Wild Kratts: Creatures of the Deep Sea

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We're here in eastern North America

on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

At the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,

aboard the research vessel Atlantis.

It's us, the Kratt Brothers.

I'm Martin.

I'm Chris, and here at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,

some really important work is being done.

You see, we humans know quite a bit

about creatures of the African savannah.

And we know a lot about the animals

of the temperate forests.

We even know pretty much

about the creatures of the rainforests.

And a whole lot about the coral reefs.

But there's one habitat's creatures

that humans know very little about.

Almost nothing really.

And that habitat is called the deep sea.

Part of the reason is because it's really hard to get to.

We're just not built for it.

So just like space travel,

we need an awesome, state of the art deep sea vessel

like this one.

This is Alvin.

Alvin can travel to the deepest parts of the sea.

It's like another planet,

filled with darkness, hot black smokers, and volcanic action.

And when you do get down there

and shed light on this mysterious,

deep sea creature world,

scientists are discovering life forms

that we never even knew existed.

Animals that can do amazing things

and that have strange and incredible creature powers.

Imagine if we could discover the strange creatures

and creature powers of the deep sea.

What if?

That's 50 feet, Martin! A pretty good dive.

For a human.

But for a sea creature like you,

it's like baby stuff.

Well, good one, bro!

Aw, but my ears were hurting.

The pressure down there is crazy.

You made it pretty deep. See, to about here.

But the ocean's about three miles deep.

So you'd need to dive at least 40 skyscrapers more

to get to the bottom.

Are you kidding? That's impossible.

For us maybe, but not for sea creatures!

Yeah, you'd need some serious creature powers

to get down there.

Hermanos!

It's ready! Come on!

It's time!

Aww, this is it!

Get ready for an epic journey,

a voyage to a new frontier,

a place where people have hardly even gone before.

It's mysterious and full of undiscovered creatures.

We're in!

Lay it on us!

Yeah, maybe I'll pass on this one.

Okay, we've had problems

reaching the deep sea before, right?

Uh-huh, yeah.

The Amphisub couldn't handle the water pressure

in the whale and squid adventure...

That was close.

And our adventure was cut short because of power problems

in the yeti crab adventure.

Almost didn't get out of that one.

Well, we've solved all that.

Koki and I used all that we've learned

and have come up with something that we think

can get us to the deepest depths of the ocean.

And stay there for a while.

Oh, boy! Oh, yeah!

It's a dream come true! Let's see it!

Show us! Show us!

We've been waiting for this moment!

I haven't.

Okay, so now...

we present to you,

the latest in deep sea technology,

a vessel that will take us where no human has gone before...

Ta-da!

Wow! Wow!

Do you know what this means?

Finally we just might be able to discover a new species.

Maybe two or three!

With new creature powers that no one ever knew even existed!

It's one of our lifetime dreams!

I'll be monitoring our depth

and charting the unknown territory for science.

I can't wait to see how our new invention

holds up on her maiden voyage.

I'll have to find a name for her too.

And I'll stay up here

and wish you guys luck.

Sorry, Jimmy.

You're driving.

We need everybody on this adventure

and you're a valuable part of the team.

Aww. Why do I have to be so loved?

You're a top notch pilot.

I just hope we make it back alive.

So is everybody ready to go?

To the deep sea!

Ha! No one will have seen me out here.

Now let's try this thing out.

I don't know why I didn't think of this before.

If the deep sea has so many undiscovered creatures,

I need to be the first one to lay claim to it.

This Varmitech Industries sub

will get me there before anybody else.

Well, it better anyway.

I had to give Zach a certificate for a lifetime supply

of deep sea cuisine for it.

But the rest of those creatures are all mine.

Now on to my own personal deep sea cupboard!

KOKI Okay, we're passing the 650 foot mark.

Entering the Twilight Zone,

where only faint amounts of sunlight can reach down

and the pressure would crush a person into a human pancake.

Love pancakes, but not human pancakes.

Whoa! That's weird!

Ah! An alien fish!

New species?! New species?!

A barreleye! A barreleye!

Not a new species, but only recently discovered.

It has a see-though head!

Exactly, just like an alien.

Why does it have that?

Hey, let's get out there.

We gotta see what that head is all about.

Okay, thanks to my new technology,

I think I can get you out there.

Great! What technology?

Deep sea fish have a special kind of fat in their cells

that miraculously keeps them from getting crushed.

I developed a similar technology for this ship.

And I also updated the Amphisub.

You can use that for exploratory missions.

Yeah! Whoa!

All right!

Wahoo!

Ready to deploy.

Cool. This docking port has miniaturizing capability.

Miniaturize!

Hello, barreleye.

Is he looking at us?

I don't know.

What are those green cylinders all about?

Whoa! They're eyes.

Now he's looking at us!

He can look straight up through the top of his head

or straight to the front! Weird.

And cool.

Oh yeah, and those black things are actually his nostrils--

for smelling.

So Crazy Eyes, what's up?

Why are you always looking up?

He looks up into the light.

Jellyfish!

Whoa!

Oh, wow!

The jellyfish caught some little copepods

in his tentacles,

and now our barreleye is darting in

and stealing the little snacks.

Some of the weirdest swivel eyes in nature,

but they work for this guy.

Let's swivel, barreleye style!

Wahoo! Swivel up. Swivel back,

up, back, up, back!

A little less swivel, bro!

Up and back and-- ah!

Goblin shark!

Easy, sharky. We're out of here.

Did you see those jaws?