Can animals be deceptive? - Eldridge Adams
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A male firefly emits a series of enticing flashes. He hopes a female will respond and mate with him. A female from a different species mimics his patterns: by tricking the male, she lures him in -- and turns him into a meal. Where else do we see this kind of trickery in the animal kingdom? Eldridge Adams details the surprising complexity of how animals manipulate predators, prey and their rivals.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Eldridge Adams
- Director Alex Herder, Tarisa Shelton
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Producer Alex Herder, Tarisa Shelton
- Illustrator Xiuqi Wang, Dave Ellington, Joseph Le, Hannah Churn, Flavio Galvao
- Storyboard Artist Xiuqi Wang, Dave Ellington, Joseph Le
- Character Designer Xiuqi Wang, Dave Ellington, Flavio Galvao
- Layout Artist Joseph Le
- Animator Xiuqi Wang, Dave Ellington, Hannah Churn, Flavio Galvao
- Music Matt Erlichman
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Fact-Checker Francisco Diez
