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  • Life Creatures of the Deep (Season 1, Episode 8)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 62 min | Documentary

Life

Creatures of the Deep (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 62 min | Documentary
Marine invertebrates, the descendants of one billion years of evolutionary history, are the most abundant creatures in the ocean. In the Sea of Cortez, packs of Humboldt squid make night-time raids from the deep to co-operatively hunt ...See moreMarine invertebrates, the descendants of one billion years of evolutionary history, are the most abundant creatures in the ocean. In the Sea of Cortez, packs of Humboldt squid make night-time raids from the deep to co-operatively hunt sardines. Beneath the permanent Antarctic sea ice of McMurdo Sound, sea urchins, red sea stars and nemertean worms are filmed scavenging on a seal carcass. A fried egg jellyfish hunts amongst a swarm of Aurelia in the open ocean, spearing its prey with harpoon-like tentacles. In the shallows off South Australia, hundreds of thousands of spider crabs gather annually to moult. Large male cuttlefish use flashing stroboscopic colors and strength to win a mate, whereas smaller rivals rely on deceit: both tactics are successful. A Pacific giant octopus sacrifices her life to tend her single clutch of eggs for six months. Marine invertebrates have a lasting legacy on land too - their shells formed the chalk and limestone deposits of Eurasia and the Americas. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Martha Holmes
Writer
Paul Spillenger (Discovery Channel)
Composers
The Band for Life | George Fenton | Richard Fiocca (version: U.S.) | Max Surla
Editors
Andrew Chastney | Sharon Gillooly (Discovery Channel)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 30, 2009
Release date
Feb 2010 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations

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5 cast members
Name Known for
David Attenborough
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Blue Planet II (2017)
Doug Allan
Self Self   See fewer
The Blue Planet (2001)
David Jones
Self - Dive Contractor Self - Dive Contractor   See fewer
Life (2009)
Michael Pitts
Self (as Mike Pitts) Self (as Mike Pitts)   See fewer
The Blue Planet (2001)
Oprah Winfrey
Self - Narrator (U.S. Broadcast) Self - Narrator (U.S. Broadcast)   See fewer
The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
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