![]() Led by the Museums Victoria Research Institute, dozens of scientists mapped the ocean floor of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park. Kai recently returned from a 35-day expedition aboard the RV Investigator, a research vessel operated by the Australian government's science agency CSIRO, to explore the deep seas surrounding a new marine park in the Indian Ocean. And the fact that these creatures are living down there, thriving and making the most out of these habitats, that's a remarkable feat." "They are masters of the realm," said Yi-Kai Tea, a biodiversity research fellow at the Australian Museum in Sydney who has amassed a social media following as "You can't live in 3,000 meters of water and not be a master at what you do. But the creatures that have evolved to live there are wondrous. It's dark, it's cold, and the pressure is fierce. The bottom of the ocean is a tremendously inhospitable place to live. ![]() Listen to Short Wave on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Of the many species the scientists photographed aboard the RV Investigator, the deep-sea batfish made one of the biggest splashes across social media. "You can't live in 3,000 meters of water and not be a master at what you do. ![]() "They are masters of the realm," says Kai. Today on the show, Kai takes host Aaron Scott on a tour of the ocean floor and the fantastical creatures that call it home. ![]() Led by the Museums Victoria Research Institute, dozens of scientists aboard mapped the ocean floor and, using nets dropped to as deep as six kilometers, gathered thousands of specimens, ranging from the utterly adorable deep sea batfish to the terrifying highfin lizardfish to the unfortunately named bony-eared assfish. Kai recently returned from an expedition aboard an Australian research ship to explore the deep seas surrounding a new marine park in the Indian Ocean. Kai the Fish Guy shows off strange deep-sea fishes found in the Indian Ocean : Short Wave Yi-Kai Tea, a biodiversity research fellow at the Australian Museum in Sydney, has amassed a social media following as for his sassy writing and gorgeous photos of fish and other wildlife. ![]()
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