How Millions of Stingless Jellyfish Ended Up in One Lake

It might look like a scene from another planet, but Kakaban Lake is found on Earth - on the South-East Asian island of Borneo. Its isolated position and mix of salt- and freshwater make it the perfect habitat for all manner of unique creatures, including the golden jellyfish. ↠Subscribe: www.youtube.co...
Dive into the world of this fascinating lake-dweller as we explore how jellyfish came to be trapped here in the first place and the remarkable farming technique they use to survive.
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Re-Edit: Katrin Blaß
Voice-Over: Sophie Kozeluh
Sound Designer: Hubert Weninger
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"Borneo - Earth’s Eden" A Terra Mater Factual Studios production, written and directed by Matt Hamilton.
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For scientists, these lakes serve as proxies to explore what may come as ocean waters heat up because of climate change. The lakes have environmental conditions that are warmer, more acidic and less oxygenated. Intan Suci Nurhati, climate and ocean researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, see's these ecosystems as “a projection of our future climate." 🔬👨🏽‍🔬

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I wonder if we could farm those species of jellyfish for oxigen and food in the future, I look at them and think of gelatin lol

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Ain't you the sweetest water cauliflowers I have ever seen. So weak and vulnerable. I love them.

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Water- Water cauli- What 😂

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@@Noosh_noot 🌊 cauliflower

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Water Cauliflower!!! That is the best description ever!!!

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You are weird

[@MarriedToAsmo]

theres a type of jellyfish called cauliflower jellyfish 0_0

[@abel_36]

**Jellyfish discovers farming** "And they said jellyfishes had no brains"

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@Izumi Culture I agree

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Technically they're not wrong

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[@NoneofMyBusiness0]

All part of their body is a "brain" for them *just my opinion 😂

[@ActualTrash8]

A brainless jellyfish can farm better than I will ever do

[@isaT]

Omg, the water is so clear it looks almost like looking at an aquarium.

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It is an aquarium

[@SparrowFPS]

Don’t worry we will destroy that too soon ;(

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@@SparrowFPS That's worrying

[@mondraymondo]

Must be because of the low nutrient

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@@notaworldpeaceafterall6476 a very big aquarium with jelly inside it

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Kudos to our amazing film crew! 📽❤️

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Maybe they have a film crew, but if you go back and watch some of their stuff and then search KZbin you’ll find most of the clips already aired on National Geographic or something.

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@@Primenumber19 while they start that way it's great that they have original footage now. we need more of this kinds of channel that feature the natural world

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@@josedeleon3179 I agree but this channel seems to rip off the hard work of others and present it as there own. That’s a no no for me.

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@@Primenumber19 A lot of footage YT'ers use is fair usage. I've seen same footage and audio on multiple channels.

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You guys deserve way more views. I feel like I'm watching tv!

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I gotta have myself visit this place atleast once in my life

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Good luck

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you can wait until indonesia new capital establish, at least they are in the same provinces with this lake, which will reduce the cost if you transit in the airport. but I am sure it will still cost you a lot, even for an average indonesian like me it's much cheaper to just going to australia twice than visiting this lake, other than that it's located in protected area, so it'll be hard to reach this area by using car or any vehicles. but I wish you can visit this lake soon 👍

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Isolated creatures are usually the most beautiful ones! I wanna visit every isolated island and body of water there ever is!

[@terramater]

Yes, they're indeed very special! One more reason, why it's important that we try our best to protect their natural environment.

[@cominationz6130]

@@terramater I know! I really hope that the majority of people mostly the more powerful and richer ones who have the capability to help the environment notice how important protecting the environment is, stop the habits which makes it worse and start new ones that make the environment better. The Philippines which is my country is said to be mega diverse which is great but my country is really facing environmental issues such as population decline in plants and animals, pollution, habitat loss and climate change caused by human activities like deforestation , hunting and dynamite fishing which I really hope would be fixed in the future. Sure the amount or organisms here are a lot compared to other countries and there are even a huge amount of endemic species here but if the said issues won't be helped, they might be wiped out making being "mega diverse" mean nothing which is what I am worried about.

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2:35 the music is so uplifting it matches with the jellies.

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The underwater lake environment looks so pristine and untouched, uncorrupted by any human interference. And the way the Golden Jellies behave like farmers looks so beautiful! I hope that people can see this lake as a standard for all underwater ecosystems

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What a cool place, I always learn something new from terra Matter videos.

