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La vida secreta y fascinante de las ostras gigantes

1,321,775 views | Mei Lin Neo • TED2017

Si pensamos en el mar azul profundo, puede que pensemos de inmediato en las ballenas o en los arrecifes de coral. Pero pensemos por un momento en las ostras gigantes, el marisco vivo más grande del mundo. Estas criaturas increíbles pueden vivir hasta 100 años, crecer hasta un metro y medio de largo y pueden pesar como tres elefantes bebé. En esta charla encantadora la bióloga marina Mei Lin Neo comparte su obsesión por convertir a estas legendarias criaturas marinas en heroínas de los océanos.

Si pensamos en el mar azul profundo, puede que pensemos de inmediato en las ballenas o en los arrecifes de coral. Pero pensemos por un momento en las ostras gigantes, el marisco vivo más grande del mundo. Estas criaturas increíbles pueden vivir hasta 100 años, crecer hasta un metro y medio de largo y pueden pesar como tres elefantes bebé. En esta charla encantadora la bióloga marina Mei Lin Neo comparte su obsesión por convertir a estas legendarias criaturas marinas en heroínas de los océanos.

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Mei Lin Neo

Marine biologist

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TED Fellow Mei Lin Neo is helping giant clams step out of their shells and show the world that they can be the heroes of the oceans, too.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Don’t pick up seashells on the beach. A decrease in seashells on the beach might lead to a decline in beach health and increase in beach erosion.

Don’t support the fossilized giant clam shell trade. The mining of fossilized clam shells destroys coral reefs and their inhabitants.