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The ocean covers over seventy percent of the surface of our planets
Though according to the national ocean service ninety five percent of it remains unexplored
This is because under the surface is a dark and hostile environment
With unrelenting high pressure freezing temperatures and bizarre creatures in the depths
The sensus of marine life reports
More than seventeen thousand species living in the deep sea
The greenland shark can live in depth of seven thousand two hundred feet
And is a rarely seen en arctic predator set lilift four hundred years old and reach twenty three feet in length
In order to battle the icy depths
Greenland shocks have chemicals in their skin
Which prevent ice crustles from forming on their body
Another deep sea creature is the giant squid an animal that remains a mystery to scientist despite being the largest invertibrate on earth living far below the surface
What we know
Has largely come from cauuses being washed asshore marine biologists have found that they feed on fish squid
And possibly even small whales they find pry using eyes
Which are ten inches wide roughly the size of a dinner plate
Other unusual creatures include the vampie squid
Which lives two thousand to three thousand feet under the ocean
And it's so called because of its dark cloak
But connects its eighth arms
There is also the dumbo octopus names due to its resemblance to the elephants from the one hundred and forty three disney film dumbo with its portruuding ears
Another unique creature is the angellefish known for the light
That hangs from its head
So enjoy swimming
But don't adventure too far down
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