How Life Survives Inside Underwater Volcanoes

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Producer: Brian McManus ( / realengineering )
References:
[1] tos.org/oceanography/assets/d...
[2] www.science.org/content/artic...
[3] theconversation.com/deep-sea-...
[4] volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn...
[5] www.jstor.org/stable/24861089
[6] www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/....
[7] www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/...
[8] journals.plos.org/plosone/art...
[9] eprints.soton.ac.uk/375424/1/...
[10] www.jstor.org/stable/30052221
[11] www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
[12] oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeano...
[13] www.sciencedirect.com/science...
[14] agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c...
[15] www.noaa.gov/education/resour...
[16] www.un.org/en/climatechange/s...

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[@AifDaimon]

I think I've read about hammerheads living around underwater volcanoes, but didn't think it was THAT common

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I'm circumcised

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[@terramater]

It's fascinating to see how species evolve or adapt to survive. Our crew managed to film a unique phenomenon among elephants. In the savannah, elephants have learned to mine a network of hidden caves for salt and mineral deposits. We follow them deep inside the extinct volcano to learn more about this incredible behaviour, and it's so interesting!

[@BasteAndThreadpilled]

they crave that mineral

[@mrtribune5785]

So we arent fascinated by our own evolution.

[@crazy13alex]

​@@mrtribune5785 biologically or socially? We've kind of stagnated on the latter and we don't notice our own biological changes unless someone really notices.

[@HomoLegalMedic]

We already know about our evolution, we're primates that got traded strength and hair for intelligence with the help of pre-digested food (cooking) - it's pretty boring.

[@jynx3978]

​@@crazy13alexwe are mostly evolving psychologically, our nature is evolving

[@avishekchakraborty8289]

*Life finds a way*

[@danklegosi6084]

You forgot the most important part

[@camu_michh]

@@danklegosi6084you mean the "uh"?

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@@camu_michh but of course

[@embreis2257]

7:42 'the researchers found bacteria... which use chemosynthesis on sulfur and carbondioxide to produce energy.' that sounds mighty interesting. can we copy that trick to turn unwanted chemicals into something useful?

[@narsisunkariya]

We already do, as example insulin maker bacteria, One more bacteria that was found in these hydrothermal vents or volcanic areas, thurmus aquaticus is hugely beneficial in genetics work.without it, human civilization would have lacked efficient vaccines and other things. COVID vaccination sewage treatment and other areas hugely rely on such microrganism.

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Its the basis for alot of fascinating technology. Frankly, if we know the right processes, we could get bacteria to turn _anything_ into anything else, given the right materials are present. With enough instructions and available proteins, a little sperm cell can generate a whole human, its no stretch to imagine a colony of bacteria engineered to turn CO2 into O2, or plastic into petroleum.

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That's literally how we generate/store energy in different types of electronics, look up how batteries work

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Idiot, the footage was captured by the diving team.

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I howled with laughter at the "ain't nobody got time for that!" reference 😂

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I did not expect that too!

[@weezy1997]

Indigenous science already knew about sharks in volcanoes. Hawaiian mythology shows that when Pele the volcano goddess was searching for a new home after exile, her canoe was pulled by her elder brother Kamohoaliʻi, the god of sharks. He found the new land for Pele to dig her pit (caldera). In other words, Hawaiians knew sharks have connection with hotspots.

[@pauldeddens5349]

My question would be is how would they find out? Its hard to tell if thats just standard folklore, or genuine experience. I know coastal communities are alot more aquatic than inland communities. Including some fascinating cultures like the Bajau tribe and their diving-based rituals and foraging. But I dont see how it could be possible for a person to dive and see a hydrothermal vent or volcanic vent with sharks swimming around it and then come back to tell the tale. Unless Hawaii and Polynesia just has more accessible vents, which they might given the geographical nature of them.

[@blackflare]

@@pauldeddens5349 She mentions in the video, that theyre usually, but not always, quite deep. I think she even said one of the ones in the video was only 20 meters under water.

[@schrodingerskatze2162]

@@pauldeddens5349 Animism has real effects on a person's ability to know about the World without experiencing it physically. Yep. Sounds crazy. True. But through practice you can experience it yourself. Scientific findings are not at their "ultimate". There's too much to be discovered still, particularly in Physics and Neuroscience.

[@hufflebuff82]

So much truth can be found in indigenous folklore. Trust in the people who have lived on and with the land for hundreds of years. They know a thing or two.

[@navyfitdestroyerofponds9723]

Rip Pele ⚽

[@xXxKaley2013xXx]

Something that my brain instantly thought of were breeding grounds. Scientist don’t really know where sharks migrate to breed, they’ve never been able to fully catch them in the act. They know they breed in warm waters, so they assume it happens in shallow waters because those are usually the warmest. Now this makes me wonder if they’re breeding near sites like these.

