WEBVTT - What are Sea Monkeys?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to brain Stuff from how Stuff works a brain stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Christian Seger. Have you ever wondered what sea monkeys are, Well, look,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm here to tell you they're not monkeys. It turns

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<v Speaker 1>out they're actually brine shrimp, which are these pretty cool

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<v Speaker 1>little creatures in and of themselves. And Brian shrimp are

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<v Speaker 1>found in salt lakes. These are little lakes that are

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<v Speaker 1>so high in salt content that you usually only find

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<v Speaker 1>these brine shrimp and the algae they feed on living

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<v Speaker 1>in there. Nothing else can survive, which makes the brine

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<v Speaker 1>shrimp and their algae friends extreme A files cool name, right.

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<v Speaker 1>The other cool thing about Brian shrimp is that they

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<v Speaker 1>can survive up to twenty five years encapsulated in what

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<v Speaker 1>are known as cysts. These are these kind of protective

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<v Speaker 1>layers that form around their eggs, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>Brian shrimp just kind of sit there in suspended animation,

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<v Speaker 1>and the cysts can actually dry out and survive just

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<v Speaker 1>sitting there on the vast drive planes of the salt

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<v Speaker 1>lake in Utah. Now, when you get sea monkeys, that

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<v Speaker 1>is what comes in the packet. Add some salt water

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<v Speaker 1>and the egg hatches and within about eight to ten days,

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<v Speaker 1>you have a fully grown, half inch Brian shrimp a

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<v Speaker 1>k a. A sea monkey. So now you know. Sea

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<v Speaker 1>monkeys are not monkeys, but they are Brian shrimp and

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<v Speaker 1>Brian shrimp. They're pretty cool. Check out the brain stuff

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