The Current Residents of the Endurance
While people abandoned Endurance well over a century ago, its decks are still alive with life and activity. External examination of the wreck shows sea life thriving on its decks, but not eating them. While shipwrecks in other parts of the world suffer from wood-boring bacteria and sea life that penetrate any organic material like wood, the ‘residents’ of the Endurance have left it alone.
Even though the ship isn’t serving as a food source, a host of species have taken up residence on the Endurance. Brittlestars and crinoids dance along its decks. Stalked sea squirts, anemones, and sponges cling to its rails and planks. And those are just the creatures researchers know about; so many creatures remain undiscovered in the depths of the Antarctic seas. Perhaps they will make a home on the Endurance.
