TRANSCRIPT
– [Narrator] The skin of the cuttlefish reveals his emotion.
( water swishing) Linked to his brain, countless pigment cells broaden and agreement.
( water swishing) These chromatophores reveal what’s on his mind.
( water swishing) Our spy’s screen reacts in kind.
( water swishing) Playing the patterns shown by males.
( water swishing) A very first contact with an alien mind.
If competitors are viewing,( water swishing) He turns to inspect.
( water swishing) As he does, the patterns change to his opposite, the one that faces our spy.
( water swishing) Then an idea to what he’s sensation, he approaches our spy from the side.
It’s something he ‘d just do to another male.
( water swishing) It appears our spy is showing an intriguing message, that of a competing male.
By approaching from the side, he prevents a threat he’s anticipating, a male’s sharp mouth parts.
( water swishing) As our spy isn’t aggressive, the cuttlefish is interested.
( water swishing) The spy then alters its screen to the more neutral patterns of a woman.
( water swishing) The male is a lot more curious.
In female guise, our spy gets an extremely various response.
He now attempts technique from the front.
( water swishing) A sure indication he understands he’s not with a male.
( water swishing)
