Mimic Octopus

Nick Baker's Weird Creatures: Mimic Octopus

Dive into the fertile waters of the Lembeh Strait in Sulawesi as we search for a very convincing disguise artist-the mimic octopus. Allegedly capable of fifteen impersonations, this octopus can shift both shape and color to resemble a lionfish, sea snake, coral, and flatfish!

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Sustaining the Ocean

A Sulawesi fish market demonstrates the thin line between man and ocean - responsible consumption or massive destruction.