James Cameron Teaches Us That Octopuses Are Extraterrestrials on Earth

By: Aldana Del GiudiceWe already know James Cameron. He is the highest-grossing director in history, traveled 33 times to see the wreck of the Titanic and came to visit Argentina to give a talk on sustainability. The filmmaker uses his space to talk about caring for nature and, with the intention of educating society. He decided to start producing educational content. Thus, the National Geographic explorer premiered “Secrets of the Whales” (2021) and “Secrets of Elephants” (2023), with the aim of raising awareness about the animal world. As part of International Mother Earth Day, Disney+ launched “Secrets of Octopuses”, Cameron’s new documentary series narrated by actor Paul Rudd.Through the various episodes, the project explains to us that octopuses are like aliens on Earth: they have three hearts, blue blood and the ability to traverse a space the size of their eyeball. In addition, octopods are highly intelligent: they can transform their bodies to mimic other animals and even communicate with different species. Since Filo.news, we spoke to marine biologist Alex Schnell: “The series was filmed over two years with 190 days of filming and 38 weeks in the field. Altogether, we were underwater for over 1500 hours to capture content for the series. The team traveled to 10 locations around the world and 8 bodies of water, including 5 countries: Canada, Indonesia, Australia, Brazil, and Turks and Caicos Islands.”“Cephalopods are the enigmas of the ocean: creatures so bizarre they could star in their own sci-fi series. Yet, within this framework of strangeness, they display a brilliance in problem-solving and memory that invites us to rethink the nature of intelligence.” the professional told us. In addition, the NatGeo explorer pointed out the importance of making content that talks about nature: “I think it’s important to show animal behavior because it makes the audience think about the environment. This series will illuminate the life of an octopus, an extraordinary creature that lives in each of our oceans. Our oceans cover 70% of our planet, and yet there are converging crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and risks to marine animal welfare.”“Through our series we show the vulnerability, intelligence and capacity for emotion of octopuses, so I think the octopus is a compelling ambassador to make people care more about our blue planet, highlighting the need to protect our oceans and, by extension, human well-being,” Closed.
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