Underwater astonishments | David Gallo

Translator: Schubert Malbas Reviewer: Polimar Balatbat

We're going to go on a dive to the deep sea,

Tayo ay sisisid sa kailaliman ng dagat,

and anyone that's had that lovely opportunity

at alam ng sinumang nakaranas na ng pagkakataong ganito

knows that for about two and half hours on the way down,

na sa loob ng dalawa at kalahating oras doon sa ilalim,

it's a perfectly positively pitch-black world.

kulay itim lang talaga ang makikita mo.

And we used to see the most mysterious animals out the window

Sa may bintana makakakita ka ng mga pinakamahiwagang hayop

that you couldn't describe:

na hindi mo maipaliwanag: kumukutikutitap --

these blinking lights -- a world of bioluminescence, like fireflies.

isang mundo ng bioluminescence, na parang mga alitaptap.

Si Dr. Edith Widder -- nasa Ocean Research and Conservation Association na siya ngayon --

Dr. Edith Widder -- she's now at the Ocean Research and Conservation Association --

nakabuo siya ng isang kamera

was able to come up with a camera

na nakunan ang ilan sa mga magagandang hayop na ito,

that could capture some of these incredible animals,

at 'yan ang nasa harap niyo ngayon.

and that's what you're seeing here on the screen.

That's all bioluminescence. Like I said: just like fireflies.

Lahat ng 'yan ay bioluminescence. Gaya ng sabi ko, parang alitaptap.

Ayan, may lumilipad na pabo sa ilalim ng puno. (Tawanan)

There's a flying turkey under a tree.

(Laughter)

Ang kasanayan ko ay sa heolohiya. Pero gusto ko rin 'yan.

I'm a geologist by training.

But I love that.

And you see, some of the bioluminescence they use to avoid being eaten,

Makikita niyo na ilan sa mga bioluminescence

ay ginagamit upang umiwas sa predator,

some they use to attract prey,

ilan ay upang akitin ang prey,

but all of it, from an artistic point of view,

ngunit ang lahat ng ito, sa ngalan ng sining, ay talagang nakakamangha.

is just positively amazing.

And a lot of what goes on inside --

At marami pang bagay ang nangyayari ...

There's a fish with glowing eyes, pulsating eyes.

may isda na may matang kumikinang, pumipintig.

Some of the colors are designed to hypnotize,

Ilan sa mga kulay ay para mangbighani,

these lovely patterns.

napakagandang disenyo. Hetong panghuli,

And then this last one,

one of my favorites, this pinwheel design.

isa sa mga paborito ko, may disenyong pinwheel.

Just absolutely amazing, every single dive.

Talagang nakakamangha, sa bawat pagsisid.

That's the unknown world, and today we've only explored

'Yan ang mundong hindi pa natin nakikilala, at sa ngayon, 3 porsiyento pa lang

about 3 percent of what's out there in the ocean.

ng buong karagatan ang nasisiyasat.

Already we've found the world's highest mountains,

Sa ngayon nahanap na natin ang mga pinakamataas na bundok,

pinakamalalim na lambak,

the world's deepest valleys,

underwater lakes, underwater waterfalls --

mga lawa at talon sa ilalim ng dagat --

a lot of that we shared with you from the stage.

na naibahagi na namin sa inyo mula sa entablado.

And in a place where we thought no life at all,

Sa isang lugar na akala natin ay walang buhay,

we find more life, we think, and diversity and density

nakatuklas tayo ng maraming nabubuhay, iba-iba at sagana

than the tropical rainforest,

nang higit pa sa ating kagubatan, at ibig sabihin

which tells us that we don't know much about this planet at all.

hindi pa natin nakilala ang ating planeta ng lubusan.

Sa 97 porsyentong natitira, maaring walang laman 'yon o may dalang sopresa.

There's still 97 percent,

and either that 97 percent is empty or just full of surprises.

But I want to jump up to shallow water now

Pumunta naman tayo ngayon sa mababaw na parte ng dagat

and look at some creatures that are positively amazing.

at panoorin itong mga nilalang na sadyang kahanga-hanga.

Cephalopods -- head-foots.

Mga cephalopods -- head-foots. Calamari lang ang tawag ko sa kanila nung bata ako. (Tawanan)

As a kid I knew them as calamari, mostly.

(Laughter)

Ito ay isang pugita --

This is an octopus.

This is the work of Dr. Roger Hanlon at the Marine Biological Lab,

gawa ito ni Dr. Roger Hanlon sa Marine Biological Lab --

at sadyang kamangha-mangha ang mga cephalopod

and it's just fascinating how cephalopods can,

with their incredible eyes, sense their surroundings,

kung paano nila nakikita ang paligid, gamit ang kahanga-hangang mata,

look at light, look at patterns.

ang mga ilaw, ang mga disenyo.

Here's an octopus moving across the reef,

Ito ay pugita na palipat-lipat sa coral reef,

finds a spot to settle down, curls up and then disappears into the background.

pupwesto, babaluktot, at biglang mawawala sa paningin.

Tough thing to do.

Napakahirap gawin.

In the next bit, we're going to see a couple squid.

Sunod, makikita naman natin ang dalawang pugita.

Now males, when they fight,

Ito ay mga pusit. Ang mga lalaki, kapag sila'y nakikipag-away,

if they're really aggressive, they turn white.

nagiging agresibo, nagkukulay puti.

Hetong dalawang lalaki ay nag-aaway,

And these two males are fighting.

They do it by bouncing their butts together,

pinag-uuntog nila ang puwet sa isa't isa,

na nakakatawang isipin. Heto naman, lalaki ang nasa kaliwa

which is an interesting concept.

