 --> 00:45:43,317
- - Amazing.
- 863
- 00:45:43,317 --> 00:45:47,495
- - While sea lion
- attacks on humans are rare,
- 864
- 00:45:47,495 --> 00:45:49,949
- it's unadvisable to get too close
- 865
- 00:45:49,949 --> 00:45:52,208
- to this animal in the wild.
- 866
- 00:45:52,208 --> 00:45:55,443
- It can have a tendency to be territorial
- 867
- 00:45:55,443 --> 00:45:59,881
- or view small humans as
- toys, like rag dolls,
- 868
- 00:45:59,881 --> 00:46:02,010
- to be played with roughly.
- 869
- 00:46:02,010 --> 00:46:05,553
- - Whoa, frightful fish
- eggs, I'll keep my distance.
- 870
- 00:46:05,553 --> 00:46:07,504
- - Smart move, PeeWee.
- 871
- 00:46:07,504 --> 00:46:11,730
- Sea lions communicate
- in a variety of ways,
- 872
- 00:46:11,730 --> 00:46:13,989
- although scientists are still in the dark
- 873
- 00:46:13,989 --> 00:46:17,094
- as to what all of their sounds mean.
- 874
- 00:46:17,094 --> 00:46:19,093
- They travel in large colonies
- 875
- 00:46:19,093 --> 00:46:22,555
- with smaller subgroups
- within those colonies.
- 876
- 00:46:22,555 --> 00:46:25,026
- During a sea lion's lifetime,
- 877
- 00:46:25,026 --> 00:46:29,041
- it's not uncommon to move
- from subgroup to subgroup,
- 878
- 00:46:29,041 --> 00:46:33,331
- so sea lions in enjoy
- being a part of cliques.
- 879
- 00:46:33,331 --> 00:46:35,651
- - Uh, reminds me of fish school.
- 880
- 00:46:35,651 --> 00:46:37,862
- Totally awesome sea creature facts.
- 881
- 00:46:37,862 --> 00:46:39,947
- - Another
- interesting factoid
- 882
- 00:46:39,947 --> 00:46:43,795
- about the sea lion is that
- the northern Atlantic Ocean
- 883
- 00:46:43,795 --> 00:46:46,216
- is off-limits to them.
- 884
- 00:46:46,216 --> 00:46:49,175
- They can be found in
- every ocean in the world
- 885
- 00:46:49,175 --> 00:46:53,592
- except that one, and no one
- knows why they reject it.
- 886
- 00:46:54,604 --> 00:46:56,327
- - Goodness, I never knew that.
- 887
- 00:46:56,327 --> 00:46:58,602
- Are they a very popular animal?
- 888
- 00:46:58,602 --> 00:47:02,276
- - Indeed,
- PeeWee, the sea lion has been
- 889
- 00:47:02,276 --> 00:47:05,584
- a main focus of tourism in New Zealand
- 890
- 00:47:05,584 --> 00:47:08,865
- and Australia for a long time.
- 891
- 00:47:08,865 --> 00:47:10,734
- And they're sometimes called
- 892
- 00:47:10,734 --> 00:47:13,335
- the unofficial welcoming committee
- 893
- 00:47:13,335 --> 00:47:15,675
- of the Galapagos Islands.
- 894
- 00:47:15,675 --> 00:47:18,617
- - There are certainly a lot
- of interesting sea creatures
- 895
- 00:47:18,617 --> 00:47:21,462
- living in the Galapagos
- Islands, Dr. Fishbone.
- 896
- 00:47:21,462 --> 00:47:23,711
- - There certainly are, PeeWee,
- 897
- 00:47:23,711 --> 00:47:26,544
- interesting sea creatures, indeed.
- 898
- 00:47:27,417 --> 00:47:31,545
- But now you must get your
- turbo fins on, PeeWee,
- 899
- 00:47:31,545 --> 00:47:33,203
- for it's time to move on
- 900
- 00:47:33,203 --> 00:47:36,203
- to our next destination, California.
- 901
- 00:47:37,261 --> 00:47:40,853
- - Yowza, I just can't wait
- to get there, Doctor F.
- 902
- 00:47:40,853 --> 00:47:43,855
- - Ah, let's get going then, PeeWee,
- 903
- 00:47:43,855 --> 00:47:47,272
- great adventures in the sea are awaiting.
