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  • - [Narrator] On Eil Malk Island in Palau,

  • there is a lake like no other.

  • The saltwater lake was once connected to the ocean;

  • but as the island changed, it was closed off.

  • Now in isolation, it is filled with a jellyfish species

  • found nowhere else: the golden jellyfish.

  • These cryptic creatures spend their days

  • migrating across the lake, from one side to the other,

  • following the path of the sun,

  • which feeds the fast-growing algae

  • that this jellyfish species feeds on.

  • And with no predators to keep them in check,

  • the jellyfish swarm and fill the lake

  • like a cloudy dream.

  • It's safe for humans to swim in,

  • because though these jellyfish do have stingers,

  • they are too small to be felt by humans.

  • Gliding through this place

  • feels otherworldly.

  • (electronic ping)

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