Whale Fall: The afterlife of a whale.
An exquisite cut-paper animation about the decay and proliferation of deepwater life on the dead body of a whale. The phenomenon, also termed a whale fall, is a massive boon for deep sea scavengers, which often have to rely from transported nutriments from somewhere else.
Directed by Sharon Shattuck and Flora Lichtman.
(Source: vimeo.com)
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In case you’ve ever wondered what happens to dead whales once they’ve sunk to the bottom of the ocean. Turns out there...
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One whale can live for 50-75 years. One whale can support a community of organisms for 50-75 years after death.
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