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Whale falls can support complex communities for years or even decades.
Deep-sea cameras have captured sixgill sharks feeding on whale falls—massive whale carcasses that sink thousands of feet to the ocean floor. These rare events create temporary ecosystems that can last decades.
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A single whale fall delivers tons of organic material into an otherwise food-poor abyss, and sixgills are among the largest scavengers to arrive. Their powerful jaws allow them to remove large sections of tissue in a single bite.
By consuming whale remains, sixgills help recycle nutrients back into deep-sea systems, accelerating the breakdown of one of the largest food pulses the abyss ever receives. Even in death, giants feed giants.
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