deep ocean





The oceans cover 75% of the world's surface and contain 97% of its water; 90% of the seas lie beyond the shallow continental margins, and most are deeper than 2km.
With the advent of modern science we have been able to discover what some of the deep ocean is like but there is still a vast area that remains unexplored.
One thing we do know is that life at these depths is dominated by animals, not plants, since light cannot reach these depths.





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The forces of evolution have ensured that life has reached even the deepest tracts of the ocean. Unusual, and to our eyes, ugly and bizarre animals have developed. Fish, echinoderms, crustaceans and molluscs are represented in the depths and since no light penetrates this far, many animals have forsaken eyes and have developed long feelers instead.......

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Title: Deep Ocean
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