Wildlife on One - S12E02 - Aliens From Inner Space (17 November 1983)

In yet another captivating episode of 'Wildlife on One,' the renowned Sir Attenborough takes us on a mesmerizing journey into the realm of cephalopods. Extracted and decoded from the BBC Wildlife Special VHS series, this particular episode delves into the intricacies of cephalopods, highlighting the sophistication of their brains, their remarkably clever behaviors, and their enthralling ability to dynamically change color and pulsate for communication.
As usual, you can download the the video for yourself at my Internet Archive page.
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We share this world with other kinds of intelligences so strange they might as well have evolved on another planet. These 'extraterrestrials' lurk just off-shore where, powered by jet-propulsion, they cruise on deadly missions. Their brains are advanced and their communication systems superb. These Concordes of the seas are cephalopods - cuttlefish, squid and octopus - who use their soft bodies to transmit pulsing colour patterns of staggering beauty. Do these unusual ocean creatures 'talk' to one another? Are they perhaps trying to contact us? This spectacular film enables us to judge for ourselves.
Photography by Paul Atkins and Mike de Gruy
Running time: 24 mins approx
Produced by Keenan Smart