New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-17
1ryp At GREAT DEPTHS IN THE SEA.
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For century or more naturaliSts haSe h"o ~s,e1
,raot d@,l concerning the marine Organisms " 80
dwell I'm the shallow water next thc shie - I,t,s
ago learned the amazing ces amounts now to mora
than one hundred thousand disuhct ivsn' ,hat tbS
however OF late that they nav a1.n an abundant
ara yaied ba6pl!ng The greater part OF ulese sn
dwsllers are exceedingly lntolerant OF te e ,h os
p,nero,nrr and total darkness which exists tnes
tertsin forms have. however, acquired tie aUS NJ
~nar,on through the geologic ages they have e',s
swny from the realms OF fierce combat next 80 ~
snr,. 70 The less contested fields OF the open 80
deeper seas Through all the geologic M ms siuruu
seler don OF especially prepared groups or I'm lni
stations habits Of the ocean depths "a" ana orssus
bnrdened regions are now tenanted by enliu. N,
nsruliar aninals by species which ever surpise ,s
smdent who is accustomed alone to the forms WINS
enc OF the most striking features connected VIA VIA
rho animals OF the deep seas. Is the frequency s, ~
Witch We dnd there living specimens which remind nc ~
II kinds which In former geologic pero1s us , msnv
coastal districts OF the occas noS conld no longer
hold their against the more hlehiy orsaH, souS
developed animals which inhabtSi tue iaVoe o Water
next The shores, shrunk away into Inc ae.p n1 an
and In that undcsircd part OF the world founo h %
asylum where amid the c'ahgeiess envIronmen.' vas
nrolounds OF the deep have become sort OF i m,
whoeunto antqnatcd forms have muIeu "a h,ehs
overwhelming pcssnH ,s ncHs,sr From the results
OF the relatively trling explorations Which, hons thst
Of there NJ
in time we may win from the deep the hear'ss ..nrd
reprcsentations many creatures when once
LARGE place in the sens, but now nhse a. nsuslb
tho fields ~ more active combat, which arc "
The sent Of the greatest advance. mn. .rresn
In the profounder the invcreD'ale n.e ~ M
10 have larger share than Is seeursu pny,mbd
yerebrae or bacboned animals yet ther NY nksy
Of fishes known In these depths, ana II s $500 b.
that these tenants OF the deep may De ".noan,s d
thousands OF species. Among the nnheu " inc most
tho proiounder parts ~ the ocean, We III" witch W
startling desartures from the types VIII shane thief
are familiar IN coastal waters. IN gene'1S I'LL In M
differ little from their kindred whch , "~un in iba
sunlit shadows The differences are az ,se eyes
mechanism OF the senses. especially u, Wild
These organs undergo surprising snsse Of these
reference to the enduring OF the irb, not only
deeps. In certain OF the species .nr SiSapoeas
falls but the visual apparatus on'vsn enlarged and
others the eyeba becomes very 'nuS are evidently
tho nervous apparatus increased sh n. ais light As
ARRANGED TO catch gllmps,s OF Wv oysy penetrsu
is certain that TO trace OF sunlight cnn .s,n wher
through the deep which overli,s y" az these eyes
these animals dwell the adaptation VI ,nncsred 10
the needs of different vision AZ n'ss discovers
a very inexplicabc matter. some adoustr exrlans
provide us With what seems 10 be an that ceran
ton OF the enigma Ii mas been ~ Nave phosph9
OF the dcnzens Of the deep sea e,vc 10 i've lg1
escent parts Of their bodies which nv the hmina
In a manner In which II Is y's'ad secured OF fes
Hight giving parts is probsby h nc the utter darkn
sexual mates Of the creatures; IA could BE- sta'n
| Of the ocean this Indispensable ena
! In no other way.