Fish Life

Oceans take up threequarters of our planet Its inhabitants need to be mobile to feed and breed and in this realm of motion there are absolutely no limits While some swim others walk crawl or propel themselves This episode of Fish Life dives into the world of these sea creatures from the most ordinary to the weirdest from the most static to the most dynamic from the slowest to the fastest

On the beach or underwater sand is rarely considered a place teeming with life Yet encounters are possible and patience is indispensable for these meetings Each encounter has its appointed time dictated by the sun from the tiniest barely visible one to the biggest congregation This unusual episode of Fish Life unveils the beauty of an unsuspected world filled with life and mystery

Tropical seas are a firework of colors competing in vividness and intensity red yellow blue green and even black and white In a neverending gracious dance the colors mingle disappear twirl and wander before our awed gaze The display is breathtaking but is beauty the only reason for colors Is there a hidden agenda Is there such a thing as a color code

Submarine sexuality displays some very strange facets Some live as a couple and never part On the other end some evolve in a transgender harem the females lead a tumultuous life governed by submissivedominant relationships with the first female becoming the male when the latter dies It is a world of astonishing and mysterious diversity

Coral reefs are reminiscent of the tower of Babel Dating back over 200 million years their structure seems part of a legend They are a place of habitat food supply and mutual aid all at once Corals form giant constructions demanding to be observed from every angle The reef is the undersea theater of life the setting is spectacular and the actors are fascinating

The sea induces fear In some peoples imagination it is inhabited by sea monsters straight out of the depths However the risk isnt always where one would expect it Danger is often a strategy of defense and survival for sea creatures The ocean has its risks but as is often in nature observation greatly helps to avoid them