Watch the video again. Fill in the blanks.


(continued from 1'21")

Cuttlefish. I love cuttlefish. This is a Australian cuttlefish. And there he is, his little eyes up here. But they can do pretty things, too. Here we're going to see one into a crevice, and watch his —he just pulls them in, makes them look just like algae. Disappears right into the . Positively amazing. Here's two males . Once again, they're smart enough, these ; they know not to each other. But look at the patterns that they can do with their . That's an amazing thing.

Here's an octopus. Sometimes they don't want to be seen when they because can see them. Here, this guy actually can make himself look like a , and, looking at his , can actually across the bottom, using the waves and the so he can't be seen. His motion right into the background—the moving rock . So, we're learning lots new from the shallow water. Still the deep, but learning from the shallow water. There's a good reason why: The shallow water's full of —here's a barracuda—and if you're an octopus or a cephalopod, you to really understand how to use your to hide.

In the next scene, you're going to see a nice bottom. And you see that an octopus would out very easily there if you couldn't use your , use your skin to change color and . Here's some algae in the . . . and an octopus. Ain't that amazing? Now, Roger spooked him so he took off in a of ink, and when he lands the octopus says, "Oh, I've seen. The best thing to do is to get as as I can get." That big brown makes his very big. So, he's bluffing. Let's
do it —I thought he was joking when he first showed it to me. I thought it was all —so here it is in reverse. Watch the skin color; watch the skin . Just an amazing animal, it can change color and texture to match the surroundings. Watch him right into this algae. One, two, three. And now he's , and so am I.

Thank you very much.