| [00:00.39] | The riches of the Galapagos were something |
| [00:03.15] | the survivors of the Essex could only fantasise about. |
| [00:08.85] | One month into their ordeal, |
| [00:10.95] | and still adrift in the Desolate Region, |
| [00:13.80] | they were slowly starving. |
| [00:16.02] | What the sailors didn't know |
| [00:17.56] | was that the endless blue hides a secret. |
| [00:21.35] | At dusk, |
| [00:22.33] | huge areas of otherwise empty ocean are transformed. |
| [00:27.38] | Squid shoot up from the depths to feed near the surface. |
| [00:31.21] | Surprisingly, |
| [00:32.00] | there are more squid in the ocean than fish |
| [00:34.89] | and they take part in the greatest migration |
| [00:37.86] | of animals on the Earth. |
| [00:39.46] | Every night, |
| [00:40.28] | a world of creatures rise up |
| [00:41.82] | from the depths to dine on the small amounts of surface plankton. |
| [00:46.65] | They are among the strangest-looking life forms on our planet. |
| [00:50.65] | In this dark world, |
| [00:52.26] | some are see-through, |
| [00:53.68] | perhaps for camouflage. |
| [00:55.87] | Some create their own light |
| [00:57.49] | to communicate or lure in their prey. |
| [01:00.27] | Others form inexplicable alliances. |
| [01:04.21] | This young slipper lobster |
| [01:06.26] | may be using this jelly as a buoyancy aid. |
| [01:08.86] |
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