A whale fall can dump years’ worth of food, all at once. The smell wafting through the water attracts creatures from miles around.
First, to arrive are the fast-swimming scavengers. Sleeper sharks, ratfish, and snake-like hagfish dine messily, spreading bits around the seafloor.
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