Now, here's a male on the left and a female on the right,

at babae ang nasa kanan,

and the male has managed to split his coloration

at pansinin na dalawa ang kulay ng lalaki

so the female only always sees the kinder, gentler squid in him.

at iisang kulay lang ang nakikita ng babae.

Hetong lalaki naman ... (Tawanan) Tingnan natin ulit.

(Laughter)

Let's take a look at it again. Watch the coloration:

Sige panoorin natin ulit. Pansinin ang kulay:

white on the right, brown on the left.

puti sa kanan, kayumanggi sa kaliwa.

He takes a step back,

Aatras siya ng kaunti -- tinataboy niya ang ibang lalaki kaya

he's keeping off the other males by splitting his body,

hinati niya ang katawan niya -- at sa kabilang bahagi ...

and comes up on the other side --

Bingo!

Bingo! May nakagsabi sa'kin

Now, I'm told that's not not just a squid phenomenon with males,

na hindi lang squid ang gumagawa niyan, pero wala akong alam diyan.

but I don't know.

(Tawanan)

(Laughter)

Cuttlefish. I love cuttlefish.

Pusit lumot. Gusto ko ang pusit lumot. Ito ay isang Giant Australian Cuttlefish.

This is a Giant Australian Cuttlefish.

And there he is, his droopy little eyes up here.

Ayan siya, maliliit at inaantok na mga mata.

May ilang bagay na ginagawa ito na nakakamangha.

But they can do pretty amazing things, too.

Panoorin niyo siya na magtatago sa siwang,

Here we're going to see one backing into a crevice,

and watch his tentacles --

tingnan niyo ang mga galamay --

he just pulls them in, makes them look just like algae.

iaatras niya, at magmumukhang lumot.

Disappears right into the background.

Biglang nawawala sa paningin.

Positively amazing.

Talagang kahanga-hanga. Heto naman ang 2 lalaking nag-aaway.

Here's two males fighting.

Matatalino sila, mga cephalopods;

Once again, they're smart enough, these cephalopods;

they know not to hurt each other.

hindi sila nanakit kapag nag-aaway.

But look at the patterns that they can do with their skin.

Pansinin ang disenyo sa kanilang balat.

That's an amazing thing.

Talagang kahanga-hanga.

Heto ang isang pugita. Minsan ayaw nilang mapansin habang gumagalaw

Here's an octopus.

Sometimes they don't want to be seen when they move,

dahil nakikita sila ng mga predator.

because predators can see them.

Heto, ang isang 'to ay nag-anyong bato,

This guy can make himself look like a rock,

at, habang tumitingin sa paligid,

and, looking at his environment,

ay dahan-dahang gumagapang,

can actually slide across the bottom,

at sinasabayan ang mga alon at anino upang hindi mapansin.

using the waves and the shadows so he can't be seen.

Sumasabay sa paligid ang paggalaw niya --

His motion blends right into the background --

the moving rock trick.

ang gumagalaw na bato. Marami tayong natutunan sa mababaw na parte ng dagat.

So, we're learning lots new from the shallow water.

Still exploring the deep, but learning lots from the shallow water.

Mainam na magsaliksik sa ilalim,

pero marami ring natutunan sa mababaw na parte ng dagat.

There's a good reason why:

May dahilan 'yan: sa mababaw na parte ng dagat

the shallow water's full of predators -- here's a barracuda --

marami ang predators -- heto ang isang barakuda --

and if you're an octopus or a cephalopod,

at kung ikaw ay pugita o cephalopod,

you need to really understand how to use your surroundings to hide.

nanaisin mong gamiting ang iyong paligid para magtago.

Ang susunod nating papanoorin, mga napakagandang koral.

In the next scene, you're going to see a nice coral bottom.

At makikita mo na ang isang pugita na lilitaw

And you see that an octopus would stand out

kung hind niya gagamitin ang camouflage,

very easily there if you couldn't use your camouflage,

gamit ang balat na nagbabago ng kulay at gaspang.

use your skin to change color and texture.

Heto ang ilang lumot sa harapan ...

Here's some algae in the foreground --

and an octopus.

at ang pugita. Kamangha-mangha, 'di ba? Natakot yata ni Roger

Ain't that amazing?

Now, Roger spooked him, so he took off in a cloud of ink,

kaya kumaripas ng langoy, nag-iwan ng tinta,

and when he lands, the octopus says, "Oh, I've been seen.

at nang lalapag na ang pugita sabi niya, "Naku nakita niya ako.

The best thing to do is to get as big as I can get."

Pinakamainam siguro lakihan ko ang katawan ko."

That big brown makes his eyespot very big.

Nagmumukhang napakalaki ng mata niya dahil sa kayumangging 'yon.

So, he's bluffing. Let's do it backwards.

Siyempre, nanloloko lang siya. Tingnan natin ng pabalik --

I thought he was joking when he first showed it to me.

Noong una ko 'tong nakita akala ko binibiro lang ako.

I thought it was all graphics. So here it is in reverse.

Akala ko nasa graphics lang -- kaya ito ang pabalik.

Panoorin ang kulay ng balat; ang gaspang ng balat.

Watch the skin color; watch the skin texture.

Just an amazing animal, it can change color and texture

Kahanga-hangang hayop, nagbabago ang kulay at gaspang

to match the surroundings.

nang gaya ng paligid. Panoorin mo habang ginagaya niya ang lumot.

Watch him blend right into this algae.

One, two, three.

Isa, dalawa, tatlo. (Palakpakan)

(Applause)

Ngayon wala na siya, at ako ang susunod. Maraming salamat.

And now he's gone, and so am I. Thank you very much.

(Applause)