Meet The Masters Of Camouflage- The Cuttlefish

Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama). Shelly Beach, Manly, NSW

With greenish-blue blood, three hearts, a doughnut shaped brain and the ability to change color in a flash, the Cuttlefish is no doubt one of the brainiest and most bizarre animals in the ocean, almost alien as some would say. Belonging to the Cephalopod “head-and-foot animal”, cuttlefish are not really fish at all but rather [...]

Intelligent Cephalopods: Octopus, Squid and Cuttlefish

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There has been much debate and controversy in the study of Cephalopod intelligence with many researchers arguing about the true intelligence of these creatures. Undeniably though, cephalopods comprising of the order of cuttlefish, squid and octopus, exhibit remarkable case, spatial learning capacity, navigational abilities, communication skills and predatory techniques. Cephalopods class of mollusks are known [...]