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This is a transcript of a video that explores the phenomenon of deep sea gigantism, which is the tendency of some marine animals to grow much larger than their relatives in shallower waters. The video gives examples of such animals, such as the Atlantic halibut, the giant oarfish, the Japanese spider crab, and the colossal squid. The video also discusses some possible factors that contribute to deep sea gigantism, such as low temperatures, lack of food, safety, and oxygen levels. The video ends with a comparison to the dinosaurs, which also grew larger due to increased oxygen in the atmosphere.
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- A German fisherman caught an Atlantic halibut weighing 515 pounds in Norwegian waters in 2013. [Fact 1]
- The Atlantic halibut is the largest flat fish in the world and can reach 15 feet in length and dive up to 1.2 miles deep. [Fact 2]
- The Atlantic halibut is related to other smaller flat fish, such as the Cecallan sole and the Tarfops oligolepis, which have different sizes and habitats. [Fact 3]
- Cetaceans, such as whales and dolphins, are the fastest evolving mammals and can increase their size by a thousand-fold in 3 million generations. [Fact 4]
- Common shrews can shrink their body size, including their internal organs and brain, by 10 to 20 percent in winter to save energy. [Fact 5]
- Deep sea gigantism is the tendency of sea creatures from the deepest and coldest parts of the ocean to reach colossal sizes, such as squids, sea spiders, worms and isopods. [Fact 6]
- Four factors that may contribute to deep sea gigantism are low temperatures, lack of food, safety and oxygen. [Fact 7]
- Giant oarfish are the longest bony fish in the world and can grow up to 50 feet long. They are sometimes considered a harbinger of earthquakes in Japan. [Fact 8]
- Japanese spider crabs are the largest crustaceans on earth and can span up to 150 inches from claw to claw. They live in cold waters up to 1640 feet deep and can live up to 100 years. [Fact 9]
- Giant sponges can be found across all the world's oceans and can live at any depth. The largest sponge ever found was near Hawaii and measured eleven by seven feet. It could be over 2300 years old. [Fact 10]
- Colossal squid are the largest squid species and can reach up to 46 feet long. They have serrated suckers for capturing prey and huge eyes for seeing in the dark. They live up to 1.2 miles deep in the ocean. [Fact 11]
- Antarctica is home to many giant sea creatures that live close to the surface, such as sea slugs, sponges, worms, sea spiders and single cell organisms. [Fact 12]
- Increased oxygen levels in the atmosphere may have helped dinosaurs grow big enough to become giant sauropods. [Fact 13]
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