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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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