Wonders of the animal world in the water (1920-1929)

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View of the sea surface.

Fish and others.

Marine animals in the water.

Shells and corals near the rugged coast of Rügen Island.

An airplane flies around the coast of the island.

Life in a drop of water /in high magnification/ Germany.

Lower aquatic animals.

Types of lower animals - sunfish, trumpeter under a microscope.

Trumpeters in search of fresh water and food.

Lower animals in the process of reproduction.

Volvox.

Colony of cells.

Motor cells.

Reproduction cells /under a microscope/.

Freshwater polyp hydra grabs its victim.

Separation of a young specimen from an adult hydra.

A young specimen grabs a crustacean.

Planaria worm.

Rudiments of the visual organs in a planaria.

Nematode worm with testicles-embryos.

The egg divides in half, then into a larger number of cells.

Formation of the embryo.

Larvae

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Mosquito larvae and pupae in water.

The emergence of an adult insect from a pupa.

A close-up of a Culex mosquito.

The Anopheles mosquito is a carrier of malaria.

The difference between these two species.

The proboscis of an Anopheles.

Disinfection of a malarial swamp.

Dead larvae of malarial mosquitoes sink to the bottom.

Fish are natural enemies of Anopheles.

Dragonfly larvae eat mosquito larvae.

Adult insects hatch from a dragonfly larva.

Dragonfly.

Yellow beetle larva.

The beetle emerges from the larva.

It burrows into the mud.

Beetles in water.

Beetles near a dead fish.

A gnawed fish skeleton.

The larva of an aquatic salamander.

Salamander egg.

Division of the egg.

Formation of the embryo.

After striking its tail, the animal climbs into water.

Triton is an amphibian that lives in water and on land.

Fish in water.

Australian fish that breathe with lungs.

The mechanism of fish respiration.

During drought, fish burrow into the silt and breathe atmospheric air.

Viviparous fish produce offspring.

Love games of "paradise" fish.

The female builds a nest.

Tropical fish that keeps its offspring in its mouth in case of danger.

The offspring of a pond snail on the tail of a fish.

The fish lays eggs in the opening of the snail shell, from where the young later swim out.

Caught fish in a basket.

A dam built for catching fish.

Casting into gardens.

Selecting carp for further breeding.

Carp are released into the pond.

Observing the carp offspring.

Romanian fisherman with fishing gear.

Sturgeon in water.

A caught sturgeon in a fisherman's boat.

It is fished out to shore.

Extracting caviar.

Caviar in a box.

Extracting caviar from small sturgeons.

Returning caviar on a special grater.

Salting and packaging of caviar

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The ocean coast at low tide.

Crabs and starfish on the sand, a cotton worm burrows into the sand.

Fishermen looking for small crabs and shrimp.

The beginning of the tide.

Rocks where small crustaceans hide Germany.

At the bottom of the sea.

Fish and other animals.

Snails, polyps, sea urchins and jellyfish.

Anemone.

Sea roses.

They capture prey with tentacles, paralyze and eat it.

A sea urchin with its many tentacles.

Starfish and their sucker feet.

A star in motion.

The star's feet remove food debris.

A polyp.

A jellyfish in the water.

Velella in the water.

Velella tentacles.

Ribbed jellyfish.

The Venus belt is a type of ribbed jellyfish.

Bero's jellyfish

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Marine animals.

Seahorses.

Fish.

Planicton: its components.

Small animals, ribbed jellyfish.

The floating sea worm Tomoteris.

The transparent worm Vanadis.

Threadworm.

A small crustacean in high magnification.

A floating small snail Hyaleya.

The snail Atlanta.

Its heart is visible.

The transparent snail Aeolis.

It lays its eggs on a polyp.

Embryos develop from the eggs.

The luminous snail Phillyroe.

The sea hare is a type of snail whose tentacles resemble ears.

Sepia is a fish containing a dye.

An octopus on the seabed.

It hunts for crabs.

It wraps its tentacles around its victim.

The octopus flees, throwing out a dark liquid

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Sea crab.

It hides in the rocks.

It splits snail shells with its powerful claws.

Crab in front of the camera.

It hides in the sand.

Its eyes stick out of the sand.

The crab camouflages itself with plant particles.

A hermit crab climbs into an empty shell.

Another crab attacks it.

A sea rose planted by a hermit crab on a shell for self-defense.

The hermit crab moves to a new shell and transplants the rose.

A small crustacean in front of the camera.

A hermit digs a hole in the ground.

Two hermits Germany.

Small shrimp and crustaceans in a boat.

A lobster in front of the camera.

Its home is under a rock.

Lobster larvae.

A lobster fights with other lobsters and a stingray.

A lobster struck by an electric shock.

Baskets with bait are lowered into the sea.

A basket with the catch.

It is lifted into the boat.

A fisherman with caught lobsters

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A man with sponges.

Searching for sponges underwater.

Divers searching for sponges.

They collect sponges and return to the boat.

A diver with a tin cylinder to reflect light rays.

Cleaning sponges.

Drying them in the sun.

Trimming sponges to give them shape.

Oyster shells Germany.

Northern Italy.

An artificial oyster farm.

Catching larvae with a seine.

Bundling shells together in pairs with cement and stringing them on a rope.

The rope is lowered into the sea.

The larvae turn into oysters in the sea.

A type of plantation.

Oyster harvesting.

Divers jump into the sea.

They collect oysters in baskets.

They head to the shore with oysters Germany.

A special type of oyster, into whose body grains of sand are introduced.

Formation of a limestone mass.

Oysters with sand are loaded into boxes and hung from rafts in quiet bays.

Divers watch the growth of the animals.

Every 6 months, the boxes are removed, the oysters are cleaned and re-immersed in the water.

After 10 years, a protective substance covers the grain of sand introduced into the oyster - and the pearl is ready.

The master extracts the pearl from the oyster shell.

Pearls very similar to natural ones.

The difference can be determined using a special translucent device

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Seabed.

Marine animals.

Sharks caught by fishermen.

Cutting up a shark on deck.

The catch in the hold of a ship.

Fishing boats at sea.

Nets with the catch.

Lifting the catch.

Fish on deck.

Sorting fish.

Cutting up squid.

Fishing fleet in the port.

Unloading the catch.

Packing into baskets.

Loading into wagons.

Drying cod in Norway.

Herring fishing in Holland.

Dutch harbor.

Packing herring into barrels.

Fishermen and buyers Germany.

Fishing.

Stuffing barrels.

Repairing sardines.

Lights on the coast.

Bulbs on boats.

The light attracts sardines.

Catching sardines.

Packing them into boxes.

Seagulls and other birds near fishing boats.

Bird colony on a rocky island Germany.

Polar seas.

Birds and seals.

Eskimos with seals.

Eskimos preparing for hunting.

Eskimo throwing a harpoon.

Walrus.

Elephant seal.

He dives into the water.

Sea lions.

Maned seal.

Feeding a seal.

An artist performs with fur seals Germany.

Whale hunting with a harpoon gun.

A dead whale is transported by water by a ship.

Lifting the whale carcass onto the deck.

The carcass is pulled ashore