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How squids outsmart their predators - Carly Anne York

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There are about 500 species of squid, and they live in all the world’s oceans, making them a reliable food source for whales, dolphins, sharks, seabirds, fish - and even other squid. As a result, the squid's most extraordinary adaptations are those that have evolved to help them thwart these predators. Carly Anne York explains how these stealthy cephalopods have mastered deep sea survival.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Carly Anne York
Director
Jérémie Balais, Reza Riahi
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Animator
Jérémie Balais, Reza Riahi
Sound Designer
Raphaël Pibarot
Composer
Raphaël Pibarot
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Fact-Checker
Francisco Diez

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