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The NHK team that captured the world's first footage of a live giant squid in its natural habitat is setting out for ano | dG1fNU9XTDJaRFVkb0U
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00:01Living lights that glow in the deep.
00:08After capturing the first images of a living giant squid four years ago,
00:15NHK are now preparing for another deep sea adventure,
00:20this time armed with a new highly sensitive 4K camera.
00:24With the help of expert scientists, they explore a vast submarine canyon off the coast of California.
00:35And once again, they make some remarkable discoveries.
00:44It's an exquisite jellyfish that appears to sparkle with tiny neon lights.
00:49In fact, small hairs along its body reflect the lights of the submersible.
00:56But when the lights are turned off,
00:59the camera reveals a hidden world of creatures that produce their own light.
01:05Bioluminescence.
01:1090% of animals in the deep sea produce this living light,
01:13and scientists are trying to discover why.
01:25With the latest technology and innovation,
01:28they unravel some of the ocean's secrets.
01:31What? What is that?
01:33Oh, my God.
01:34And they encounter some bizarre creatures.
01:37A fish with a see-through head,
01:39and enormous green eyes that's able to track these living lights.
01:45This is a journey into the dark depths of the ocean
01:49to reveal a magical world of creatures that glern in the abyss.
01:53That's a journey into the sea.
01:54In the air!
01:55In the air!
01:57Okay, okay, let's do that.
02:00And how?
02:02You're here.
02:05You're here.
02:06You're here.
02:08It's a journey of the sea.
02:09You're here.
02:11You're here.
02:12You're here.
02:14You're here.
02:16You're here.
02:18You're here.
02:19You're here.
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