Why Do Deep-Sea Animals Look So Weird? | Monterey Bay Aquarium's Into The Deep

"Strange." "Alien." "Bizarre." "Scary." These are just some of the words used to describe deep-sea creatures-but what if they're not the weird ones?! Join Monterey Bay Aquarium scientists Alicia, Ellen, Mackenzie and Tommy to learn more about the fascinating lifeforms and mesmerizing adaptations these creatures use to survive in the pressures of the deep.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction: Who are you calling "weird?!"
00:33 Deep-sea adaptations: Color
01:31 Deep-sea adaptations: Eyes
02:26 Deep-sea adaptations: Hunting
03:42 Conclusion: What if we're the weird ones?!
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Why Do Deep-Sea Animals Look So Weird? | Monterey Bay Aquarium's Into The Deep
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[@MBARIvideo]

Deep-sea animals are weird and so WONDERFUL!

[@ohnoZomBri]

3:25 “mouth cage 😬” 😂😂 This was educational and oddly wholesome

[@SusanvonThun]

No, YOU look weird 🤣 These animals are so fascinating and your team is so fun to learn from!

[@C4TC4T]

No, he has a point…

[@angelalee4168]

I've always found deep sea creatures so fascinating! it's amazing how adaptations to high pressure, low light, and lower nutrients are represented in these organisms

[@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808]

"they don't look weird! YOU look weird!" is the best response I've heard from a scientist in a long time. lol

[@seattleaquarium]

What a wonderfully fun look into some of the weird and fascinating creatures of the deep! We can't wait to learn more from the MBARI and Monterey Bay Aquarium experts joining our Creatures of the Deep Lighting Talk!

[@sueg2658]

I find all the creatures so flipping fascinating. They all want to survive just like any other creature on this beautiful earth. We are so lucky to have these wonderful scientists to study and share their knowledge with us. How neat is that!

[@chefnedarque]

Bright red 1:25 is crazy camouflage for red colorblind fish! Wow

[@MontereyBayAquarium]

Thanks for watching everyone! What's the one adaptation you saw in this video that you'd want for yourself? Also, here's MBARI's companion for species ID of the critters in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKq1lIObhLJkqbs

[@gojiberry7201]

I wouldn't mind having the big eyes to see in the dark. Night vision would be awesome to go around and watch nocturnal wildlife 👍

[@dinornis]

Thank you so much for the ID video! I was going to ask what the transparent amphipod-like creature at 1:00 was - it was an amphipod, of course!

[@susanne5803]

Everytime there's need for invasive medical diagnostics I want translucency so bad - so they don't have to look into my child (or rarely me). I also wouldn't mind a little lantern dangling over my head. But I would like to be able to switch the light off. More and separate brains would occasionally be great. Fast colour changing to let others know unambiguously what you feel could be helpful. Or fast colour change to quickly blend into surroundings. Definitely more arms. I think four would do the trick. Two very different eyes adapted perfectly to different challenges like Histioteuthis heteropsis. One to read in any light and proximity and the other perfectly adapted to speed and colour for example. And from land animals a kangaroo pouch and definitely a prehensile tail. I would look so weird!🖖🤗

[@NormalSpeedGamer]

Being transparent would be cool!

[@garethtudor836]

I watch videos like this and I'm constantly awestruck by just how the environment shapes the form of everything that lives within it. My appreciation for the beauty of life grows with each video, and hearing such passionate people talking about the creatures they study fills me with a joy I have difficulty describing

[@Kelly-gg8eq]

my love for these funky fish is incomprehensible :p hope i get to see them irl one day

[@sueg2658]

Monterey Bay, please more videos like this. Thank you.

[@elisewagley1797]

What incredible footage and wonderful explanations! I love how excited and passionate these experts are

[@Lurvy1963]

Deep sea animals. Earth's own extraterrestrial species that live in the ocean's depths. Yes, they look weird. But also unique for their appearance. If they lived on land, they wouldn't adapt very well.

[@bobbyboy1797]

Exactly what I think aliens would look like.

[@kanatapaw]

2:42 rat tail fish Like a cat or dog carrying there food or toy. Very cute.

[@theMuBot]

Monterey Bay Aquarium was such an amazing and magical place for me as a kid, and deep sea creatures are one of my favorite things to learn about. I live on the other side of the country now, but I'm going to do everything in my power to visit the Into The Deep exhibit when it opens.

[@morganfisherart]

I'm blown away how good the cinematography is (especially some real close-ups) done by using ROVs! And I wonder - if illumination is used - doesn't it completely blind these creatures who live in darkness?