- 904
- 00:47:48,861 --> 00:47:52,275
- - Ahoy, fish
- mates, we're off to sea
- 905
- 00:47:52,275 --> 00:47:56,289
- with Dr. Fishbone and
- his assistant PeeWee.
- 906
- 00:47:56,289 --> 00:47:59,329
- Together, they search the ocean deep
- 907
- 00:47:59,329 --> 00:48:02,287
- always looking for new fish to meet,
- 908
- 00:48:02,287 --> 00:48:05,917
- new species to find and to catalog
- 909
- 00:48:05,917 --> 00:48:09,558
- for their beastie-o-pedia ocean guide.
- 910
- 00:48:09,558 --> 00:48:12,956
- - Let's go look for the next
- sea animal, Dr. Fishbone.
- 911
- 00:48:12,956 --> 00:48:14,175
- What will it be?
- 912
- 00:48:14,175 --> 00:48:18,336
- - It will be very handsy,
- I'm afraid.
- 913
- 00:48:18,336 --> 00:48:21,086
- We're trying to spot the octopus.
- 914
- 00:48:22,741 --> 00:48:24,642
- - Look, I think I see one now.
- 915
- 00:48:24,642 --> 00:48:26,365
- - Nice, PeeWee.
- 916
- 00:48:26,365 --> 00:48:29,145
- The octopus is one of the ocean's most
- 917
- 00:48:29,145 --> 00:48:31,478
- amazing creatures, bar none.
- 918
- 00:48:32,705 --> 00:48:36,112
- It's an all soft bodied,
- eight-armed mollusk
- 919
- 00:48:36,112 --> 00:48:38,241
- with two eyes, a beak,
- 920
- 00:48:38,241 --> 00:48:41,540
- and a mouth at the
- center point of its arms.
- 921
- 00:48:41,540 --> 00:48:45,799
- - What, are you
- describing an alien, Dr. Fishbone?
- 922
- 00:48:45,799 --> 00:48:50,799
- - Almost, the octopus
- can alter its body on a whim,
- 923
- 00:48:52,252 --> 00:48:56,624
- fitting through surprisingly
- narrow spaces when desired.
- 924
- 00:48:56,624 --> 00:49:00,883
- - Super shape shifter, tell
- me more about this octopus.
- 925
- 00:49:00,883 --> 00:49:03,890
- - I'd be delighted to, PeeWee.
- 926
- 00:49:03,890 --> 00:49:06,686
- The octopus trails its eight long arms
- 927
- 00:49:06,686 --> 00:49:09,010
- behind it as it swims.
- 928
- 00:49:09,010 --> 00:49:13,610
- People often mistakenly refer
- to these arms as tentacles,
- 929
- 00:49:13,610 --> 00:49:16,406
- but that's technically not the case.
- 930
- 00:49:16,406 --> 00:49:20,990
- These marvels have complex
- nervous systems, excellent sight,
- 931
- 00:49:20,990 --> 00:49:22,956
- and are among the ocean's most
- 932
- 00:49:22,956 --> 00:49:25,539
- behaviorally diverse creatures.
- 933
- 00:49:26,467 --> 00:49:28,402
- - The octopus sounds incredible.
- 934
- 00:49:28,402 --> 00:49:30,060
- What do they eat, Doctor?
- 935
- 00:49:30,060 --> 00:49:32,579
- - Good question, PeeWee.
- 936
- 00:49:32,579 --> 00:49:36,090
- Nearly all octopuses are predatory.
- 937
- 00:49:36,090 --> 00:49:39,585
- Bottom-dwelling ones
- eat worms, crustaceans,
- 938
- 00:49:39,585 --> 00:49:42,510
- and other mollusks like clams.
- 939
- 00:49:42,510 --> 00:49:47,010
- While open-ocean octopuses
- mainly eat prawns and fish.
- 940
- 00:49:47,890 --> 00:49:49,500
- It commonly rejects prey
- 941
- 00:49:49,500 --> 00:49:52,236
- such as moon snails and rock scallops
- 942
- 00:49:52,236 --> 00:49:56,888
- on account of they're being too
- affixed to the rocks to eat.
- 943
- 00:49:56,888 --> 00:50:00,253
- - Wow, what about their life expectancy?
- 944
- 00:50:00,253 --> 00:50:03,032
- How long do octopuses
- usually live, Doctor?
- 945
- 00:50:03,032 --> 00:50:06,624
- - And they have a relatively
- short life expectancy
- 946
- 00:50:06,624 --> 00:50:11,624
- with some species only
- living as long as six months.