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Thanks so much, we really appreciate your words! 🤗

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Ngl, this science channel is pretty decent and horribly underrated. I'm pretty entertained by the place and the information flow, and damn I wish this is how online educational modules would be.

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Sending love from India🇮🇳

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Greetings to India! 🤗

[@mightaziez]

I’ve been to kakaban. One of the most beautiful things I’ve seen in my life. This comes from a man who have phonophobia of underwater sounds

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Duuuuude wtf only 1.8k views? You guys put so much effort in like Animalogic! I actually found this channel from them!

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Incredible!! I'm a Brazilian biologist and I love learning something new about the nature

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The organisation I worked at have research projects in these areas including the Kakaban lake. I visited it twice and the underwater view is really stunning. But I had never seen it so clear and vivid like this. Your camera and videography brings the scenary to a whole new level. Breath-taking! Well done!

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Thanks for being here since the very beginning!

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this is exactly why youtube was created. to show us how amazing these creatures are

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I Was waiting for your videos. Amazing content as always!

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Thanks a lot!

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How many people are wasting their time not watching this beautiful content

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[@takaotheijnbattleship4534]

I get that this is supposed to be beautiful, but I have an oddly specific, rather extreme fear of jellyfish, so I was curling up in a ball the entire time!

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may I ask ... do you watch videos like these to try and self-cure this fear?

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Haven’t seen this level of quality in a while, subscribing!!

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First time I went "aww" seeing a jelly fish

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*Jellyfish have no brain *STARTS FARMING* Kudos to the filming crew for this amazing content. and Narrators of this channels are awesome as every time.. keep up the quality work..

[@eliz_scubavn]

Jellyfish terrify me for some odd reason. This lake would be my idea of hell.

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It seems pretty scary at first, but it will be fun after you got used to it!

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Commenting for the algorithm this stuff is highly underrated

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I dunno man, looks like swimming cabbages to me

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Someone else described them as cauliflowers

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does this youtube channel has noly one owner or a team works to make the videos of this channel. do you guys ever had any sponsor. your channel deserves more support.

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Terra Mater is based in Austria, and we're specialised in factual production for cinema, TV and multimedia platforms. Our digital department is a team of three, but there're many more creative minds around; just check out our website if you want to know more about us!

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I checked it out it is very educative you should make a documentary on the endangered royal bengal tiger of bangladesh. you guys are doing a nice job for the nature. good luck :)

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beast wishes from me :)

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I meant best

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Thanks for the suggestion and your kind words, we‘re trying our best! :)

[@blafoon93]

Wow, that lake looks like an amazing place to go diving. Hopefully I can manage to do so one day. I just hope that this lake will not get destroyed by tourism, as amazing as it is I'd rather see it only in documentaries than risk straining the local ecosystem too much.

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Love this channel so much Such fascinating content

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I've been in love with this place for years, i hope I can visit it one day

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Before this I'd never been so thankful for an ad

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Thanks for staying!

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forbidden broccoli

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I been there when i was child 😤 Unfortunately I couldn't see the manta rays because there was one small child from the group who got seasick

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An animal so simple yet so entertaining

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Amazing documentary hope that these creatures are on the planet for future generations

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They're so adorable. They don't even know they're existing and living

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Suprised by the fact and added with narration. Your voice is just made for narration of natural wonders. 🤩🤩🤩🤩

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When jellyfishes are in quarantine too

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Kakaban Lake - Indonesia, one of the mega biodiverse country on this planet 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@timothh_uel]

I've been there before at 2013. I went there for my church's christmas trip (Since Indonesia had no winter soooo). And I've swum with them and even touched them XD. However, since I was kinda afraid of them, instead of holding them facing upwards, I hold them upside down, leaving their tentacles facing upwards :"). I was still very young at that time tho so... But when one of the people who came with me hold them with the jellyfishes' tentacles facing downwards, her hand went itchy afterwards, maybe due to the small amount of sting the jellyfish had stung her. But due to my experience, it is a worthy place to visit. I mean, when can you actually swim with jellyfishes beside you :D

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I can't comment on every video of Terra Mater I watch for the algorithm as I am eager to start the next one! Those jellies are super cute btw 😍

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Low views in Two Months with such content is a crime. *Oust the Algorithm*

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Underrated Channel

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Southeast asia is such an amazing place that is very blessed by it beautiful natures 😍 i hope people there cares about their local ecosystem..., recently indonesian goverment planned to move it capital to borneo, it makes me worried about the nature that will be destroyed by the new people coming there due to that capital moving stuff...

