08- Creatures of the Deep

Original air date: 30 November 2009

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Selected material

Creatures of the deep

The animals found in the deep are quite often new to science, or at least very strange looking

A close relative of the “ordinary” jellyfish, and the completely different looking corals
A polychaete, a relative of the earthworm

Behind the scenes

Creating a coral reef

Preparing a ship to be sunk, and it to be colonised by plants and animals. Cameras installed (ring around one) to document it.

To prepare for the coral reef documentation the crew searched for a hull that they could then clean up – so that animals would colonise it – and then make sure that sinking it would not cause any pollution to the sea.

Prepare for the worst; a college lost in a white-out

Every crew member has to go through drilling in how to cope during a white-out, especially if a college is lost in one. You have to cope without using your eyes.

More episodes

01- Challenges of Life
02- Reptiles and Amphibians
03- Mammals
04- Fish
05- Birds
06- Insects
07- Hunters and Hunted
09- Plants
10- Primates
Series in retrospect