Enlarge / A Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) named Scarlet parachutes her net over a coral head whereas Dr. Alex Schnell observes. (credit score: Nationwide Geographic/Disney/Craig Parry)
With Earth Day quick approaching as soon as once more, it is time for an additional new documentary from Nationwide Geographic and Disney+: Secrets and techniques of the Octopus. It is the third in what has turn out to be a collection, beginning with the exceptional 2021 documentary Secrets and techniques of the Whales (narrated by Sigourney Weaver) and 2023’s Secrets and techniques of the Elephants (Natalie Portman as narrator). James Cameron served as producer on all three.
Secrets and techniques of the Octopus is narrated by Paul Rudd. Per the official synopsis:
Octopuses are like aliens on Earth: three hearts, blue blood and the power to squeeze by way of an area the dimensions of their eyeballs. However there’s a lot extra to those strange animals. Clever sufficient to make use of instruments or rework their our bodies to imitate different animals and even talk with completely different species, the secrets and techniques of the octopus are extra extraordinary than we ever imagined.
Every of the three episodes focuses on a particular distinctive characteristic of those fascinating creatures: “Shapeshifters,” “Masterminds,” and “Social Networks.” The animals had been filmed of their pure habitats over 200 days and all that beautiful footage is accompanied by considerate commentary by featured scientists. A type of scientists is Dr. Alex Schnell, a local Australian and self described storytelling who has labored at Macquarie College, the College of Cambridge, and the Marine Organic Laboratory, amongst different establishments. Her analysis focuses on the intelligence of marine animals, significantly cuttlefish and octopuses.
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