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Here the link to the mp4 file (from my InternetDownloadManager)

https://vp.nyt.com/video/2025/03/03/135038_1_03tb-cuttlefish...

There are 4 videos in the article, each with different forms of predatory approach.

It's very neat.

Using the above gift link as argument to yt-dlp, you can download all four videos in one fell swoop. If you want to just watch the four videos and not read the article.

  yt-dlp --add-metadata "https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/science/cuttlefish-camouflage-huting-crabs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1U4.y9tH.Aujw5YLUNl3v&smid=url-share"

  [NYTimesArticle] Extracting URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/science/cuttlefish-camouflage-huting-crabs.html?unlocked_artic...UNl3v&smid=url-share
  [NYTimesArticle] cuttlefish-camouflage-huting-crabs: Downloading webpage
  ERROR: [NYTimesArticle] cuttlefish-camouflage-huting-crabs: Unable to download webpage: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden (caused by <HTTPError 403: Forbidden>)
Maybe you have to update yt-dlp, or maybe the link has been used by too many people? For me it worked.
I appreciate the gift but I suspect sleep tonight will be less than appreciative.
I don’t think the crabs are confusing their prey so much as paralyzing them with fear
*cuttlefish
Thanks! I didn't realize the static archive was missing the video. These are better than what's on Santon's site.
Hmm, for Firefox on Android, the videos animate once and then stop, still-framed forever. Ditto in desktop mode. Weird.

Time to go over to a real computer I guess.

The playback was broken on Firefox android from both the main site and direct url here as well, but was able to watch the video correctly after downloading it locally.
They don't play on Chrome for Android, either.
Works for me on Chrome for Android
Works fine on Brave
Why not post the OP with this link?
Damn that was quick the attack

reminds me of Nope