Chapter 1
Journey to the absolute bottom of the world
Chapter 2
Colossal records of the open sea
Chapter 3
Masterpieces of geological and biological design
Chapter 4
Bioluminescence and phantom lights of the sea
Ch 2 · Colossal records of the open sea
schopenhauer The Giant Siphonophore
Coiled in the deep, longer than a whale, the giant ribbon floats!
schopenhauer In the cold Arctic waters swims the longest-living vertebrate on Earth.
Fun Fact
Whale heartbeats: A blue whale's heartbeat is so loud and powerful that scientists can detect it from up to two miles away through the water.
schopenhauer Deep in the icy Southern Ocean lives the world's largest invertebrate.
Glossary
blue whale (noun)
A widely distributed baleen whale that is the largest living animal. Growing up to one hundred feet long, this gentle giant holds the record as Earth's largest animal.
A widely distributed baleen whale that is the largest living animal. Growing up to one hundred feet long, this gentle giant holds the record as Earth's largest animal.
BETA
schopenhauer Sort colossal sea creatures by size to discover the ocean's most extreme records.
schopenhauer The colossal squid inhabits the pitch-black depths of the Southern Ocean.
Quiz
What is the estimated lifespan of the longest-living Greenland shark discovered by scientists?