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The one thing stopping jellyfish from taking over | TED-Ed

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Over the past two decades, jellyfish have begun to overwhelm our oceans. If things stay on their current trajectory, we could be headed for a future where the entire ocean is thick with jellyfish. So, is there anything that can keep these gelatinous creatures under control? Mariela Pajuelo and Javier Antonio Quinones take a look at the jellyfish’s most ancient predator.

Leatherback sea turtles may consume over ______ metric tons of jellyfish in their whole lifetime.

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