Des traces de calmars géants révèlent un monde marin caché au large de l'Australie

14 mai 2026

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Des scientifiques ont découvert des preuves de la présence de calmars géants et de centaines d'autres espèces dans des canyons sous-marins profonds au large de l'Australie-Occidentale. Ces résultats proviennent d'une expédition ayant utilisé l'analyse d'ADN environnemental pour explorer des profondeurs dépassant les 4 kilomètres.

Des chercheurs de l'université Curtin ont dirigé l'étude à bord du navire de recherche R/V Falkor du Schmidt Ocean Institute. Ils ont collecté plus de 1 000 échantillons d'eau dans les canyons de Cape Range et de Cloates, situés à environ 1 200 kilomètres au nord de Perth, près de la côte de Nyinggulu. L'analyse a permis d'identifier 226 espèces réparties dans 11 groupes d'animaux, dont plusieurs n'avaient jamais été recensées auparavant dans les eaux d'Australie-Occidentale.

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