[@TaureanDreams]

Good observation!

[@kytrensol9777]

Maybe? Could be that sharks do date nights like us too. "So, where you wanna go for our next date, babe"? "How about that underwater caldera we saw on our way here? Its pretty warm, and I like the way those lava streams snake down". "Sure".

[@justynpryce]

Therapist: "The shark volcano isn't real it can't hurt you." The shark volcano:

[@jackwalker9492]

This could be a B Movie. "From the Makers of SHARKNADO....We Bring you SHARCANO!!"

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@@jackwalker9492 lmao, sharkcano. What's Sharknado anyway?

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[@praeliasdecorum5539]

Between this and seeing a video about how animals are literally thriving in Chernobyl, right up to the reactor building, blows my fucking mind on how resilient animals are. Absolutely insane.

[@hannahparadis2514]

This is crazy…I’m a geologist studying ancient underwater volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean. Literally the amount of volcanism that occurred 90 ma was insane. I was blown away that there is not more research done on these seamounts. I love this video 💗

[@Gaming_Vegan_Ape]

*squidward voice*: Krakatoa!

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[@AikiraBeats]

I always loved underwater volcanoes as a child. I found it absolutely fascinating in how creatures can find a way to survive such harsh conditions, but not only survive but thrive at the same time.

[@ryryjohnson1357]

I don’t think people realize how evolutionary adaptable the shark species is. Been around longer than dinosaurs

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[@anthonyharraden4709]

Find it awesome that the hammerhead is attracted somehow to magnetic fields and the volcano has to have some type of field around it. Makes sense.

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I just found this channel, and I immediately subscribed. I'm a molecular biologist and can appreciate the passion

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

Maybe the electricity sensors that the sharks have help them figure out when an explosion is imminent? If they have advanced warning, they'd probably feel more comfortable approaching an area they know could explode.

[@Real-Life-Beavies]

When I read the title and seen the thumbnail the first thing that I thought of was the movie Sharknado

[@DruNature]

I love your optimism at the end there much appreciated and I feel the same way. I love this topic, fascinating, people usually fail to predict the tenacity of life, and the extreme places it will exist! Also BTW I love your speaking voice and cadence, its so specific and really makes the topics more enjoyable.

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[@benmcreynolds8581]

I've always wondered if we are going to discover complex underwater cave systems the more we explore with ROV's with LIDAR scan's. (Like how there is those pools across Mexico's peninsula. I'm sure there are underwater, underground caves/tunnels that connect fresh and salt water transferring , etc. Who knows? That's just one idea I'm curious about when. It comes to studying the underwater world.

[@zappedguy1327]

the life around the volcanic vents shows that even if we bugger the earth some life will continue.Mother Nature has time on her side.

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I needed to hear that last part of the video.. thank you

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I heard that life on Earth started near hydrothermal vents. Can you do a video about the origins of life? How it started, how the RNA molecule came to being and so on.

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[@directperfect3208]

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[@dingob9637]

If such underwater volcano environment can encourage and support so many complex liveforms and habitats, the very same must have been for the earliest life all the way into the present day.

[@mikete714]

Thanks for breaking this down.

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[@des_antilles]

Kick 'em Jenny 🇬🇩🇬🇩😁 was part of my fascination with volcanoes growing up because Grenada is a volcanic island and it's our only active volcano

[@lineeknolle]

Amazing! Thanks! 💯

[@ia6590]

beautiful video. thank you.

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13:11 you’ve heard of sharknado, now get ready for…

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"Life....uh........Finds a way" - Dr.Ian Malcolm

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[@Evolution__X]

Brillant video, keep it up. If life could exist in such inhospitable places, then life may exist in outer space too.

[@pauldeddens5349]

I dont think theres a doubt life exists in outer space. The question is where is it? Without probes to manually scan planets and moons, its hard to guess if a planet has life from telescopes alone.

[@ankitkasi5595]

@@pauldeddens5349 or another hypothesis is that any civilisation once they reach a point of advancement, close to communicating with other worlds, will self destruct back to a primitive existence

[@pauldeddens5349]

@@ankitkasi5595 I wasnt talking about advanced civilization. The second they become space faring (In a cosmic timescale atleast) they will be hard to miss. Give us a few hundred years and im sure we will be bright in the night sky. Its really unlikely we, or any other advanced civilization would completely blow itself back to primitive eras. Maybe before industrial revolution, but its more likely all humans would die than we would all revert back to primitive and small groups of nomads, farmers, and gatherers.

