http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1944959,00.html
In this article, a team of scientists found over 17,ooo spiecies living more than 656 feet below the surface of the ocean. At this point, sunlight can no longer be seen. These spiecies live in complete darkness and survive on matter that falls down that deep. This discovery is apart og the Marine Census which will be complete by October 2010. Oceanographers believe that thousands more spiecies will be discovered. Over 2,000 scientist from over 80 countries are working on this. The research can cost up to $50,000 a day! They found 40 new spiecies of coral, undersea stars, transparent sea cucumbers and tubeworms.
I found this article to be interesting because of the amount of new spiecies that were found. I never knew that animals would be able to live so far below the sea level that sunlight doesn't even reach there. It seems that the scientists just thought that these species didn't even exist!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment