Friday is one of the best days of the week. As many of us are enjoying our last day of work before heading into the weekend, why not enjoy a few cool videos to set the stage for an awesome weekend. Settle in for another installment of our Friday Smorgasbord, enjoy!
That’s Deep Man
We know there is a vast amount of life at the deepest ocean depths, but this video is quite surprising. These hydrothermal vents in a region called the Mariana Back-Arc near the Mariana Trench is over 13,000 feet below the surface. After discovering it in 2015, scientists returned SuBastian, a special ROV developed by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, late last year to collect data and live-stream the expedition this past December.
Singing on the Reef
Did you know fish can sing? Apparently they can. Underwater recordings of vocal fish off the Australian coast reveal an ocean choir composed of at least seven distinct choruses.
Holy Mola Mola
This is a bit older, but still amazing. This video captured by divers off the coast of Portugal shows a rare up-close encounter with a massive Mola Mola. These unusually shaped creatures, also known as ocean sunfish, are the heaviest bony fish in the world, and can weigh nearly 5,000 pounds.
Obama Out
With the Presidential transition grabbing all the headlines today, and no matter your political thoughts, President Obama was truly a champion for ocean conservation efforts, particularly in the Pacific. Here is a video of the Tosanoides obama named after President Obama.
