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This incredible lightis called bioluminescence, the glow of billionsof microscopic...

This incredible light
is called bioluminescence, the glow of billions
of microscopic plankton

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This incredible light is called bioluminescence,
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the glow of billions of microscopic plankton.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:23
Uploaded
Apr 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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The planet's life-blood, oceans, hide countless mysteries - from balmy Indian waters and fiery Atlantic depths to the Ring of Fire-encircled Pacific and frigid Southern and Arctic seas.
S01 • E03 The males swarm together, taking turns switching their lights on. - Our Oceans 00:06
The males swarm together, taking turns switching their light...
S01 • E02 To approach from behind if he can, then accelerate. - Our Oceans 00:06
To approach from behind if he can, then accelerate.
S01 • E03 Collaborating like this allows each of them - Our Oceans 00:07
Collaborating like this allows each of them
S01 • E05 The penguins' world is suffering from record-breaking heatwaves, - Our Oceans 00:10
The penguins' world is suffering from record-breaking h...
S01 • E01 As each one is disturbed, it emits a glimmer. - Our Oceans 00:05
As each one is disturbed, it emits a glimmer.
S01 • E04 To disguise himself here, - Our Oceans 00:09
To disguise himself here,
S01 • E01 And it's what these California sea lions have been waiting for. - Our Oceans 00:06
And it's what these California sea lions have been wait...
S01 • E05 If the sea ice melts before their chicks have developed waterproof coats, - Our Oceans 00:10
If the sea ice melts before their chicks have developed wate...
S01 • E03 Cardinalfish are inch-long plankton predators that come out at night. - Our Oceans 00:07
Cardinalfish are inch-long plankton predators that come out ...
S01 • E01 As shoals of sardines feed on the plankton, - Our Oceans 00:06
As shoals of sardines feed on the plankton,
S01 • E03 But ostracods are armed with a secret weapon. - Our Oceans 00:05
But ostracods are armed with a secret weapon.
S01 • E05 Multiple colonies have already suffered premature ice loss, - Our Oceans 00:11
Multiple colonies have already suffered premature ice loss,
S01 • E03 So, the fish spits them out as fast as it can. - Our Oceans 00:05
So, the fish spits them out as fast as it can.
S01 • E02 Within the week, the chicks behave more like the adults... - Our Oceans 00:05
Within the week, the chicks behave more like the adults...
S01 • E03 And, to make matters worse, - Our Oceans 00:09
And, to make matters worse,
S01 • E05 For nature's toughest endurance specialists, - Our Oceans 00:08
For nature's toughest endurance specialists,
S01 • E05 Scientists fear that if the warming continues, - Our Oceans 00:12
Scientists fear that if the warming continues,
S01 • E03 Becoming an easy target - Our Oceans 00:08
Becoming an easy target
S01 • E02 He now needs to assess airspeed and altitude. - Our Oceans 00:06
He now needs to assess airspeed and altitude.
S01 • E01 The natural fireworks create so much light that even daytime predators are drawn in. - Our Oceans 00:08
The natural fireworks create so much light that even daytime...