章鱼一边睡觉，一边变身

“梦幻”章鱼睡觉时上演超现实表演

Does an octopus dream?

章鱼会做梦吗?

A stunning new video from an upcoming PBS documentary suggests that not only do they dream — but they put on a light show when they do.

美国公共广播公司(PBS)即将推出的一部纪录片中，一段令人惊叹的新视频显示，章鱼不仅在做梦，而且还会在做梦时进行灯光秀。

The clip, titled “Octopus Dreaming,” shows the mollusk clinging to the side of a large fish tank when it begins changing colors in rapid succession — from pale white, to dark brown, back to white and then into a camouflage pattern.

这段名为“章鱼之梦”的视频显示，当这只软体动物开始快速地改变颜色时，它紧紧地贴在一个大鱼缸的侧面——从浅白，到深褐色，再到白色，然后变成一种伪装图案

The video, which has gone viral, is an excerpt from an upcoming episode of the PBS Nature series called “Octopus: Making Contact.”

这段视频已经在网上疯传，是PBS自然系列节目《章鱼：联系》即将播出的一集的节选。

Scientist David Steel, who narrates the clip, called it “something I’ve never see recorded before.”

科学家大卫·斯蒂尔(David Steel)讲述了这个片段，他称之为“我从未见过的记录”。

“You know if she is dreaming, this is a dramatic moment,” Steel says. “You could almost just narrate the body changes and narrate the dream.”

“如果她在做梦，那可真是一个戏剧性的时刻，”斯蒂尔说。“你几乎可以通过身体的变化来讲述梦境。”

“It’s a very unusual behavior, to see the color come and go on her mantle like that,” he said. “I mean, Just to be able to see all the color patterns just flashing one after the other. You don’t usually see that when an animal’s sleeping. this really is fascinating.”

“这是一种非常不寻常的行为，看到颜色像这样在她的披风上来来去去，”他说。“我的意思是，只是为了能够看到所有的颜色图案一个接一个地闪烁。你通常不会在动物睡觉的时候看到。这真的很吸引人。”

The episode is scheduled to air Oct. 2.

这集定于10月2日播出。