For 5 million years, whales have come to this place in the Indian Ocean to die

Chinese deep-sea explorers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have discovered the largest whale-fall site ever recorded in the Indian Ocean. This site represents the Earth's deepest and most extensive known accumulation of whale fossils and carcasses, supporting unique ecosystems. Some of the fossils found at this graveyard date back approximately 5.3 million years. The discovery, detailed in the journal Nature, was made by researchers from the CAS Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering in collaboration with scientists from the University of Pisa and Earth Sciences New Zealand.