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Ages: 5 - 18
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WOW! When marine biologist Roger Hanlon captured the first scene in this video he started screaming. (If you need to see it again, here's the raw footage.) Hanlon, senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, studies camouflage... in cephalopods--squid, cuttlefish and octopus. They are masters of optical illusion. These are some of Hanlon's top video picks of sea creatures going in and out of hiding. (4:36)
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December 26, 2011 at 03:44 PM
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Ages: unspecified
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The bobtail squid swims during the night to hunt. During the day, it burrows to hide from predators. The video is a minute in duration. An excellent video to show how animals adapt.
January 12, 2012 at 10:32 PM
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Ages: 8 - 14
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The natural world is filled with animals trying to eat other animals and trying to avoid being eaten. This pressure to find food or to keep from becoming someone else's dinner has, over millions of years, produced an incredibly effective way to escap...e detection by predators or prey: camouflage. This video segment explores the world of camouflage, including some of the methods and benefits of this important evolutionary strategy. Footage from NOVA: "Animal Impostors." Closed captioning included. Run time 03:13.
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September 24, 2010 at 10:50 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 8 - 18
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Watch animals of all sorts display their abilities to camouflage themselves. It is the ultimate tool in protection from predators, and most scientists believe that it has developed over time. This video addresses MANY different animals of camouflag...e, is well narrated, and has some great videography. There is a Biblical scripture quote at the end of the video. Run time 05:31.
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February 28, 2010 at 11:45 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 10 - 18
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This interactive feature from the NOVA "Leopards" Web site
presents a gallery of images depicting the wide variety of ways in which animals -- both predators and prey -- conceal themselves from other animals.
September 29, 2010 at 04:14 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 11 - 18
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Carl Zimmer visits Dr. Roger Hanlon in his lab at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA to discuss his work related to cuddlefish- specifically their use of camouflage.
November 29, 2010 at 03:04 AM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 3 - 18
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A cave glow worm uses it's silk,which is loaded with mucus, to catch it's prey. The blue light is a chemical reaction taking place in i'ts body. Once the prey is caught, they can't escape so the worm just reals in the silk. This three minute video ha...s excellent images and can be used to teach about animal adaptions.
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August 1, 2011 at 09:35 AM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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Learn about the natural defense mechanism of camouflage as the Kratt brothers explore the way it is used by Walking Sticks and chameleons. Viewers learn that chameleons move in a jerking motion to look like a leaf blowing in the wind and that they ha...ve swiveling eyes, enabling them to spot predators and prey. (1:38)
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April 14, 2012 at 03:19 PM
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