8 Incredible Deep Sea Oddities!

There's some strange creatures down in the deep …
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We know more about some other planets than we do about the deepest corners of Earth's oceans, and the species we've found there are almost alien. Here's some of the most unbelievable oddities ever observed! Special thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) for help with this video!

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Joe Hanson - Creator/Host/Writer
Joe Nicolosi - Director
Amanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen Inc
Kate Eads - Producer
Andrew Matthews - Editing/Motion Graphics/Animation
Katie Graham - Camera
John Knudsen - Gaffer

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[mr.boomguy]

2:17 - "The Earth's oceans are kinda like the internet. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets" ~ Joe 2015

[EugeneKhutoryansky]

Very interesting. Thanks for this great video.

[EaglesQuestions]

1:55 _"Let's just move on..."_
What!? NO! C'mon! That's the only one I've never heard of before and we don't get a name pronunciation OR a description!?

[Lugmillord]

I love deep sea creatures. They are more fantastic then any aliens we can come up with.

[cutiepie]

I remember when I was like twelve, I stayed up late watching some documentary about these animals, and I was totally amazed every second. But that morning, after trying to explain some of the creatures to my mom, I started to doubt myself and started thinking it was all a dream. Since, you know, the animals are freaking weird. It wasn't until a few years later I learned that these things were real...

[TheMakersRage]

And yet we share a common ancestor with all of them!

[TheRainydayvideo]

I wonder if there has ever been a case of those Viperfish poking their own eye out. Their teeth look dangerously close!!

[DaniMorganCharity]

the ocean is like tumblr. the deeper you go, the weirder it gets. it's very, blue and their are a lot of ships.

[sciencenerd]

I love this ocean week thing. Great Job!

[north]

*This, my friends, is why I want to be a Marine Biologist. THE OCEAN IS SO FREAKING COOL!!!

[simpsonsfreak]

I love this so much. I really want to discover more beneath the darkest corners of our own planet's bodies of water. I am so fascinated by these creatures.

[spaide]

Weird is a subjective way of saying uncommon. If something "weird" becomes common, then its no longer weird..right?
Just a weird thought..

[MobBossBobRoss]

The barreleye fish would make a cool submarine pokemon.

[inmortal]

Fascinating more deep sea creatures pls

[viviandianaS]

I really enjoy these ocean themed episodes!

[GmanBuilds]

I love and find Deep Sea animals fascinating. I would love to see more content like this.

[timchu]

I am so interested in the deep ocean, but I am so scared into going into the ocean

[MiguelFlores-kzyh]

Pretty cool of seeing footage of those guys.

[fodleycodlot]

"The deeper you go, the weirder it

[gerardopca]

Congrats on reaching 500k! More to come