Underwater Worlds Few Have Seen

Human Contact Seeking Gray Whales

Underwater Worlds Few Have Seen

Fot.: Thomas Peschak / NIEZAREJESTROWANY

Baja California, Mexico

Gray whales approach a tourist boat in San Ignacio Lagoon. Baja is one of the few places in the world where whales actually seek out physical contact with people, even allowing awestruck humans to pet them. Once hunted in these waters, a curious, friendly culture has been passed down from mother to offspring for more than 40 years.

Wild and Free Seabirds

Underwater Worlds Few Have Seen

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Farallon Islands, California

This national wildlife refuge about 30 miles west of San Francisco is home to 12 species of seabird, including the world’s largest single colony of western gulls.

Salmon Run

Underwater Worlds Few Have Seen

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Great Bear Rainforest, Canada

Wild salmon are key to protecting life in the Pacific Northwest, as they provide marine-rich nutrients to orcas, bears and animals that themselves contribute to economies, forests and more. Peschak captures this food-chain cornerstone with hundreds of salmon about to leap into the falls and continue upstream to spawn, ensuring the next generation.

Smalltooth Sawfish Comeback

Underwater Worlds Few Have Seen

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Everglades, Florida

“The two most significant threats to ocean health right now are overfishing and climate change,” Peschak tells Newsweek. After near obliteration by hunting, a moratorium on commercial whaling helped the species recover. “The same is true for the smalltooth sawfish I photographed in the Everglades. Fishing and habitat loss reduced the species’ once-vast range to small pockets of southwestern Florida. Thanks to the Endangered Species Act and net bans, the smalltooth sawfish is making a comeback.”

Turtle-Covered Shores

Underwater Worlds Few Have Seen

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Ostional, Costa Rica

Though they look like hatchlings coming out of the sea in Peschak’s drone image, these are adult olive ridley turtles, 3 feet in length. Says Peschak, “Once or twice a month during the rainy season, mature female turtles come ashore at Ostional by the tens of thousands.”

Giant Mantas

Underwater Worlds Few Have Seen

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Maldives

What ocean phenomena has been the most unforgettable to witness for Peschak? “It would have to be a three-way tie between diving in the midst of a sardine feeding frenzy surrounded by hundreds of sharks and dolphins off South Africa, encountering a 9-foot leopard seal beneath an iceberg in Antarctica and free diving with hundreds of manta rays in the Maldives.” Here he snaps a giant diamond-shaped manta silhouetted against the sun.

Nocturnal Brittle Stars

Underwater Worlds Few Have Seen

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Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique

The nighttime seas offer unusual wonders, such as “brittle stars” — five-limbed scavengers with a circular central body. Peschak captures this “constellation of brittle stars hitchhiking on a jellyfish, ” describing them as “opportunistic travelers that not only get a free ride, but also actively ‘steal’ planktonic food scraps from the jelly’s tentacles.”

Penguin Attraction

Underwater Worlds Few Have Seen

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Marion Island, South Africa

“Most of my life is lived behind the camera, and the only time I became a chick magnet on a National Geographic shoot was in a creche of king penguins,” jokes Peschak about this animal attraction found on this subantarctic island, “These young birds were instantly drawn to me; they could not stop staring at this strange, bearded bird in a red hat.”

Puffins Nesting

Underwater Worlds Few Have Seen

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Westfjords, Iceland

Lit by the midnight sun, an Atlantic puffin returns empty-handed to its nesting cliff. As the Atlantic Ocean has warmed in recent years, sand eels, the puffins’ principal prey, have moved out of range to the north.

Cape Seal Antics

Cape Town, South Africa

“Making photographs underwater is always more complicated than on dry land,” shares Peschak. “It took imagination and years of planning before I finally found myself surfing alongside Cape fur seals to capture their playful antics.”

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blacktip reef shark – żarłacz rafowy czarnopłetwy (gatunek rekina)

gills – skrzela

snout – pysk, nos

ravenous shark – wygłodniały/żarłoczny rekin

fragile – delikatny, kruchy

seek out physical contact – szukać fizycznego kontaktu

awestruck

– oniemiały,

pod wrażeniem

pet – głaskać

offspring

– potomstwo

gull – mewa

nutrients – składniki odżywcze

food-chain cornerstone – fundament łańcucha pokarmowego

leap into the falls – wskoczyć do wodospadu

spawn – składać (ikrę, skrzek)

obliteration – unicestwienie

smalltooth sawfish – piła drobnozębna (gatunek ryby)

habitat loss – utrata siedliska

hatchling – nowo wyklute pisklę

olive ridley turtle – żółw oliwkowy

come ashore – zejść na ląd

frenzy – szaleństwo

leopard seal

– lampart morski

manta ray – diabeł morski

silhouetted against the sun – rysujący się na tle słońca

brittle stars – wężowidła

five-limbed scavenger – pięcioramienny padlinożerca

jellyfish – meduza

creche – żłobek

puffin – maskonur (gatunek ptaka)

sand eel – dobijak (gatunek ryby morskiej)

prey – ofiara (zwierzę upolowane przez drapieżnika)

antic – popis, wygłup

Task1

Read the text and answer the following questions: Where …

1. … will you meet flocks of curious penguins?

2. … can you see a rare fish that was saved from extinction?

3. … will you see adult female turtles coming ashore?

4. … can you see sharks lurking in the shallow waters of the lagoon?

5. … will you see salmon swimming to the upper reaches of rivers where they spawn?

6. … do you have a chance to come into physical contact with a whale?

Task 2

First, match the words to form collocations and verb phrases that will help you describe the issue presented in the article. Next, write down a sentence using each collocation and verb phrase. The sentences you create should relate to the topic being discussed in the text. (See Key)

Collocations:

threatened

close

wildlife

significant

habitat

unusual

refuge

wonders

oceans

loss

encounters

threats

Verb phrases:

fall

capture

protect

provide

seek

make

marine-rich nutrients

in love with something

a comeback

intimate moments

life

out physical contact

Task 3

Use the collocations and verb phrases above to sum up the key points of the text. Record your text analysis on a voice recorder, or practice delivering your presentation in a group setting.

Examples:

Thomas P. Peschak shares in his new …

He introduces people to wildlife that …

Originally trained as a …

Peschak captures intimate moments in …

Task 4

Now it’s time to put forward your views on the issues. Write an article on the topic: Underwater World: Beauties of the Sea.

Points to consider

☛ Decide on the style of the article (formal, neutral, informal)

☛ Think of a short, clear, appropriate headline to attract the reader’s attention

☛ Deal with a different aspect of the topic in each paragraph

☛ Use linking words/transitions to connect your ideas (while, however, moreover)

☛ Avoid using simplistic words (good, bad, nice etc.)

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