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Movile Cave, Romania
Movile Cave was found in 1986 and is located in Constanța County, Romania, nearby Mangalia. It stands out for having a distinct groundwater habitat that is low in oxygen and rich in carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. Life in the cave has been separated from the outside world for the past 5.5 million years and it is based completely on chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis.
Imagine a hidden world sealed off for million years, teeming with life that evolved independently of the outside world. That’s Movile Cave, where blind fish, water scorpions, and other weird and wonderful creatures thrive in perpetual darkness, fueled by chemosynthesis like deep-sea vents.
