SciShow
Sparkling Clouds and Other Wild Ways Cephalopods Use Ink
Octopuses and other cephalopods can squirt ink when threatened, but the forms the ink takes can go way beyond your typical smokescreen.
SciShow
9 Weird Ways Animals Communicate
We all know ducks quack, dogs bark, and birds chirp, but that barely scratches the surface of all the amazing ways animals have devised to talk to each other!
MinuteEarth
Why Perfume Makers Love Constipated Whales
How whale poop becomes perfume. ___________________________________________ FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some keywords to get your googling started: Sperm Whale:...
SciShow
5 Beautifully Complex Ways to Fly
Up in the air, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's... A SQUID!
Be Smart
Eight Incredible Deep Sea Oddities
We know more about some other planets than we do about the deepest corners of Earth's oceans, and the species we've found there are almost alien. Here's some of the most unbelievable oddities ever observed! Special thanks to the Monterey...
SciShow Kids
How Do Soap and Water Make Us Clean Chemistry for Kids
A SciShow Kids viewer wrote us and asked: How does soap work? Find out what really happens when you take a bath!
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How squids outsmart their predators - Carly Anne York
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...
SciShow
Squid Proteins, but Make Them Fashion
Humans often take inspiration from nature when coming up with inventions, and this includes breakthroughs in fabric design that help to forward the fabulous and functional world of fashion.
SciShow
How Do Animals Change Color?
Changing colors -- it’s not just for chameleons! Many species of octopuses, squid and cuttlefish can do it, as well as a few insects, and even mammals and birds. Find out what feats of biology different animals use to change their...
Crash Course
Simple Animals: Sponges, Jellies, & Octopuses - Crash Course Biology
Hank introduces us to the "simplest" of the animals, complexity-wise: beginning with sponges (whose very inclusion in the list as "animals" has been called into question because they are so simple) and finishing with the most complex...
SciShow Kids
Glowing Ocean Animals!
Jessi and Squeaks discover some amazing ocean creatures, ones that glow by themselves!
Curated Video
Only In Australia 9 - Giant Squid in Ice
Giant Squid in Ice:A seven-meter-long giant squid frozen solid in the biggest block of ice in Australia becomes a captivating and chilling spectacle.
Curated Video
Southern Reef Squid
Visit the shallow spawning grounds of the colour-changing reef squid. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. The southern reef squid is one of around 800 species of cephalopod. Cephalopods are the most intelligent of all...
Curated Video
Oceans: The Deep Blue
Marine species have developed weird and wonderful adaptations to allow them to live at depths far below where sunlight can reach. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Over 200m below the surface of the sea, photosynthesis no longer...
Curated Video
Invertebrates – Odd one out
Four animals are shown, but which is the odd one out? Life processes - Variation and classification - Invertebrates A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is the odd one out.
Curated Video
Invertebrates
More common than you think ... but what exactly is an invertebrate? Life processes - Variation and classification - Invertebrates Learning Points Invertebrates are animals that have no backbone. Invertebrate groups are insects, arachnids...
Curated Video
Threats to Albatross Populations and Conservation Efforts
The Albatross is an extremely long-lived bird with most species surviving in excess of 50 years. There are 21 different species of Albatross and all of them rely on the ocean. The birds delay their breeding till later in life and will...
Curated Video
Unraveling Ocean Mysteries: Giant Waves and Sea Monsters
This video dives into the mysteries of our oceans, exploring phenomena like gigantic waves and elusive sea creatures such as the giant squid. Experts explain how these enormous waves are formed, and what conditions allow them to reach...
Curated Video
Egg Corns: Uncovering Linguistic Mishearings and Language Evolution
This video explores the linguistic phenomenon of egg corns, which are misheard versions of terms that have become popularized. The term "eggcorn" was coined by linguists to describe these quirky mishearings, which often make their own...
Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Mollusca Part 4: Class Cephalopoda (Squids, Nautiluses, Cuttlefish, and Octopuses)
We now arrive at the most famous of the mollusks, the cephalopods. These include squids, nautiluses, cuttlefish, and the fascinating octopuses. These creatures are the largest and most intelligent invertebrates on Earth. Let's learn all...