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Wild Habitats
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Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and contain a diverse array of species, habitats and ecosystems. As many as 100 million species live in our oceans, contributing to a rich biodiversity far exceeding that found on land. Marine extinction risk has ramped up rapidly in the past 50 years, to converge upon the level of risk seen on land.
Explore the importance of the ocean's ecosystem to biodiversity and discover how tiger sharks, manta rays, and humpback whales have adapted for survival with this episode of Built to Survive.
Discover the characteristics and survival skills of the sea eagle, stone fish and the stingray.
Explore how island species like green sea turtles, dingoes, and death adders adapt to unique challenges in isolated environments with this episode of Built to Survive.
Adaptation is the adjustment of organisms to their environment in order to improve their chances at survival in that environment. This is a slow process where natural selection over many generations results in the most useful traits being passed down and becoming more common. This occurs because individuals with these traits are better adapted to the environment and therefore more likely to survive and breed. This process leads to the evolution of a species.
Australia is renowned for its unique and diverse ecosystems. Our vast continent boasts a stunning array of plants and animals, many of which have evolved remarkable adaptations to thrive in its harsh and challenging environments.
The marine environments extend from the shallow intertidal zones to the deep oceanic waters, hosting a wide array of species that have adapted to different ecological niches.
Marine life, however, has to be adapted to living in a habitat with a high concentration of salt.