Leviathans: Giants of the Deep Sea (4K)

Aliens. They already roam this planet, but not on its surface or in the skies. Rather, they lie at the crushing depths of the vast, sprawling oceans. And so in this episode, we'll be swapping the familiar frontier of space for that of the deep ocean, as we plunge into the abyss in search of Leviathans- massive, monstrous marine specimens that have stalked the high seas for almost half a billion years.

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SOUNDTRACK:
Many of the tracks in this video were composed by CO.AG Music, my go-to-guy for such high quality pieces: @co.agmusic

"Someone Else's Problems" - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQp7YuV-leM)
"Centeon Dreams" - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_fyyuO5ZZE)
"Forbidden Apostle" - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB9ybYQoKu4)
"The Anunnaki Return" - Jesse Gallagher (YouTube Audio Library)
"Choose Your Next Move" - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abm56ceJi6Y)
"Ocean Breath" - Enzo Orefice (StoryBlocks Media)
"Echoes of the Unknown" - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir8r9k0L0HA)

FOOTAGE:

Most of the high-quality animal scenes in this video were sourced from Adobe Stock (Unlimited Licence): https://stock.adobe.com/

Other stock footage scenes were provided by Storyblocks: https://www.storyblocks.com

A small number of space scenes in this video were captured using SpaceEngine Pro, a virtual universe simulator: http://spaceengine.org/

Please find other footage attributions below:
- Oarfish | The Legendary Fish that Announces Tsunamis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecH-fY7a5IQ
- River Monsters: The Giant Oarfish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CComF_aHk84
- VR Megalodon Shark at Smithsonian Natural History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbZGRynZUDA
- Perucetus Colossus Images: https://www.facebook.com/groups/126099901362953/posts/1595680941071501/
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/gargoyle-shark/perucetus-colossus
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/49zzWq
- Livyatan 3D Renders:
https://www.renderhub.com/gallery/66353/livyatan-melvillei?gu=1
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/livyatan-melvillei-moby-dick-whale?srsltid=AfmBOoqnniHpw2wsuN1wL4lU5r5-yUxcIimZcBLaSy3oD3wtBssOmoGq
https://www.reddit.com/r/Paleontology/comments/1cpox82/a_grieving_livyatan_mother_adopts_a_young/

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
"Leviathan", Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Leviathan-Middle-Eastern-mythology

"This Giant Oarfish is One of the RAREST Sightings Ever" River Monsters with Jeremy Wade (2009)

"Shark Evolution: A 450-Million-Year Timeline", Natural History Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/shark-evolution-a-450-million-year-timeline.html

"Megalodon: The Truth About the Largest Shark...", Natural History Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/megalodon--the-truth-about-the-largest-shark-that-ever-lived.html

P. Martin Sander et al., "Early Giant Reveals Faster Evolution..." (2021): https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abf5787

"Basilosaurus: Prehistoric Wildlife Profile", Prehistoric Wildlife: https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/basilosaurus/

"Could This Ancient Whale...", Nature (2023): https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02457-0

"The Hypercarniverous Whale...", Seawatch Foundation: https://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/meet-livyatan-the-hypercarnivorous-whale-with-teeth-bigger-than-a-t-rex/

"Blue Whale: Record Breaker", Natural History Museum https://www.nhm.ac.uk/bluewhale/ocean/record-breaker/

"Calls from the Deep", New Scientist (2002): https://web.archive.org/web/20130206021811/http://www.science.org.au/nova/newscientist/102ns_001.htm

"First Confirmed Colossal Squid Footage", Schmidt Ocean (2025): https://schmidtocean.org/first-colossal-squid-footage

"The Giant Phantom Jelly" MBARI.org: https://www.mbari.org/animal/giant-phantom-jelly/

"The Portuguese Man-o'-War", National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/portuguese-man-o-war.html

"New Species Discovered During Exploration...", Schmidt Oceans: https://schmidtocean.org/new-species-discovered-during-exploration-of-abyssal-deep-sea-canyons-off-ningaloo

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Aliens of the Deep
1:36 Leviathan Sea Serpents
6:04 Megalodon: The Megatooth Shark
9:32 Marine Reptiles
13:07 Prehistoric Whales
17:55 The Blue Whale: Largest Creature Ever
21:07 The Bloop: Larger than a Blue Whale?
23:46 Invertebrate Deep Sea Giants
28:12 Siphonophores