Cephalopodcast

More tentacle tinglage coming up from PBS. Sadly, no lesson plans or prepared companion guides for educators. Originally aired December, 2005.

ENCOUNTERING SEA MONSTERS
Airs April 8, 2007 at 8pm on PBS

NATURE follows Bob Cranston in his quest to film and understand the world’s most mysterious cephalopods.

• ENCOUNTERING SEA MONSTERS: Humboldt Squid
• ENCOUNTERING SEA MONSTERS: Giant Squid
• ENCOUNTERING SEA MONSTERS: Book and web links
• NATURE: The Octopus Show
• NATURE: Incredible Suckers

Also coming up from NATURE, VOYAGE OF THE LONELY TURTLE, airs April 15, 2007 at 8:00pm.

A female loggerhead turtle sets off to lay eggs in the place where she was born. Her voyage will take her across the Pacific, from the coast of Mexico to Japan. It is one of the longest journeys undertaken by any animal on land or sea, and she will make it all alone — facing typhoons and sharks, whales and squids, and passing through several exotic kingdoms of the sea.

And other Earth Day specials, including:

GEORGIA AQUARIUM: KEEPERS OF THE DEEP, airs April 8, 2007

This program goes behind the scenes to see how scientists, engineers and veterinarians created and manage the largest aquarium in the world — the Georgia Aquarium.