[@jynx3978]

​@@pauldeddens5349generally i believe complex life is not rare but it is not so often common.

[@pauldeddens5349]

@@jynx3978 I think its a matter of time. Life naturally becomes more complex, because complexity outcompetes simplicity. Single cells cannot rival complex, organized, multi-cells, or colonial organisms. Even if it somehow stays single celled, a super-cell with massive organelles comparable to our own organs would outcompete simpler bacteriums. On a cosmic timeline, life is a small smudge. And in that times its when from proto-primordial putty, to industrialized civilization. Whether that complex life becomes intelligent or capable of creating structures like we have is another question. But I do think without a doubt complex life will almost always, eventually, arise on life-sustaining systems. Intelligence is more tricky though.

[@SamTheMan]

Stephanie Sammann, lovely production!!! 🙂 Your voice is quite pleasant.

[@pamela-623]

Since i learned about this being a thing ive been so fascinated by it, great video!

[@ashleylastname9091]

It's so beautifully badass, fucking sharks just vibing above an active volcano.

[@loltoastt]

Always the best videos 🎉

[@dreadpirate1452]

Interesting video. I would like to see more on these vents and creatures.

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Great video! Gives me hope!

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[@Aaron_Lesse]

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the thumbnail message about a shark-filled volcano was true and not clickbait. I am also now horrified by the shark-filled volcanoes.

[@kevinsanchun2052]

Me at 10:" I gotta be up early for work tmrw." Me at 12:" Well I guess I'll hit the whhhat, a volcano full of sharks?!"

[@ArtyMars]

The prawns and fish probably love that toasty explosive underwater fish heater, delicious cozy 29 degree water haha

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I really like your videos what you say makes sense and i feel smarter🤓😁 really good job

[@Veptis]

How out in the effort to model, light and then shoot that whole room and desk scene? That must have taken at least a hundred hours.

[@raremoney6278]

SUPER COOL VIDEO

[@kelvinnguyen6048]

If we can harness those tubules. It would be a great fuel source in addition to geothermal energy

[@calebbrown6735]

Sharks are so cool. People need to chill out with how scary they illustrate them. But they are actually pretty chill and really fun to swim with, just don't let blood in the water for around a mile or two.

[@unoriginalhazard]

Literally no one sees them as a problem anymore but ignorant children, you’re arguing with yourself.

[@calebbrown6735]

@@unoriginalhazard You clearly haven't been out about about. There are tons of people who are still afraid of the ocean and sharks. Your right ignorant people are the only ones afraid, but not all are children and there are still plenty. Even those who live near the ocean are still afraid of it. But it's mostly because they can't swim well and refuse to get closer to nature.

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Amazing video.

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[@GeoffryGifari]

wonder how tall structures can form around heated water bursting from the earth, on hydrothermal vents

[@tronlaser123]

Sharks surely feel these eruptions way before they happen potentially. They be good at sensing vibrations

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I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

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Can you do insane biology of Manta rays next?

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Wow, this channel is a revelation. Stephanie, you may not like listening to your own voice, but I have to say I cannot get enough of it. You are probably the most articulate presenter I have had the privilege of listening to. The fact that you write your own material blows my mind. David Attenborough can finally rest in peace knowing that you are there to pick up the mantle. Whether it be by choice or happenstance, the decision to not see you (imho) is probably the correct decision, as it would most definitely distract from the content. Happy New Year, I wish you only health as I believe that's all you really need.

[@thekerbbykarbby]

There used to be sharks in the water of a dormant/active volcano in the Philippines. They die out because the water became more and more saline.

[@mindyabizniz]

omg i've been wasting time being worried about sharknado when i should've been worried about sharkano!

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Sharkano? Pleeeease the guys who made Sharknado need to see this!

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3:01. You can see a slight rainbow effect on the steam floating above the eruption.

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

Upcoming movie: SHARKANO Suggested low budget sequels: - SHARKRUPTION - PYROCLASTIC SHARKS - “They fly now?” - THE JAWS ARE MADE OF LAVA - “They fry now!” - BLUE LAGOON - SHARKQUAKE - MAGMA MAKO´VER - VOLQUARIUM ST. HELENS - SHARKEA (The non-volcaholic Swedish Halloween Special)

[@VVabsa]

This could be a plot for an even absurder movie than Sharknado. *Sharkano!*

[@werren894]

"inhospitable environment" huh? when i saw that i actually start to think that it is the only way for the ocean to heal itself is with the volcano, which is probably the healthiest place in the ocean, without it life form doesn't exist even if we talk about how an island formed is because of the active mountain.

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that's the reference number! if you look at the description of the video they have the links for their references connected to the numbers so you can see their references if you want!

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