- 947
- 00:50:11,631 --> 00:50:15,337
- Larger octopuses, like
- the giant Pacific octopus,
- 948
- 00:50:15,337 --> 00:50:18,084
- can live as long as five years.
- 949
- 00:50:18,084 --> 00:50:21,562
- Their lifespans are limited
- to their reproduction.
- 950
- 00:50:21,562 --> 00:50:26,243
- Male octopuses only live on
- a few months after mating,
- 951
- 00:50:26,243 --> 00:50:30,632
- while females die shortly
- after their eggs hatch.
- 952
- 00:50:30,632 --> 00:50:33,525
- - Bluefish bummer, so then octopuses,
- 953
- 00:50:33,525 --> 00:50:38,028
- I mean octopuses don't really
- get to know their parents?
- 954
- 00:50:38,028 --> 00:50:42,644
- - No, but it's not necessarily
- a sad thing, PeeWee.
- 955
- 00:50:42,644 --> 00:50:45,700
- It's just how their cycles of life work.
- 956
- 00:50:45,700 --> 00:50:48,122
- They don't know any other way,
- 957
- 00:50:48,122 --> 00:50:53,122
- so an octopus is perfectly
- happy without a mom or a dad.
- 958
- 00:50:53,242 --> 00:50:56,119
- - Crawling king crab, tell me more
- 959
- 00:50:56,119 --> 00:50:58,167
- about the octopus, Dr. Fishbone.
- 960
- 00:50:58,167 --> 00:51:01,466
- - Well, grab your fishnet, PeeWee,
- 961
- 00:51:01,466 --> 00:51:03,969
- 'cause I'm dropping science.
- 962
- 00:51:03,969 --> 00:51:07,220
- The octopus can be found in every ocean.
- 963
- 00:51:07,220 --> 00:51:12,220
- And different species have
- adapted to different environments
- 964
- 00:51:12,243 --> 00:51:15,413
- from shallow tide pools, to coral reefs,
- 965
- 00:51:15,413 --> 00:51:20,110
- to pelagic waters, to seagrass
- beds, to cold open waters,
- 966
- 00:51:20,110 --> 00:51:25,110
- octopuses adapt to whatever
- habitat they find themselves in.
- 967
- 00:51:25,285 --> 00:51:30,285
- But no octopus has ever been
- known to live in fresh water.
- 968
- 00:51:30,421 --> 00:51:32,908
- - Eh, they say, stick to what you know.
- 969
- 00:51:32,908 --> 00:51:34,712
- That's cool, with so many legs,
- 970
- 00:51:34,712 --> 00:51:37,264
- does the octopus move very fast?
- 971
- 00:51:37,264 --> 00:51:39,816
- - Oh, it depends, PeeWee.
- 972
- 00:51:39,816 --> 00:51:43,749
- Octopuses mainly move by a slow crawling
- 973
- 00:51:43,749 --> 00:51:46,838
- or swimming in a head first position.
- 974
- 00:51:46,838 --> 00:51:49,845
- Jet propulsion or backwards swimming is
- 975
- 00:51:49,845 --> 00:51:51,795
- their quickest means of movement.
- 976
- 00:51:51,795 --> 00:51:55,469
- When in no hurry, they
- usually crawl with their arms,
- 977
- 00:51:55,469 --> 00:51:58,655
- and during crawling
- their heart rate doubles.
- 978
- 00:51:58,655 --> 00:52:02,962
- And octopuses commonly
- need 10 or 15 minutes
- 979
- 00:52:02,962 --> 00:52:06,912
- to recover from relatively minor exercise.
- 980
- 00:52:06,912 --> 00:52:09,366
- - Whoa, look at that sea creature.
- 981
- 00:52:09,366 --> 00:52:11,528
- - Ha, ha, unique, eh?
- 982
- 00:52:11,528 --> 00:52:13,195
- That's the seahorse.
- 983
- 00:52:14,235 --> 00:52:15,926
- - Dorsal dolphin dances,
- 984
- 00:52:15,926 --> 00:52:19,138
- hit my fish brain with more
- knowledge, Dr. Fishbone.
- 985
- 00:52:19,138 --> 00:52:24,138
- - A seahorse is a name given
- to 54 small marine fish
- 986
- 00:52:24,157 --> 00:52:26,384
- in the Hippocampus genus.
