Sea Cucumber Poop Is Surprisingly Good For the Ecosystem | Nat Geo Wild

There are about 1,250 different species of sea cucumber across the world's oceans. This is Thelenota anax. And yes, it's doing what you think it's doing. Sea cucumber poop is surprisingly important for the ecosystem.

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This one picks up sediment with an array of tentacles and stuffs it into its mouth. Sea cucumbers digest organic material and eject everything else. So, what comes out is actually cleaner than what went in. "Cleaner" sand may prevent algal blooms, which can cause fish to suffocate from lack of oxygen. Also, subtropical seagrass beds appear to grow better wherever sea cucumbers are around. Coral reefs benefit from the alkalinity of the sea cucumbers droppings, buffering them from the effects of ocean acidification. Sea cucumbers don't look the part, but they have an important role underwater.

Read more in: Watch: Sea Cucumbers Are The Ocean’s Vacuum Cleaners

Sea Cucumber Poop Is Surprisingly Good For the Ecosystem | Nat Geo Wild

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[Singleraxis]

Idk what was more disturbing, the seacucumber being a seacucumber or the noise of the diver's heavy breathing while obnoxious music's playing in the background.

[azrisyarifuddin]

"I should sleep it's 12 am now"
Me on 3 am: watching sea creature pooping

[innanis]

that's enough youtube for today..

[ChubbieVickie]

Me: see thumbnail... "that's a sea cucumber pooping."
Brain: "watch it"
Me: "why?"
Brain: "watch it!"

[theonlychild]

Omg I feel like I've invaded someone's privacy 🥺

[heisbored]

Kid: Let’s make a sand castle!
Scientist:That’s not sand...

[elthepuglover]

The sea cucumber be like: *”Do you mind?! I’m kinda busy over here!”*

[throwermd]

Why the music background sounds like horror movie

[b.hagedash]

But can you frighten a catfish with a sea cucumber?

[ThunderHorseBn]

This is the kind of high quality content I subscribe to National Geographic for. Nothing better than browsing your feed and seeing a sea cucumber pooping.

[Hi.]

I still don’t know why this was in my recommendations

[sebasmontilla]

1:14 when you thought you had finished, but then...

[bluerain]

This is like ASMR video for constipated people!

[paruramesh]

Sea cucumber is good for environment
Humans: let's eat em and make it disappear

[Ice-psyo]

"You have unlocked the advancement [How Did We Get Here?]"

[fakescenarios]

this is the last video I've watched today, enough.

[SeanFerree]

Sea Cucumber enjoyed a nice meal of Taco Bell the previous night

[seacucumber]

Never been so proud. Terry finally made it big!

[fschaeff]

1:17 you know it's a good log when it can propel you across the seafloor. My dude probably had to take his shirt off for that one.

[youathot]

I just wanted to see this video bcs I have never seen a sea cucumber poo before😂