Mají chobotnice duši? - Fascinující nahlédnutí do zázraku vědomí – Montgomeryová Sy (2019)

Naturalist and popular science author Sy Montgomery uncovers the emotional and physical world of octopuses — and describes the fascinating bonds these incredibly complex and energetic creatures form with humans. To get to know these wild, solitary, and predatory mollusks, she showcases exemplary 'experiential' documentary filmmaking and does not hesitate to venture into the New England Aquarium or to the coral reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, she befriends several octopuses with distinctly different personalities — gentle Athena, assertive Octavia, curious Kali, and playful Karma. The cleverness of octopuses is demonstrated in countless ways: they escape from tanks like orangutans, resort to all sorts of tricks to obtain food, and play with a ball using the water jet from their siphon. 'I've always liked octopuses. Not even aliens from the most absurd sci-fi are as strange as they are. They are creatures that, despite growing to nearly fifty kilograms and almost two and a half meters in length, can stretch their gelatinous bodies through an opening the size of an orange. They are animals... with a beak like a parrot, venom like a snake, and a tongue lined with teeth... that can change shape and...