Fossil life
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Eight hundred metres below sea level, a living fossil lurks. The chambered nautilus is an ancient relative of the squid and the octopus. It migrates upwards from these depths every night to feed on the tiny shrimp by the Great Barrier Reef wall, returning back to the darkness during the day. This clip shows the first images of a baby chambered nautilus, no bigger than a two pound coin, as it propels itself forward by squirting water.
Available since Fri 13 Jan 2012
Credits
- Series Producer
- James Brickell
- Presenter
- Monty Halls
- Executive Producer
- Neil Nightingale
This clip is from
Great Barrier Reef Reef and Beyond
3/3 A look at the creatures that travel thousands of miles to visit the reef's warm waters.
First broadcast: 15 Jan 2012
