The delightfully bizarre creatures that live near deep-sea vents

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I’ve all the time been fascinated by the ocean and the animals that may reside in an atmosphere so very totally different to mine. Watching humpback whales off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, captivated me as a toddler and I nonetheless get a thrill of pleasure every time I see any marine animals, whether or not that’s seals off the English coast, technicolour …