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Let National Geographic's Ocean Drifters video take you on an extraordinary odyssey up, down, and all-around the superhighways of marine life. Powered by Earth's great ocean currents, this "highway" contains millions of sea creatures ranging in size from tiny seahorses to enormous sharks. These creatures spend their entire lives within currents strong enough to move them 100 miles a day. The voyage starts at and near the surface, looking at such familar "current passengers" as loggerhead turtles who must survive the perils of leaving their home in the sand to make their way to this powerful current. Then there is the otherwordly Portuguese Man-o-War. With its own sail which it uses to catch the wind and 50 foot long tentacles it uses to catch fish, the Man-o-War is one of the ocean's strangest and dangerous denizens. But even more bizarre creature lurk below as you plunge 3,000 feet into the eerie darkness of the ocean depths where scientists in a high-tech sub study the strange, glow-in-the-dark phenomenon called bioluminescence with glowing siphonophores and jellies that light up like fireworks. In between you'll meet a deep-sea octopus named Dumbo. Topics covered include ocean circulation, biodiversity, and a variety of planktonic lifestyles. This beautifully photographed program is considered by many to be one of the best biological documentaries of its kind. 60 minutes.

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