Unreachable to most humans, the deepest depths of the ocean hold endless wonders from the totally adorable to really creepy, from the hot to the cold, from the dark to the—no, all dark. Unless you meet one of those creatures that can make their own light.

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FOOTAGE: Gavin Davenport: https://www.reddit.com/r/scuba/comments/10jngqc/diving_a_whale_skeleton/ Gavin Davenport (with permission from OP) MBARI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryRcPeOM1sY Natural World Facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJS6_qZ-CGg Amerikano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvNX9OQgxIE Natural World Facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECBbAjoEHWI Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2X6H1llkb0 BBC Earth:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkfTSlTnaBQ Natural World Facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LrcTa0dDmw MBARI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPUF40j47-o Natural World Facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-U4G9zBk3E National Geographic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NUaxdxt2sE Natural World Facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoEVezcE0k0 EVNautilus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxSUsn8H2zs EVNautilus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFtcK1cK1ro Journey to the Microcosmos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZZ_RmpzSFQ Journey to the Microcosmos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1m_20qh86I&t=30s Igor Adameyko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AummMU_zWTg&t=1s Smithsonian Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_7ByiYbCYM MBARI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZngsJU2k0