Secrets Of Nature - Sea Level (1930)

Pro Patria presentation. Produced by British Instructional Films Ltd. The busy sea bed is compared to a traffic system with jams and crashes. Sailing boat on the sea. Underwater shots of fish. Many fish moving around together. Voice over calls for a “one way system“ to avoid pile ups. Strange sea creatures. Starfish moving around on the sea bed. Starfish sinking into the ground to avoid being seen - “don’t you sometimes wish you could do the same?“ Masked (?) crab burrows into the sand leaving its long feelers sticking out. A strange fish with legs. Cuttle fish and its frilly fin. Crawfish meandering around the sea bed. Lobster blunders in and out of the rocks. Lobsters escape predators. Prawns and shrimps have instantaneous reverse motion. Crabs walking sideways. Hermit crabs - “owner drivers in baby cars.“ Spider crab in C/U. A “fight“ between two spider crabs. A sea plant opens up its petals. Whelks. Scallop opening and closing is compared to a sneeze. Mussels on the back of a s