[@KtwsN]

We need to put those 360 cameras down there so we can explore in VR! That'd be freakin AMAZING

[@joeymooring5314]

Really incredible footage in this video. It's so amazing to live on the same planet as these wacky guys, and so special to learn more about them from folks with so much enthusiasm! Sometimes, late at night, I think about things like the chimaera or vampire squid and wonder what else lives deep in the ocean that we have yet to discover. Earth is a planet fulla weirdos!

[@LilyS1031]

They are spectacular! Thank you for great video!

[@hees0009]

They act like calling them weird looking will hurt their feelings or something.

[@gaelstromproductions]

It's exceptionally strange to hear people refer to them as 'prey items' rather than just prey. It actually feels wrong to the point of inaccurate to itemize a creature that's being devoured by another. Feels almost like a lack of respect for nature rather than acknowledging its wonder, it's very strange. I've never heard that term until now. I feel like it's more of that "shell shock' becoming 'battle fatigue' language George Carlin called out... tossing 'item' afterwards attempting to soften the mental image of something being eaten alive in nature.

[@Loogoni]

most of them are definitely nightmare fuel but strawberry squids are just so cute I love them so much

[@navyspades8955]

I love the Monterey Bay aquarium people they are so fun to listen to describe all these animals.

[@devinmurphy7736]

Great stuff!!

[@terry2749]

they are amazing

[@carloabellana33]

We need to see more inspirational talks from Mackenzie.🙌

[@elenistavridou9082]

👍🏻💖 Thank You !

[@dianneledford3681]

I really appreciate you taking the time to share these thoughts questions etc with us I so dearly Miss the weekly hour long sessions of lives With you all

[@rvnmedic1968]

Excellent! Can someone from the MBAR tell me how these fragile looking fish can withstand the tremendous crushing pressure at those depths? Can any of them survive at higher depths, like in your aquarium?

[@Bhatt_Hole]

Magic

[@Rainahime]

Deep sea creatures are weird and freaky and amazing, I love them 😍

[@larsthedude1984]

“These animals are experiencing a lot of pressure…” you and me both, little Hadalpelagic Zone squid u_u

[@m.p.w.333]

Their WEIRD 👀.. I LOVE IT.....🙏💙🌎🌊

[@Teefs001]

I'm simple, I see decades video with a strawberry squid in the thumbnail and stop everything to click immediately! So grateful for this channel

[@Teefs001]

Meant *deep-sea my bad lol 😅

[@203Rez]

Makenzie.... 😍

[@baddna9447]

I didn't know any sea cucumbers could swim, I thought they were all bottom dwellers like big thick underwater caterpillars, very cool.

[@eccolix]

3:43 can someone explain what this animal is? it looks very unique and i’ve never seen something like that before

[@dianne3406]

❤❤❤

[@potatopatato2516]

They are also weird looking because we just aren't used to seeing them right?

[@Julie-kb3mo]

🐠 Wow. God and all He created is MAGNIFICENT.

[@kimchi8022]

Wish that there were names associated with each sea creature. There were a few that looked really awesome but I’m not sure what they’re called. :’)

[@theMuBot]

There's a companion video linked in the description that includes names.

[@MontereyBayAquarium]

Here's that companion video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKq1lIObhLJkqbs

[@franciscadasilva2984]

🙏🙌❤

[@leavingitblank9363]

Zebras and flamingos ARE weird looking. So are humans, when you really think about it: pale, hairless, worm-like creatures with gangly appendages. I'm curious about the term "deep sea"... Shouldn't it be "deep ocean"? I thought a _sea_ was a nearly landlocked body of water.

[@mr2981]

I feel so lost because I don't know what pronouns that anglerfish demands we use. And what about that Huboldt squid?! Unless 'they' identify as a grey squirrel or something. I just don't know. Could you guys(?) fix that? Thanks

[@supramon808]

the blonde chick though... she is fire

[@Neo-jty]

if "they" use this kind of attitude towards to other nations and cultures, the world will be a better place

[@user-lz6me4mi3h]

Know that there is no god but God, the Creator of everything, and that Muhammad is His Messenger to all mankind

[@isaiasherrero7889]

Funny because this is the same way people with illogical logical fallacies in our culture explain people that are quote end quote different. define your logic next time.

[@timothyball7502]

2-9-2023. No, GOD created them as they are.

[@DJ-il4rs]

This video is so awesome and easy to understand! Thanks for the info! 🦀🦞🦐🦑🐙🐡🐠🐟🐬🐳🦭🦈🐋🐦🐧🐚🪨🦪