2. MARIANA TRENCH
The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is
the deepest part of the world's oceans. It is located in
the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana
Islands. The trench is about 2,550 kilometres
(1,580 miles) long. The pressure of the water is so great
at depths below 1,000 meters that it would crush a
regular submarine. All of the animals that live in the
deep sea must contend with these incredible pressures
5. LIFE IN MARIANA TRENCH
Many creatures like
1. Goblin Shark
2. Hatchetfish
3. Footballfish
4. Frilled shark
5. Dumbo Octopus
6. Hirondelleagigas
7. Ping-Pong Tree Sponge and
8. Enypniastes etc.
Live in the mariana trench
6. GOBLIN SHARK
THE TERRIFYING GOBLIN SHARK MEASURES BETWEEN 8 AND 13 FEET
AND WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN 1898. MALES CAN WEIGH UP TO 463
POUNDS.
7. HATCHET FISH
THE HATCHET FISH HAS SPECIAL ORGANS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING THEIR OWN LIGHT. THEY CAN BE FOUND AT
DEPTHS RANGING FROM 600 TO 4500 FEET, WHICH IS THE
REASON THEY NEED HAVE SUCH PROTRUDING, SENSITIVE EYES.
8. FOOTBALL FISH
THE FOOTBALL FISH IS A FISH VAGUELY SHAPED LIKE A
FOOTBALL (HOW CREATIVE). IT USES ITS BULBOUS LURE TO
ATTRACT PREY BEFORE SNATCHING IT UP WITH ITS JAWS.
9. FRILLED SHARK
THE FRILLED SHARK IS A PREHISTORIC BEAST WITH 300 TRIDENT-
SHAPED TEETH NEATLY ALIGNED IN 25 ROWS. SCIENTISTS ALSO
BELIEVE THAT THE FRILLED SHARK BREAKS THE RECORD FOR
TAKING THREE AND A HALF YEARS TO GIVE BIRTH
10. DUMBO OCTOPUS
THE EAR-LIKE FINS OF THIS OCTOPUS HAVE EARNED IT THE
NAME “DUMBO.” THE OCTOPUS LIVES AT EXTREME
DEPTHS OF 10,000 TO 11,000 FEET, SEARCHING FOR
WORMS AND OTHER CRUSTACEANS AT THE SEAFLOOR.
DUMBO OCTOPUS ARE ABOUT AS CUTE AS THE MARIANA
TRENCH GETS.
11. HIRONDELLEAGIGAS
THESE PRAWN-LIKE CRUSTACEANS LIVE AS FAR DOWN AS IT
GETS. UP TO TWO INCHES LONG, SWARMS ARE FOUND AT
DEPTHS OF 30,000 FEET, WHERE FOOD IS QUITE LESS. SCIENTISTS
FOUND THAT THEY INSTEAD FEAST ON TREE AND PLANT DEBRIS
THAT OCCASIONALLY MAKE IT TO THE BOTTOM.
12. PING PONG TREE SPONGE
FOUND AT DEPTHS OF AROUND 9,000 FEET, THE PING-
PONG TREE IS A CARNIVOROUS SPONGE THAT CAN
GROW UP TO 20 INCHES IN HEIGHT. WHILE THEY MAY NOT
LOOK DANGEROUS, THEY ARE COVERED IN TINY HAIR
HOOKS WHICH CATCH ANY SMALL CREATURE PASSING
BY. THEN, SLOWLY, CELLS IN THE SPONGE MOVE
TOWARDS THE PREY AND DIGESTS .
13. ENYPNIASTES
ENYPNIASTES IS A DEEP SEA CUCUMBER WHICH LEAVES
NOTHING TO THE IMAGINATION AND LIVES UP TO 16,400
FEET DOWN. THE RED AREA IS THE ANIMAL’S MOUTH.
AROUND IT ARE TENTACLES, WHICH SCOOP UP AND EATS
MUD FROM THE SEAFLOOR. AND THE BROWNISH PIPE IS IT’S
INTESTINES
