Reef Life of the Andaman

Wow, I've arrived! Do you remember which video it was Dean?

Lol... Sorry it was your Dakuwaqa's garden video... He tagged it 'possibly the best underwater video you will ever see!' ... Theres praise for you

Dean

I think a few on here might have something to say about that! But thanks for passing that on, Dean.

Part 15 features fishes forming schools. Snappers, cardinalfishes, barracudas and trevallies are all included.

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Part 16 looks at the ways in which marine animals avoid detection by predators and prey, either by physically hiding, or by camouflage or mimicry. Stingrays, tilefish, octopus, ghost pipefish, frogfish, scorpionfish and stonefish all feature.

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Part 17 features marine animals that defend themselves with venomous spines; Lionfish, crown-of-thorns starfish, and sea urchins.

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Part 18 features marine creatures forming symbiotic relationships with other species in order to strengthen their chances of survival on the reef. Includes anemonefishes, anemone crabs, jellyfish hitchhikers etc..

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Part 19 features different ways in which fishes hunt and feed on their prey.

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Part 20 features 2 types of marine reptile found in the Andaman Sea. Sea snakes and turtles.

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Well last week's episode already has more views than the previous 4 weeks. I'm sure that has nothing to do with the Homo sapiens in the bikini.

Part 21 features harlequin shrimps, a mantis shrimp, cleaner shrimps and cleaner wrasses.

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Part 22 features remoras (sharksuckers), cobias, and rainbow runners - Fishes that like to accompany larger marine animals... or sometimes humans!

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And part 23 features polychate worms and sea cucumbers.

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Part 24 features various marine life broadcast spawning, and cuttlefish mating.

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Part 25 features a male Octopus cyanea at Burma's Western Rocky Island either aggressively courting a female, or fighting it off its territory. We then see another octopus under attack from a damselfish, presumably defending its eggs. We finish with a pod of roughtooth dolphins cruising in the boat's bow wave.

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Part 26 is shot by night, and features a couple of unfortunate fish meeting a sticky end at the hands of hungry cephalopods.

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Part 27 features shrimps and crabs at night, including a female splendid round crab releasing her brood of larvae.

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