Fish School 2 (2019)

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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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- [Dr. Fishbone] 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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- [PeeWee] Brazil, what is that?

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- [Dr. Fishbone] 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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- [Dr. Fishbone] A stingray, PeeWee,

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we're looking for a stingray.

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- [PeeWee] 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
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but these stingers can
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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
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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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- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
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by agitating the sand at
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and camouflaging themselves in it.

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- [PeeWee] 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
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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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- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
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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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- [PeeWee] Look, is
that what I think it is?

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- [Dr. Fishbone] Good sighting, PeeWee,

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meet the somewhat reclusive hermit crab.

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- [PeeWee] 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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- [Dr. Fishbone] 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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- [PeeWee] 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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- [Dr. Fishbone] 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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- [PeeWee] So the hermit crab lives

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its life in hiding, basically?

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- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
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- [PeeWee] Camouflage clambake,

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do they ever emerge from
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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
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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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- [Dr. Fishbone] Ah, yes,
allow me to introduce

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the sea urchin, lad.

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- [PeeWee] 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
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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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- [PeeWee] Whoa, look at the gnarly

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sea creature, Dr. Fishbone.

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- [Dr. Fishbone] Ah,
that's a lobster, kid.

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- [PeeWee] Totally amazing.

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- [Dr. Fishbone] They are!

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Lobsters have long bodies
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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
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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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- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
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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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- [PeeWee] 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
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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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- Whoa, has the lobster always been

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a popular delicacy with people?

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- [Dr. Fishbone] Ah, in North America

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the lobster didn't achieve popularity

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until the mid-19th century
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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 (laughs).

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How times have changed.

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- [PeeWee] Bourgeoisie blasphemy,

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totally awesome sea creature facts.

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- [Dr. Fishbone] Another
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about lobsters is that they
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in rocky, sandy, or muddy bottoms,

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everywhere from the shoreline
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- [PeeWee] Wild and wooly
seaweed, I never knew that.

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Can lobsters see very well, Doctor?

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- Because they live in murky environments

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on the seafloor, lobsters
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which take precedence over their eyesight.

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So their not great with optics,

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but they compensate with superior senses.

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- There are certainly a lot
of interesting sea creatures

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living in Brazil, Dr. Fishbone.

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- There certainly are, PeeWee,

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interesting sea creatures, indeed.

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Ha, ha, but know you must
get turbo fins on, PeeWee,

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for it's time to move on

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to our next destination, Saint Croix.

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- Oh, yippee, I just
can't wait to get there.

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- Let's get going then, PeeWee,

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great adventures in the sea are awaiting.

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- [Narrator] Ahoy, the
sights we're off to see

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with Dr. Fishbone and
his assistant PeeWee.

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Together, they search the ocean deep

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always looking for new fish to meet,

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new species to find and catalog

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for their beastie-o-pedia Ocean Guide.

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- Think we'll ever complete
our research, Dr. Fishbone?

259
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- Probably not, PeeWee.

260
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I've already cataloged
over a million sea creature

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and plant species, and I'm
always discovering more.

262
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It's a bit ocean out there.

263
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- Are we there yet, Dr. Fishbone?

264
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- You ask a lot of
questions for a young fish,

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you know that?

266
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(laughs) Just relax, I'll
take you where you need to go

267
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and tell you what you
need to know, you follow?

268
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- Uh, sure, man.

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Where are we going again?

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- Today we're going to visit
some underwater creatures

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that live in a sweet spot
known as Saint Croix.

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- Saint Croix, tell me about it.

273
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- Patience PeeWee, Saint Croix is

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one of the largest islands
in the Caribbean Sea,

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but its capital, Charlotte Amalie, is

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actually located on Saint Thomas.

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Saint Croix's nickname is Twin City

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for the two towns that are found

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on opposite ends of the island.

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Weather wise, trade winds
blow the length of Saint Croix

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and the western hills receive considerably

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more rainfall than the east

283
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which is a dry desert
terrain featuring cactus.

284
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Meanwhile, the west is lush
with trees and vegetation.

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- [PeeWee] Sounds like a great
place to find new creatures

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for our beastie-o-pedia.

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- [Dr. Fishbone] It is indeed.

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- [PeeWee] Tell me more about Saint Croix.

289
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- [Dr. Fishbone] I said patience, PeeWee.

290
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Despite being an island,

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Saint Croix has a decided lack

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of fresh ground water, streams,

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and rivers running through it.

294
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So much so, that many
residential homes and businesses

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feature built-in cisterns
to harvest rainwater.

296
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- It's beautiful here.

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What can you tell me
about the underwater life

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in Saint Croix, Doctor?

299
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- Saint Croix is famous
for its beautiful beaches

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and magical underwater worlds.

