The Research Behind the Documentaries
“When caught out in the open and vulnerable, this octopus does something truly extraordinary,” David Attenborough narrates. In Blue Planet II, Season 1 Episode 5, the camera captures a strange and fascinating sight: a common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) swiftly surrounds herself with a pile of shells, creating an impenetrable armor to shield herself from the... Continue Reading →
In Life Season 1, Episode 10, Brazilian brown-tufted capuchin monkeys are depicted using tools to obtain food. Specifically, they use large stones that can be nearly half their body weight to crack open palm nuts. While tool use is often viewed as a purely human trait, there is evidence of nonhuman tool use across the... Continue Reading →
