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Starfish Ecological Communities

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An orange starfish and orange anemone. Caption: the battle and the anemone rises to defend itself.

Part of "The Living Oceans" series. Captures the lives of sea stars that inhabit sea star gardens on the ocean bottom. Slow-motion photography reveals that predatory sea stars are actually social creatures that respond to one another's touch and prefer to hunt together. Illustrates animal defenses, such as camouflage in the octopus, and shows of aggression in the sarcastic fringehead. NOTE: The captioned DVD has closed captions (decoder needed).

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Runtime: 21 minutes 1 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Biology, Ecology, Marine Life, Oceanography
Grade/Interest Level: 5 - 10
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Release Year: 2007
Producer/Distributor: New Dimension Media/Questar
Series: The Living Oceans Series
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A seal swimming underwater near the ocean floor. Caption: still remain to satisfy diurnal scavengers

Front view of an orange squid swimming in the ocean. Caption: She can either keep it or toss it away as she chooses.

A bird floats underwater while a school of small fish swirl around it. A marlin approaches from below. Caption: and the frenzy intensifies as marlin compete

A group of fish swimming together. Caption: of a submerged mountain forming enormous schools.

An orange starfish and orange anemone. Caption: the battle and the anemone rises to defend itself.

A bright yellow fish with white stripes. Caption: to probe for worms, crabs and other hidden prey.

Two sea mammals swimming side by side. Caption: Her newborn calf sleeps snugly by her side.

Blue sea anemones with a small orange fish inside it. Caption: Other animals use anemone venom for defense in less subtle ways.

A large orange fish swimming in a reef. Caption: making sure that he is well groomed and ready.