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Let's go explore.

302
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- What underwater beasties are
we looking for, Dr. Fishbone?

303
00:15:39,973 --> 00:15:42,444
- [Dr. Fishbone] Keep
your wits about you PeeWee

304
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because today we're seeking
the notorious moray eel.

305
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You heard it right, we're
looking for a moray eel.

306
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- [PeeWee] Yeah, exciting!

307
00:15:55,366 --> 00:15:58,455
What does a moray eel
look like, Dr. Fishbone?

308
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- [Dr. Fishbone] The moray
eel has two sets of jaws

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and can weigh up to 66 pounds.

310
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Most are nocturnal animals
and some display blunt teeth

311
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for crushing hard-shelled prey.

312
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The green moray is actually brown,

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and the long fin on their backs is

314
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actually a fusion of three smaller ones.

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Wait, I see one right over there!

316
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One interesting fact about moray eels is

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that they are often regarded
as particularly vicious

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or ill-tempered animals, but
this is not necessarily true.

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The truth is the moray
eel would almost always

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rather flee than fight.

321
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This eel is shy and secretive,

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and is known to attack humans only

323
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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
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an act which they do not take lightly.

326
00:17:04,994 --> 00:17:08,066
- [PeeWee] 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
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For example, many dive
companies use the activity

331
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of their divers hand-feeding moray eels

332
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as a means of attracting paying tourists.

333
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But morays have poor
vision and rely heavily

334
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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
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It's hooked teeth and powerful bite

339
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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
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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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
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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
(laughs) We're trying to spot brain coral.

367
00:19:18,976 --> 00:19:21,154
- [PeeWee] Look, is that it over there?

368
00:19:21,154 --> 00:19:23,658
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
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It has a flattened egg-shaped figure

374
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and can actually live
for hundreds of years.

375
00:19:44,994 --> 00:19:47,123
- [PeeWee] 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
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and it's endangered.

379
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They get most of their nutrition
from floating invertebrates

380
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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
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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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] Ouch!

430
00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:33,262
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] Well,
that's a lion fish, PeeWee.

440
00:23:04,887 --> 00:23:06,610
- [PeeWee] Totally gnarly.

441
00:23:06,610 --> 00:23:08,414
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] Amazing.

452
00:23:42,574 --> 00:23:44,200
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] Whoa.

464
00:24:22,495 --> 00:24:24,575
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] Totally awesome
sea creature facts!

472
00:24:44,763 --> 00:24:46,068
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [Narrator] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] The rockfish,
we're looking for a rockfish.

531
00:27:59,870 --> 00:28:01,381
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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 (laughs).

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
- [PeeWee] Look, I think I see one now.

569
00:30:00,498 --> 00:30:02,969
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] Old is an
understatement, PeeWee (laughs).

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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] That's what
we call a grouper, PeeWee.

641
00:33:47,389 --> 00:33:49,600
- [PeeWee] 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
- [PeeWee] Whoa!

657
00:34:36,828 --> 00:34:39,542
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] Floating
flounder, I never knew that.

666
00:35:05,224 --> 00:35:08,182
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [Narrator] 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
(chuckles) Plankton, get
it, plankton (laughs).

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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] It is indeed.

714
00:37:45,717 --> 00:37:48,545
- [PeeWee] Tell me more about
the Galapagos Islands, Doctor.

715
00:37:48,545 --> 00:37:50,934
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] Whoa.

722
00:38:12,813 --> 00:38:14,536
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] What does a
dolphin look like, Doc?

745
00:39:23,893 --> 00:39:27,111
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [PeeWee] Oh, wow, just look
at that magical creature.

781
00:41:16,958 --> 00:41:19,006
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] Killer whale,
they sound vicious.

786
00:41:32,643 --> 00:41:35,277
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] He looks more fun
than a barrel of guppies.

851
00:45:06,157 --> 00:45:08,221
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] Sounds like my uncle Pat.

857
00:45:23,842 --> 00:45:27,710
- [Dr. Fishbone] (laughs)
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
- [PeeWee] Amazing.

863
00:45:43,317 --> 00:45:47,495
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] Whoa, frightful fish
eggs, I'll keep my distance.

870
00:46:05,553 --> 00:46:07,504
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [Narrator] 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 (chuckles).

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
- [PeeWee] Look, I think I see one now.

915
00:48:24,642 --> 00:48:26,365
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] What, are you
describing an alien, Dr. Fishbone?

922
00:48:45,799 --> 00:48:50,799
- (laughs) 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
- [Dr. Fishbone] 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
- [PeeWee] 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
- [Narrator] 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.

1027
00:54:42,351 --> 00:54:45,518
(upbeat lively music)