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Once again, Cephs have earned a place in two "Top Ten" animal lists on Discovery Channel affiliates!
First of all, in a recent episode of Animal Planet's MOST EXTREME ANIMALS, the Mimic Octopus -- no big surprise here -- was named the #1 Most Extreme Impostor in the animal kingdom.
Secondly, on a Travel Channel special about the top ten most intelligent animals and where to see them, the #9 place was occupied by Octopus & Squid -- though I assume TONMOers in the know would substitute Cuttles for Squid in this category. In that list, the Cephs beat out squirrels but were trounced (I don't recall the exact order) by crows, dogs, parrots, pigs, monkeys, elephants, dolphins, and (of course) in the #1 place, great apes.
I am also ecstatic to report that Animal Planet will be running an extended version of THE FUTURE IS WILD -- in four different two-hour episodes -- on Tuesdays, 8 July, 15 July, 22 July, and 29 July, at 9 p.m. Eastern US Time. For those who are already familiar with this incredible computer-animated miniseries, it will feature new, never-before-seen speculative species. For those who are not familiar with the miniseries, you are in for an amazing treat! It is an artistic/scientific vision of how present-day animal species might evolve in the distant future, and -- whether or not you find it plausible -- it is creative, entertaining, and replete with Squiddage (including the exquisite Rainbow Squid, the swamp-dwelling Swampus, and terrestrial Cephs such as the lumbering Mega-Squid and the lithe arboreal Squibbons).
If you don't get Animal Planet on your telly, find a friend who does and offer to cook them a gourmet dinner, do their laundry, buy them tickets to their favorite sports event, give them a back massage, or anything else it takes to let you watch the entire FUTURE IS WILD series at their home. Enjoy!
The Tanster
First of all, in a recent episode of Animal Planet's MOST EXTREME ANIMALS, the Mimic Octopus -- no big surprise here -- was named the #1 Most Extreme Impostor in the animal kingdom.
Secondly, on a Travel Channel special about the top ten most intelligent animals and where to see them, the #9 place was occupied by Octopus & Squid -- though I assume TONMOers in the know would substitute Cuttles for Squid in this category. In that list, the Cephs beat out squirrels but were trounced (I don't recall the exact order) by crows, dogs, parrots, pigs, monkeys, elephants, dolphins, and (of course) in the #1 place, great apes.
I am also ecstatic to report that Animal Planet will be running an extended version of THE FUTURE IS WILD -- in four different two-hour episodes -- on Tuesdays, 8 July, 15 July, 22 July, and 29 July, at 9 p.m. Eastern US Time. For those who are already familiar with this incredible computer-animated miniseries, it will feature new, never-before-seen speculative species. For those who are not familiar with the miniseries, you are in for an amazing treat! It is an artistic/scientific vision of how present-day animal species might evolve in the distant future, and -- whether or not you find it plausible -- it is creative, entertaining, and replete with Squiddage (including the exquisite Rainbow Squid, the swamp-dwelling Swampus, and terrestrial Cephs such as the lumbering Mega-Squid and the lithe arboreal Squibbons).
If you don't get Animal Planet on your telly, find a friend who does and offer to cook them a gourmet dinner, do their laundry, buy them tickets to their favorite sports event, give them a back massage, or anything else it takes to let you watch the entire FUTURE IS WILD series at their home. Enjoy!
The Tanster