The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
Season 1 • Episode 9: The Night of the Squid • Watch with subtitles
Episode 9: The Night of the Squid
January 16, 1970 • 50 min
The crew observes as 20 million squid amass in coastal waters to mate, spawn and die. In the waters off southern California the Calypso happens upon the savage, yet touching, spawning ritual of the sea arrow squids of the Pacific. From their exotic mating dance to the microscopic battle for survival of the newly-hatched young, the entire cycle is captured on film by the crew.
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