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Aug. 05, 2011
Squid, Octopus, Cuttlefish: Masters Of Camouflage
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| Cephalopods have several tricks for blending in with their undersea surroundings: they can change color, pattern and even the shape of their skin. Roger Hanlon, a biologist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, describes how you find and film sea creatures in hiding. |
Produced by Flora Lichtman, Correspondent and Managing Editor, Video
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Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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