- 987
- 00:52:26,384 --> 00:52:29,765
- Hippocampus comes from
- the Greek word hippos,
- 988
- 00:52:29,765 --> 00:52:33,855
- meaning horse, and kampos
- meaning sea monster.
- 989
- 00:52:33,855 --> 00:52:37,105
- - Kraken-mania, horses are big animals,
- 990
- 00:52:37,951 --> 00:52:40,633
- are seahorses as big as land horses?
- 991
- 00:52:40,633 --> 00:52:43,050
- - No, PeeWee, not even close.
- 992
- 00:52:44,112 --> 00:52:46,647
- The seahorse commonly grows to anywhere
- 993
- 00:52:46,647 --> 00:52:50,158
- between a half inch and 14 inches,
- 994
- 00:52:50,158 --> 00:52:53,637
- so there's a big
- difference between the size
- 995
- 00:52:53,637 --> 00:52:57,115
- of the seahorse and the land horse.
- 996
- 00:52:57,115 --> 00:52:59,830
- One trait specific to the seahorse is
- 997
- 00:52:59,830 --> 00:53:02,853
- reproductive role reversal.
- 998
- 00:53:02,853 --> 00:53:06,559
- When mating, the female
- seahorse deposits her eggs
- 999
- 00:53:06,559 --> 00:53:09,143
- into the male's ventral pouch.
- 1000
- 00:53:09,143 --> 00:53:13,337
- He carries these eggs for nine to 45 days
- 1001
- 00:53:13,337 --> 00:53:15,856
- before giving birth to anywhere
- 1002
- 00:53:15,856 --> 00:53:18,856
- between 100 to 1,000 baby seahorses.
- 1003
- 00:53:21,139 --> 00:53:23,350
- - That's a
- good bit of information
- 1004
- 00:53:23,350 --> 00:53:26,021
- for our underwater beastie-o-pedia.
- 1005
- 00:53:26,021 --> 00:53:26,854
- - Indeed.
- 1006
- 00:53:27,825 --> 00:53:30,962
- - Holy halibut, what fish-tastic factoids.
- 1007
- 00:53:30,962 --> 00:53:33,823
- There are certainly a lot
- of interesting sea creatures
- 1008
- 00:53:33,823 --> 00:53:36,001
- living in Acapulco, Dr. Fishbone.
- 1009
- 00:53:36,001 --> 00:53:38,716
- - There certainly are PeeWee,
- 1010
- 00:53:38,716 --> 00:53:41,918
- interesting sea creatures, indeed.
- 1011
- 00:53:41,918 --> 00:53:46,599
- But now you must get your
- turbo fins on, PeeWee,
- 1012
- 00:53:46,599 --> 00:53:51,599
- for it's time to move on to
- our next destination, Brazil.
- 1013
- 00:53:51,882 --> 00:53:55,766
- - Woo hoo, I just can't wait
- to get there, Dr. Fishbone.
- 1014
- 00:53:55,766 --> 00:53:58,481
- - Let's get going then, PeeWee,
- 1015
- 00:53:58,481 --> 00:54:02,723
- great adventures in the sea are awaiting.
- 1016
- 00:54:02,723 --> 00:54:06,364
- - Ahoy, fish
- mates, we're off to sea
- 1017
- 00:54:06,364 --> 00:54:10,070
- with Dr. Fishbone and
- his assistant PeeWee.
- 1018
- 00:54:10,070 --> 00:54:12,411
- Together, they search the ocean deep
- 1019
- 00:54:12,411 --> 00:54:15,629
- always looking for new fish to meet,
- 1020
- 00:54:15,629 --> 00:54:18,539
- new species to find and catalog
- 1021
- 00:54:18,539 --> 00:54:21,757
- for their beastie-o-pedia ocean guide.
- 1022
- 00:54:21,757 --> 00:54:24,878
- - Think we'll ever complete
- our research, Dr. Fishbone?
- 1023
- 00:54:24,878 --> 00:54:27,544
- - Probably not, PeeWee.
- 1024
- 00:54:27,544 --> 00:54:31,997
- I've already cataloged over
- a million sea creatures
- 1025
- 00:54:31,997 --> 00:54:36,247
- and plant species, and I'm
- always discovering more.
- 1026
- 00:54:37,377 --> 00:54:42,351
- As they say, PeeWee, there's
- a lot of fish in the sea.
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