Jellyfish

How do jellyfish survive in the deep sea?

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30 mins

Explores how jellyfish are thriving in increasingly polluted and overfished oceans by adapting to harsh conditions, as well as how they dominate environments where other sea creatures struggle to survive. Discover the unique abilities of jellyfish and how they may play a vital role in the future of marine life.

Ep 1:

Shapeshifters of the Sea

Jellyfish live secret double lives as polyps and medusae, and hide a physics-defying secret: they swim not by pushing water, but by pulling themselves forward with suction.

Ep 2:

The Alien Eyes of Jellyfish

Jellyfish see without eyes, sense light with no brain, and box jellies wield 24 eerily human-like eyes—revealing an alien intelligence science is only beginning to grasp.

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