What Could Be The Reason Why Scientists Decided To Seal Up Earth’s Deepest Hole?

Published on 08/11/2021
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Important Food Source

Have you heard about marine snow for the first time? It is organic, flowing from the top of the ocean down to the floor. For the animals living in the deep, it is a highly significant food supply. After all, energy and nutrients are transferred by sunshine from the seaside.

Important Food Source

Important Food Source

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Krill Poo Too

But in the Antarctic Ocean, there is another primary food source. We are talking about the feces of krill! Krill are tiny crustaceans that exist and play an enormous role across the oceans. In particular, their feces makes the seabed perfect to sustain life in this depth. It happens that some of the weirdest species you ever see are animals prospering in the region.

Krill Poo Too

Krill Poo Too

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