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I saw this video years ago. Absolutely epic the symbiosis thats happened. Gave me ideas of blimps filled with wheat.... maybe someday.

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That's why I love biology not for become doctor but for many species that I want to see them.

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Amazing! Such a unique and beautiful place.

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We get these in Western Australia in the Swan lake, so interesting to find out out what they are😍😍

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All jellyfish:DIE!! Golden jellyfish:welcome traveler!

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Thanks so much! Happy new year, may it be a great one! 🎉✨

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I've been there! It's really a fun experience swimming with a ton of jellyfishes!

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How did it feel touching one? I just need to.... _touch one..._

[@rakuroryuusei3685]

@@kevinsaysyuh it felt like touching a really soft jelly, felt great ngl.

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So cool! Did u see the other types of jellyfish? Do they sting?

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@@mauritzvanlingen7816 Yep, there are a few of em. None of them stings tho

[@darkmetal2412]

I know the video is meant to bring awareness but i kinda want a stingless jellyfish as a pet now

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Next, komodo dragon ?

[@terramater]

Komodo dragons are pretty cool, thanks for the suggestion!

[@Nobody-zn3yv]

How does this only have 89k views?!?!

[@igkslife]

I want one. Imagine it, a pet jelly fish, and if breeded correctly could be small enough to fit in a fish tank. Also, if one thinks about it, the jelly fish that fallows the sun can be considered to have primitive eyes. Basically the allege is their eyes, more, or less. So, that's something. With those millions of years from now it could revolve to a predator, in fact maybe a active one.

[@fahadbinislam2344]

Visitor numbers should be strictly regulated to this majestic lake.

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This is a sea turtle paradise

[@tanzil88]

4 species of unique jellies? Wow!!!

[@Ruiluth]

Next I want to see how one stingless jellyfish ended up in millions of lakes

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The ocean...whenever I want to imagine what life might look like on other planets, I look to the oceans for ideas 🌊

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Next best narrator right after David attenborough

[@pinchylobster7392]

that lake seriously makes me think of subnautica. creepy islands idk why

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Let's Go Visit Kakaban lake - East kalimantan, indonesia 🇮🇩

[@unownnnn]

It's beautiful!

[@White_Poppy]

The lake is like a forbidden city of jellyfish. Peace does present their.

[@g-gon8869]

Wow I would love to know more about the other organisms of this lake

[@sonwig5186]

I think they are really cute!

[@Cyan_thicc]

So cute, seen slot before, I even played with them when I noticed they didn't sting, so squishy

[@Coelacantha]

This video is very beautiful✨

[@terramater]

Thank you Allyson! :)

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Fascinating

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They really been quarantined for that long

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Very underrated channel

[@terramater]

Glad you think so!

[@nunyabiznes33]

There's also a lagoon here in the Philippines where the jellies don't sting. I just don't know if they also photosynthesize.

[@gabri3878]

Where? 😍

[@elementsoflife000]

It wouldn't surprise me me if fresh water corals existed at some point in earth history and is now extinct..

[@shotgunbettygaming]

Brackish water is a PAIN to regulate. I'll stick to freshwater aquariums lol edit: and they're not 'trapped' in the lake as you say...it's THEIR HABITAT. Too much saltwater will kill them, too much freshwater will kill them...THAT'S not being trapped. That's finding the perfect habitat for sustainability. Amateur writers....didn't even do the footwork. smh

[@sheilashineleofany822]

how come jellyfishes died from normal salt water??

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How underrated

[@kirani111]

Great content!!

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I love her voice so much

[@nyanard]

I live in Borneo and didnt know this

[@TituslikesTurtles]

a cute smol non-stinging jellyfish boi very poggers

[@Azukiarchive]

Dont jellyfish live forever without predators or is that just specific species? If so some of these might be some of the original!

[@sheilashineleofany822]

If I remember correctly there are some anemons too eating those jellyfishes in the lake... But I'm not sure if its in Kakaban Lake or not

[@theelephantintheroom69]

Dude I bet those Jellyfish believe they themselves are photosynthetic.

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Its like a giant aquarium

[@dinovangowan658]

Found my favorite jellyfish :)

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I wanna hug them.

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In every tragedy, there is always beauty, you just need to look around

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They’re like swimming coral

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This just randomly appear in anyone else’s recommended lol